March 5, 2007 When Bombardier Aerospace received the Batefuegos de oro award from the Asociacion para la Promocion de Actividades Socioculturales (APAS) for the "Greatest technological advancement in ...

A Canadair CL-415 firefighting plane crashed earlier this week in Mount Calcinera, near Linguaglossa, Sicily, in Italy. It all happened during a vegetation fire extinguishing operation. Two pilots ...

Not every child grows up wanting to be a fireman, but for me it was a close second after being a pilot. Perhaps too late for me, I seem to have stumbled upon the perfect vocation for someone with my ...

"We are very pleased that France has again entrusted the Bombardier 415, also known as 'Canadair', with the crucial task of helping to protect its resources and people from damaging fires," said ...

The video further highlights how hazardous firefighting missions can be. Last year, a fire broke out in the open near a railway in Draga (Rijeka), Croatia, and the wind spread it on steep rocky ...

Physical damage but no injuries. Impressive! Reportedly filmed at Vallabrègues, on the left bank of the Rhône River, in the Gard department in southern France, the video below shows two Canadair ...

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004--Bombardier Aerospace (TSX: BBD.A) (TSX: BBD.B) announced today that Greece's Hellenic Air Force (HAF) has taken delivery of the first of two Bombardier(i) ...

Among the most effective aerial tools firefighters use to combat forest fires is the air tanker, or water bomber. These purpose-built, fixed-wing, amphibious aircraft are designed to skim along the ...

The piston-powered Canadair CL-215 amphibian first flew in 1967, finding primary use as a firefighting platform. Production of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800-powered aircraft ended in 1989, with a total ...

Bombardier Aerospace has sold four Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft to an undisclosed customer. This is the second order from this customer, who previously ordered one Bombardier 415. The contract ...

Follow the construction of the Bombardier CL-415 RC plane in this third part see assembly tips, techniques, and progress updates #RCPlanes #ModelBuilding #BombardierCL415 ...