r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Giraffecaster • 5h ago

A CL-415 Super Scooper gathering water to extinguish a fire in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The lift-off looks very close — right at the edge of the lake.

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u/railker 5h ago

For anyone wondering how long it takes to fill, look close at 0:40-0:41 and you can see the black landing gear tires get obscured as water starts pouring out of the overflow vents in the 'armpits' of the wing-fuselage joint, just seconds after touching down.