{"id":6765,"date":"2022-06-17T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/?p=6765"},"modified":"2022-06-18T04:41:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T03:41:39","slug":"bridger-aerospace-innovation-in-firefighting-forestry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/bridger-aerospace-innovation-in-firefighting-forestry\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridger Aerospace: Innovation in firefighting forestry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the Bridger Aerospace’s Canadair (photo: Javier Vera).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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As a new summer season is about to begin,\u00a0many states and counties are beginning\u00a0to prepare for possible wildfires.\u00a0Citizens are well aware of how destructive these fires can be.\u00a0According to official sources, in 2021 alone in the state of\u00a0California, 2,568,948\u00a0acres were\u00a0consumed by fire, causing the loss of more than\u00a03,000 homes and leaving 3 people dead.<\/p>\n

Faced with this scenario, aviation has become an\u00a0excellent ally to prevent the\u00a0spread and extinction of these incendiary events. Many companies saw the\u00a0need\u00a0to modify their aircraft for this\u00a0purpose, and in some cases, to acquire\u00a0aircraft\u00a0built solely for this purpose.<\/p>\n

One example of this is Bridger Aerospace. This\u00a0local\u00a0company\u00a0founded in 2014 based\u00a0at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (KBZN) in Montana, has been\u00a0hard at work on this work, to provide quick and\u00a0efficient\u00a0solution\u00a0to both civilians and government.<\/p>\n

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Close-up of the Canadair CL-415 (photo: Javier Vera).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We decided to contact them and they allowed us to pay them a\u00a0visit while they were\u00a0in Conroe, Texas, doing training and\u00a0practice\u00a0work.\u00a0We were able to get up close and personal with\u00a0two of their iconic model\u00a0airplanes.<\/p>\n

One of the major features of this company is its\u00a0powerful\u00a0Canadair CL-415 aircraft (turboprop variant of the CL-215). This\u00a0aircraft designed exclusively for\u00a0aerial firefighting is capable of carrying\u00a0up to 1,600 gallons stored in its large tanks.<\/p>\n

To refill these tanks, the\u00a0aircraft needs to sail over the\u00a0surface of the water at a speed of 60 to 70 knots, and in just 10 seconds,\u00a0refill the water, and once the\u00a0tanks are\u00a0full, ready for the next discharge.<\/p>\n

With these figures in mind, it is not surprising that in the\u00a0best conditions this aircraft\u00a0can perform dozens of daily discharges, making it\u00a0one of the\u00a0most effective firefighting assets.<\/p>\n

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Discharging a remnant of water from the tanks (photo: Javier Vera).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The crew<\/strong><\/p>\n

But, of course,\u00a0every good airplane needs a good\u00a0pilot, and a good pilot needs good\u00a0training. That is why the Bridger Company\u00a0recently\u00a0included\u00a0in its fleet a\u00a0De Havilland Canada DHC-300 “Twin Otter” aircraft,\u00a0modified as an amphibious aircraft, with\u00a0the main purpose of providing its pilots with\u00a0proper training in the\u00a0real\u00a0conditions they will\u00a0face when performing firefighting duties.<\/p>\n

The company also has\u00a0unmanned aircraft to\u00a0monitor and transmit accurate information\u00a0on fire outbreaks,\u00a0even in low visibility flight conditions.<\/p>\n

Undoubtedly, the advance of technology and the good development\u00a0of the aeronautical industry has\u00a0allowed companies such as Bridger Aerospace to provide their customers with relief in moments of uncertainty, and in this way help to keep life, property\u00a0and habitat intact.<\/p>\n

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The DHC-300 Twin Otter with floats is used as an amphibious operations trainer (photo: Javier Vera).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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As a new summer season begins in the United States, many states and counties across the country are beginning to prepare for potential wildfires. 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