Drone pilot to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
A drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper ...
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Leonardo’s C-27J Firefighter, A Multi-Mission Aircraft Which Can Complement Canadairs
Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan NG emerges as a versatile multi-mission platform which can deliver precision water/fire ...
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Call of Duty studio co-founder confirms he crashed a drone into aircraft fighting LA wildfires
According to a new press ... of the aircraft. The aircraft is capable of carrying up to 1,600 gallons of water and is considered to be one of the most effective methods of fighting wildfires.
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Drone pilot agrees to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft ... fire officials thought they had put out on Jan. 1 in the same area reignited and spread because of intense winds, or a ...
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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 high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions.
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Piloting Super Scoopers: What It Takes to Pilot Firefighting Aircraft
Jesus is a Newsweek reporter based in New York ... are proving vital to fighting the fires in Los Angeles. A Super Scooper aircraft drops water over the Martindale fire on September 28, 2020.