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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Super Scoopers did not deploy to the recent Swannanoa fire, but they had a U.S. Forest Service-contracted Chinook and a North Carolina Forest Service-contracted Huey.

The Super Scooper planes are capable of refilling their tanks in just 12 seconds without landing. Credit: Bridger Aerospace The Super Scooper will be used to fight wildfires in western North Carolina.

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.

The Super Scoopers did not deploy to the recent Swannanoa fire, but they had a U.S. Forest Service-contracted Chinook and a North Carolina Forest Service-contracted Huey.

The Super Scoopers did not deploy to the recent Swannanoa fire, but they had a U.S. Forest Service-contracted Chinook and a North Carolina Forest Service-contracted Huey.

The Super Scoopers did not deploy to the recent Swannanoa fire, but they had a U.S. Forest Service-contracted Chinook and a North Carolina Forest Service-contracted Huey.

The Super Scoopers did not deploy to the recent Swannanoa fire, but they had a U.S. Forest Service-contracted Chinook and a North Carolina Forest Service-contracted Huey.

The Super Scoopers did not deploy to the recent Swannanoa fire, but they had a U.S. Forest Service-contracted Chinook and a North Carolina Forest Service-contracted Huey.