The Super Scooper skims the water’s surface at 100 mph, collecting 1,600 gallons in under 12 seconds. The pilot drops the load directly above the wildfire, then circles back to repeat the process.

Super Scoopers get their name from their ability to pick up 6,000 liters from bodies of water and drop them in just 12 seconds on wildfires burning nearby, he said.

A Super Scooper aircraft drops water over the Martindale fire on September 28, 2020. Super Scoopers are proving vital to fighting the fires in Los Angeles. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images ...

Following is a transcript of the video. [plane engine whirring] Narrator: These pilots are flying what's called a Super Scooper. At around $30 million, it's one of the most expensive aerial ...

A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the ...

Two super scooper planes were sitting on the tarmac in Burns Flat to be ready at a moment's notice. The planes get their nickname from the ability to "scoop" up thousands of gallons of water, ...

The Super Scooper skims the water’s surface at 100 mph, collecting 1,600 gallons in under 12 seconds. The pilot drops the load directly above the wildfire, then circles back to repeat the process.

Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires are ‘rugged, reliable' — and rare Only about 160 of the fire-dousing aircraft, which are built in Canada using a 55-year-old design, are in operation ...

A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the ...