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Advanced construction of the prototype CL-415 amphibious firefighter began earlier this year at Montreal. First flight of the CL-415, the only dedicated firefighting aircraft on the market, is scheduled to take place in the October. On an average firefighting mission with 11km between the fire and water supply, the CL-415 can complete nine drops within an hour, delivering 55,170 litres of fire suppressant. (Canadair)
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Crew shut down the aircraft’s remaining good engine due to misidentification and tried to apply power to the seriously damaged one as the aircraft approached the airport.
The cabin crew and some passengers- had seen flames coming from the damaged engine but did not tell the pilots.
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