The Bombardier 415 (formerly Canadair CL-415)'s a Canadian amphibious aircraft purpose-built as a water bomber. It's the only aircraft designed and built specifically for aerial firefighting and's based on the company's CL-215 flying boat. It's marketed in the United States as the "Superscooper." Design and development In 1987, following market trends towards more efficient, powerful and reliable turboprop powerplants, Canadair undertook the task of retrofitting a number of CL-215 airframes (1… (More on Cl-415)