Canadair Limited CL.215Canadair CL215 airplane model. The Canadair CL 215 was an amphibian designed primarily for firefighting in Canada, although it was also available to military customers for search and rescue and utility roles. For its fire fighting role the CL 215 can lift 5455 liters (1440 gal.) of water or retardant fluid in two fuselage tanks. The water is scooped from a convenient lake or river through two retractable inlets mounted under the hull, while the CL 215

In June of 1983 the company adopted a new system of MD designations

The first V-1 test flight was made over the Peenemünde range in December 1941

000 airplanes in the decades ahead

Soar into the sky with this wonderful model

Designed as a replacement for the T-6 trainer

3 m (24 ft) long

By the end of 1949 the demand for air travel was increasing and operators were then looking for airplanes of greater capacity

On October 20

but fewer than 300 saw combat

Most DC-7s were later modified as freighters or scrapped

This model is depicted in the colors and markings of Eddie Rickenbacker who became America's top WWI ace with 26 victories

high-performance aircraft with a modified delta wing