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	Podcast:		AirSpace
	Episode:		Scoop There It Is
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:21:25
	Publish Date:		2025-04-10 08:00:00
	Description:		There are a lot of different aircraft that fight wildfires, from Host Matt's favorite Sky Crane helicopter to giant cargo jets that dump tons of fire retardant. But today we're taking about a truly unique, purpose-built firefighting airplane: the Super Scooper. This plane skims the surface of a body of water, collects a shocking amount through tiny scoop ports, flies off, and dumps it on a wildfire. We talk to a pilot about what it's like to fly one. Thanks to our guest in this episode: Scott Blue, Pilot, Bridger Aerospace Find the transcript here. AirSpace is created by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum with generous support from Lockheed Martin.
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