Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Aircraft that douse flames with water and bright red Phos-Chek fire retardant are a common sight in California. Aerial ...
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In the Heat of Battle With Tanker 47
Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren Davies settles it to hover over the Encino Reservoir, a half-mile-wide ...
Aircraft from New Mexico helping fight wildfires in Los Angeles
Albuquerque-based is deploying its firefighting planes to help combat ongoing fires in Los Angeles. "We dropped almost ...
What It’s Like to Be an Aerial Tanker Pilot During the L.A. Fires
Multiple aerial firefighting agencies have spent countless hours airborne since the outbreak of the Palisades and Eaton fires ...
What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires?
The CL-415 aircraft being used in California can drop large amounts of water on fires and fills its tank by skimming along a ...
NASCAR Driver’s Dad Battles Los Angeles Wildfires From the Sky As A DC-10 Tanker Pilot
Wildfires have devastated County, killing at least 13 people, destroying over 12,000 structures, and displacing tens of ...
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High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by the winds. Here's what the aircraft do and why ...
FBI investigating Los Angeles firefighting aircraft damaged by drone
An investigation is underway into an unauthorized drone that hit a firefighting aircraft while it battled raging wildfires in ...
Thunderbirds to headline BAFB air show; new is KC-46 Pegasus demo
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 2025 Defenders of Liberty Air Show on March 29-30 at Barksdale Air Force ...
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What are Super Scoopers, the firefighting aircraft used to tackle Los Angeles wildfires?
Canadian CL-415 Super Scooper, one of the world's most effective firefighting aircraft, is quite different from the ...