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Firefighting amphibious aircraft
Canadair CL-215 is a firefighting amphibious aircraft originating in Canada. It was built by Canadair. Reported operators include Canada Greece Spain United States.
Firefighting amphibious aircraft
Canada
Canadair
In service
Canada Greece Spain United States
125
1969–1990
1969
23 October 1967
1969–present
Canadair CL-415
Two
5,450 L (1200 imp gal; 1,440 US gal) (waterbombing), up to 26 forward facing seats for passenger transport
19.82 m (65 ft 0 in)
28.6 m (93 ft 10 in)
8.92 m (29 ft 3 in)
100.33 m 2 (1,079.9 sq ft)
12,160 kg (26,808 lb)
19,731 kg (43,499 lb) on land, 17,100 kg (37,700 lb) on water
5,910 L (1,561.3 US gal; 1,300.0 imp gal) in two fuel tanks, of eight cells each, in the wings
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,566 kW (2,100 hp) each
291 km/h (181 mph, 157 kn) at 18,595 kg (40,995 lb) and 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
2,094 km (1,301 mi, 1,131 nmi) with 1,587 kg (3,499 lb) payload at long-range cruise power
5 m/s (980 ft/min)
8.15
3-bladed Hamilton Standard Hydromatic constant-speed fully feathering propeller
123 km/h (76 mph, 66 kn) 25° flap power off at 15,603 kg (34,399 lb)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1,566 kW | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Canadair CL-215 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
GreeceReported count for Canadair CL-215 · CL 215GR. Service scope: Hellenic Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 11. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.