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CL-415
Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft |
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The
CL-415 or Bombardier 415 is a Canadian amphibious aircraft designed
to be used as water bomber. The the Bombardier CL-415 amphibious aircraft
is the backbone of firefighting missions around the globe. Launched
in 1994, this high-wing, all-metal amphibian remains the only aircraft
specifically designed for aerial firefighting. Its proven technology
and fire-extinguishing power make it the most effective machine for
the job. The 415 first flew on December 6, 1993, with the first deliveries
in November 1994. Orders from several countries soon followed. Derived
from its predecessor's nickname, it acquired the name, "Super Scooper"
in light of its greatly enhanced performance as a water bomber and fire
suppresser. |
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415MP: Multipurpose version incorporating FLIR, SLAR and nose-mounted
search radar for missions such as search and rescue, coastal and border
patrol and environmental monitoring, while the aircraft retains the
firefighting capability. First flight (C-GHVX, the 55th aircraft, destined
for Greece) 6 March 2002, preceding a 200-hour flight test programme,
and the aircraft was delivered in late March 2004. The 415MP can be
modified for maritime, SAR and special missions. - 415 GR: Ordered by Greece, January 1999. It is based on the 415MP. It has increased weights and boat handling and cargo hoisting provisions. Two (plus an optional third) will be configured for C-SAR role, for which, during 2000, Saab was awarded a three-year contract to install MSS 5000 mission equipment including SLAR (each side), wing-mounted FLIR Systems SeaFLIR, nose-mounted Primus WX 660 weather/search radar, digital cameras, autopilot and provision for Have Quick secure radios and rescue beacon receivers. The aircraft will also have an enlarged cargo door to facilitate deployment of an inflatable rescue boat. |
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The
Bombardier 415 (CL-415) is an high-wing, all-metal amphibian which was
designed especially for aerial firefighting. This aircraft has a single-step
hull, and fixed stabilizing floats are mounted just inboard of the wingtips.
The tricycle landing gear comprises a twin nosewheel and single mainwheels,
the former retracting into the hull and the latter being raised to lie
flat against the hull during operations from water. The high-mounted
wing and tailplane are single-piece structures, with ailerons and flaps
occupying the entire wing trailing edge. All fuel is carried in flexible
wing cells, and the engine nacelles are integral with the wing structure.
The normal crew of two sit side by side on the flight deck, with dual controls. There is an additional station in the maritime patrol/SAR versions for a third cockpit member, a mission specialist and two observers. The Combi layout offers cargo at the front, full firefighting capability, plus 11 seats in the rear. Other quick-change interiors are available for utility/paratroop (up to 14 troop-type folding canvas seats in the cabin) or other special missions according to the customer's requirements. |
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CL-415 or Bombardier 415 instrumentation and navigation equipment include
Honeywell Primus 2, Radio Navigation, RNZ-850 with ADF, VOR/ILS/Marker
Beacon and DME, Litef/Honeywell LCR93, Attitude and Heading Reference
System Honeywell EDZ-605 EFIS with Dual EADI and EHSI, Radio Altimeter
(Honeywell AA-300), Parker-Gull Three-tube Active Matrix LCD Integrated
Instrument Display System, Dual CIC/Aerosonics Air Data Computers and
Dorne & Margolin ELT-8 Emergency Beacon. |
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Bombardier 415 (CL-415) is powered by two 1,775 kW (2,380 shp) Pratt
& Whitney Canada PW123AF turboprops, on damage-tolerant mounts capable
of withstanding a breach of the compressor/turbine casing, each driving
a Hamilton Sundstrand 14SF-19 four-blade constant-speed fully feathering
reversible-pitch propeller. Two fuel tanks, each of eight identical
flexible cells, in the wing spar box, with a total usable capacity of
5,796 litres. Fuelling is done by Single-point pressure refuelling (rear
fuselage, starboard side), plus gravity fuelling points in the wing
upper surface. |
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as the Superscooper in United States, this world-renowned firefighter
adapts to the roughest terrain. It lands on unpaved runways, lakes,
rivers and seas, enabling both rapid initial attacks to extinguish fires
and sustained attacks to contain fires. The Bombardier 415 aircraft
takes only 12 seconds to scoop its 6,137-litre (1,621-US-gallon) load
while skimming at high speed over water. It delivers repeated direct
attacks, with foam suppressant added to its load, without returning
to an airfield. Simple to operate and maintain, the Bombardier 415 aircraft
requires a minimal crew of two pilots. One technician can easily maintain
an aircraft from a remote base for several days. |
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