De Havilland Canadair 515

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Amphibious firefighting aircraft previously known as: Viking CL-515, Canadair 515 First Responder, or 515 Firefighter. A turbine-powered version of the Bombardier CL-215T, a twin engine high wing aircraft.

Photo: De Havilland Canada

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Amphibious

Final assembly

Calgary International ·

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Canadair CL-215	1965 / 1967	1990	Baseline variant.
Canadair CL-415	1993 / 1993	2015	Upgraded turboprop variant.
De Havilland Canadair 515	2022 / 2022		Updated version of firefighting amphibious aircraft, also known as DHC-515 Firefighter.

Airframer

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited

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