After a year of work on the structure of the aircraft and its engines, the second of three Canadair CL-215s, transformed into the CL-415, recently acquired by Morocco, left the Dehavilland factory in Calgary, in the province Canadian from Alberta, Friday February 17th.
After a few test flights, “the aircraft will head to Abbotsford, British Columbia, where aerospace and defense company Cascade Aerospace will make avionics upgrades, including a new cockpit,” reports the well-informed FAR-Morocco Forum.
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After a year of development work at the level of the structure and engines, yesterday the second Canadir CL415EAF, which was recently acquired, came out of the factory. @dehavillandAIR B, Caligari, Canada, to move after a series of experiences to Abbotsford when the company @CascadeAero pic.twitter.com/3mUY62pDZf— Far-Morocco (@FAR_MOROCCO) February 19, 2023
In order to strengthen its fleet, which has five Canadairs, Morocco has acquired three more of these water bombers for a total sum of 1.2 billion DH. Essential in the fight against forest fires, they will be gradually delivered during 2023.
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