Aircraft reference
866
CANADAIR CL-415 SuperScooper · Croatian Air Force, 855th Squadron
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Representative type photograph. No verified publishable photograph of 866 was found.
Maarten Visser · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Identity
- Mission
- Amphibious bombers
- Registration
- 866
- Mode-S address
- 501F9F
- ICAO type
- CL2T
- Model
- CANADAIR CL-415 SuperScooper
- Manufacturer
- Canadair
- Operator
- Croatian Air Force, 855th Squadron
- Country of registration
- Croatia
- Home base
- Zadar-Zemunik · Croatia
Two of the six Croatian CL-415 are committed to the rescEU reserve.
About the Canadair CL-415
Amphibious water bomber
It refills while skimming a suitable lake, river, or sea surface, then makes short water-drop rotations when a safe water source is close to the fire. It attacks flames directly with water or foam rather than laying long retardant lines.
What this type can do
The turboprop CL-415 family scoops about 6,000 litres in roughly 12 seconds and can divide the load between several doors. It is built for high-tempo direct attack when a safe lake, river, bay, or coastal scoop run is nearby.
This describes the type’s usual firefighting capability; it does not prove what this aircraft is carrying or doing now.
The Canadair CL-415 and the De Havilland Canadair DHC-515 are a series of amphibious aircraft built originally by Canadair and subsequently by Bombardier and De Havilland Canada. The CL-415 is based on the Canadair CL-215 and is designed specifically for aerial firefighting, although it can perform various other roles, such as search and rescue and utility transport.
ICAO type · CL2TFlight history
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Photographs
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