Nov. 8th. 2013
· First aircraft designed for water bombing
· Twin-engined firebomber
· Amphibioius aircraft
· Canadair and Bombardier
· Canadair Ltd.--aircraft manufacturer
· Core of Bombardier Aerospace
Introduction: 1969
Produced 1969–1990
First flight on October 23, 1967
Canada
Greece Spain
Croatia
·Can take off and land at the airstrip, lakes and bays
·Exported to manycountries
·Its primary users
· Fight forest fires with water bombing and chemical fire retardants
· Important air attack concep——the "liters per hour" concept
· CL-215 designed specifically for this task
· Ability to scoop in close proximity to the fire
· Deliver an enormous amount of water within a very short time
· Design changes to the wings and empennage, more powerful turboprop engines
CONCLUSION Strategy——to place the suppressant load directly on the fire
Reduce fire intensity to the point where ground forces can effectively battle the fire using only pumps, hand tools.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_CL-215
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
http://www.buffaloairways.com/index.php?page=canadair-cl-215
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/canadair-cl215
http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=07193acc-eacd-488c-94ca-4d893944ffaf
http://bbs.mx3g.com/thread-177178-1-1.html
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