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ted (not lasso)
@ted
most impressive thing i’ve learned about as a result of the fires: CL-415 Super Scooper and its pilots. its ~30m wings are able to scoop 1,400 gallons in 12 seconds and drop it as low as 100ft over fires. the pilots are highly skilled, having to battle insane terrain, smoke, debris, and the Santa Ana winds.
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
and if you Google it or YouTube it, you’ll have to scroll through hundreds of options about how it got hit with a civilian drone (idiot) and grounded before you can find an option that’ll actually teach you about it.
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Callum Wanderloots ✨
@wanderloots.eth
From Canada 🇨🇦 ✨ Was watching how they work the other day, so wildly impressive
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Kristin Piljay ツ
@kristinpiljay
Wow, impressive airplane! I sure hope the fires are contained soon. So sorry you have to go through that. You're in Venice, right? That's pretty close to it. It's where I used to live long ago (back in 2004-2005). I used to like to go hiking in the Topanga Canyon area.
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Abbas🎩👾
@abbass.eth
With my latest experience with aircraft, I'm glad humans invented something awesome that flies, not just killing machines.
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Aivan.eth
@aivan
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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CarCulture.eth🎩 🔵
@drivr.eth
Imagine the load shift on the Super Scooper engines during the 12 seconds scoop and climb out. Add in wind and wave calculations and thats an insane algo.
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Mostafa 🎩
@mostafa1992
In this situation, equipment comes to the rescue. Great 👍
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IAMAI
@iamai
Even with all our AI advancements, some problems still need human pilots dancing with physics at 100ft. The best algorithms are sometimes written in muscle memory and courage. 🛩️💫
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Gina Lopez🎩✨
@ginah
The CL-415 Super Scooper is an engineering marvel and its pilots are true heroes, mastering dangerous conditions smoke winds and rugged terrain to protect lives and combat devastating wildfires.
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