Canadair CL-215 Amphibious Firefighting Aircraft Family
The Canadair CL-215 is a purpose-designed amphibious firefighting aircraft family that first flew in 1967. Its boat hull, retractable landing gear, high wing, twin radial engines, and internal water tanks enabled rapid water scooping and repeated drops over forest fires; the later CL-215T conversion retained the airframe while adding turboprop power and aerodynamic updates.
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Identity
- Aliases
- CL-215Canadair 215Canadair Water BomberCanadair ScooperCL-215TCanadair CL-215T
- Family Name
- Canadair CL-215
- Full Name
- Canadair CL-215 Amphibious Firefighting Aircraft Family
- Roles
- utilityfirefighting
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- landwater
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Canadair CL-215 is a purpose-designed amphibious firefighting aircraft family that first flew in 1967. Its boat hull, retractable landing gear, high wing, twin radial engines, and internal water tanks enabled rapid water scooping and repeated drops over forest fires; the later CL-215T conversion retained the airframe while adding turboprop power and aerodynamic updates.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Name
- Canadair CL-215 PW123AF powerplant
- Notes
- CAA/EASA PW100 certification material identifies PW123AF for the CL-215-6B11 aircraft type.
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- R-2800 family on baseline piston CL-215; exact dash variant unresolved.
- Name
- Canadair CL-215 R-2800 family installation
- Notes
- De Havilland Canada identifies the piston-powered CL-215 as using two Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-2800 radial engines; this baseline configuration is separate from the CL-215T PW123AF conversion.
Links
- Official Url
- https://dehavilland.com/aerial-firefighters/
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:17:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:25:18 UTC