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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