Watch this Super Scooper from above! They scoop water and drop it on wildfires to help cool things down. - Video courtesy USFS/Alaska IMT taken on the Cedar Creek Fire September 10, 2022.

Overview and Specifications:
The Canadair CL-415 (Super Scooper later Bombardier 415) and the De Havilland Canada DHC-515 are a series of amphibious aircraft built originally by Canadair and subsequently by Bombardier and Viking Air, and De Havilland Canada. The CL-415 is based on the Canadair CL-215 and is designed specifically for aerial firefighting; it can perform various other roles, such as search and rescue and utility transport.

General characteristics:
Crew: 2
Capacity: 6,137 l (1,350 imp gal; 1,621 US gal) (waterbombing), up to 18 paratroops, up to 2,903 kg (6,400 lb) of cargo
Length: 20.4 m (66 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 28.38 m (93.11 ft)
Height: 9.01 m (29.55 ft)
Wing area: 100 m2 (1,080 sq ft)
Aspect ratio: 8.03
Empty weight: 13,608 kg (30,000 lb)
Gross weight: 21,319 kg (47,000 lb) Maximum After-scooping Weight
Max takeoff weight: 19,890 kg (43,850 lb) Firefighting, Land
Fuel capacity: 4,650 kg (10,250 lb)
Cabin volume: 35.6 m3 (1,260 cu ft)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123AF turboprop, 1,775 kW (2,380 hp) each ISA+20 °C Flat rated
Propellers: 4-bladed Hamilton Sunstrand 14SF-19, 3.97 m (13 ft 0 in) diameter Fully reversible, feathering blades

Performance:
Maximum speed: 359 km/h (223 mph, 194 kn) Max Cruise
Cruise speed: 333 km/h (207 mph, 180 kn) Normal Cruise
Stall speed: 126 km/h (78 mph, 68 kn) MLW, Landing Configuration
Ferry range: 2,427 km (1,508 mi, 1,310 nmi) 278 km/h (150 kn) Long Range Cruise
Endurance: 3 hours at 200 nmi (370 km) from base
g limits: +3.25−1.0 g
Rate of climb: 5.9 m/s (1,170 ft/min) (ISA, MTOW)
Wing loading: 212.5 kg/m2 (43.52 lb/sq ft) Maximum After-scooping
Takeoff (ISA): 783 m (2,569 ft) (land), 814 m (2,671 ft) (water)
Landing (ISA): 674 m (2,211 ft) (land), 665 m (2,182 ft) (water)


Cedar Creek Fire Information
Phone: 541-201-2335
Email: 2022.CedarCreek@firenet.gov

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Evacuations:
Lane County Sheriff’s Office - 541-682-4150
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office - 541-693-6911

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