Aircraft reference
C-FAFO
Canadair CL-215T · Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency
Representative type photograph. No verified publishable photograph of C-FAFO was found.
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Identity
- Mission
- Amphibious bombers
- Registration
- C-FAFO
- Mode-S address
- C00091
- ICAO type
- CL2T
- Model
- Canadair CL-215T
- Manufacturer
- Canadair
- Serial number
- 1094
- Operator
- Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency
- Country of registration
- Canada
About the Canadair CL-215
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-215 Scooper is the first model in a series of amphibious flying boats designed and built by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Canadair, and later produced by Bombardier. It is one of only a handful of large amphibious aircraft to have been produced in large numbers during the post-war era, and the first to be developed from the outset as a water bomber.
ICAO type · CL2TFlight history
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Photographs
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