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Scoop There It Is
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There are a lot of different aircraft that fight wildfires, from Host Matt's favorite Sky Crane helicopter to giant cargo jets that dump tons of fire retardant. But today we're taking about a truly unique, purpose-built firefighting airplane: the Super Scooper. This plane skims the surface of a body of water, collects a shocking amount through tiny scoop ports, flies off, and dumps it on a wildfire. We talk to a pilot about what it's like to fly one.
Thanks to our guest in this episode:
- Scott Blue, Pilot, Bridger Aerospace
Find the transcript here.
AirSpace is created by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum with generous support from Lockheed Martin.
176 episodes
Manage episode 476257311 series 1930888
There are a lot of different aircraft that fight wildfires, from Host Matt's favorite Sky Crane helicopter to giant cargo jets that dump tons of fire retardant. But today we're taking about a truly unique, purpose-built firefighting airplane: the Super Scooper. This plane skims the surface of a body of water, collects a shocking amount through tiny scoop ports, flies off, and dumps it on a wildfire. We talk to a pilot about what it's like to fly one.
Thanks to our guest in this episode:
- Scott Blue, Pilot, Bridger Aerospace
Find the transcript here.
AirSpace is created by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum with generous support from Lockheed Martin.
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