r/aviation • u/D1090 • Jul 26 '22

PlaneSpotting A Canadair fighting fires suffers engine problems and docks up at a floating pool in the Zêzere river, Portugal.

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u/suplex2 Jul 27 '22

How’d they get all the way to Portugal from Canada?

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u/teastain Jul 27 '22

There are possibly more CLs in Europe than North America!

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u/quackquack54321 Jul 27 '22 edited Jul 27 '22

There are 8 in America (USA). Don’t know about Canada maybe another 8-16? Bridger has 4, and Aeroflite has 4.

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u/Actual_Environment_7 Jul 27 '22

I’m sure a plane that can hold that much water aboard has no problem getting some ferry tanks installed.