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Croatian Cl-415
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 No: 666   Contributor: Brq   Year: 2006   Manufacturer: Canadair   Country: Croatia
Croatian Cl-415

This is Croatian CL-415 Canadair - Fire plane in action. Picture was taken 26.07.2006 on big forest fire in Kastela - town near Split on Croatian coast.
Dimensions
Wings Span 93 ft 11 in. 28.6 m
Overall Length 65 ft 0.5 in. 19.82 m
Overall Height (on land) 29 ft 5.5 in. 8.98 m
Cabin Length 30 ft 9.5 in. 9.38 m
Max. Cabin Height 6 ft 3.0 in. 1.9 m
Max. Cabin Width 7 ft 10 in. 2.39 m

Weights
Operating Weight Empty 28 400 lb 12 882 kg
Max. Take-off Weight (land) 43 850 lb 19 890 kg
Max. Prescooping Weight 36 200 lb 16 420 kg
Max. Afterscooping Weight 47 000 lb 21 319 kg
Max. Disposable Payload 13 500 lb 6 123 kg
Max. Non-disposable Payload 8 328 lb 3 777 kg
Max. Fuel Load 10 250 lb 4 649 kg
Design Limit Load Factor +3.25 g to -1.0 g

Performance
Max. Cruise Speed @ 10 000 ft 203 kt. TAS 375 km/h
Firefighting Circuit Speed (avg.) 150 kt. 278 km/h
Typical Drop Speed 105 kt. 195 km/h
Stalling Speed 68 kt. 126 km/h

Take-off Distance
Land 2 670 ft 814 m
Water 2 770 ft 844 m
Accelerate-Stop - Land 3 450 ft 1 052 m
Landing Distance
Land 2 180 ft 664 m
Water 2 210 ft 674 m

Scooping distance
(including safe clearance height) 4 400 ft 1 341 m
Rate of Climb @ 47 000 lb. 1 300 ft/min. 6.6 m/s

Ferry Range 1 310 n.mi. 2 427 km
Fuell Consumption (average) 185 I.Gal/hr
222 U.S.Gal/hr 840 l/hr
Picture added on 01 August 2006
Comments:
That is a great shot.... !!!

Added by Marcel Sloover on 08 January 2006.
Thanks! Its a great feeling when this 20 tons weight bird flow 40 ft above your head.

Added by Brq on 08 February 2006.
I am a fireman. We are allways in the danger zone.

Added by Brq on 08 March 2006.
Were you standing in the danger zone then ???? Because the plane is so close to you ???

Added by Marcel Sloover on 08 March 2006.
Water Bombing trees more fun much better than going for a spin in a Spin drier - contact the Greater Manchester Fire service for Details...

Added by Robert Nesbitt on 08 August 2006.
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