Aircraft
The fleet
Seven aircraft in nine setups. Each one fills, flies and drops differently: pick the right tool for the fire.
Helicopters
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CH-47 Chinook
The heavy lifter. Tandem rotors, a 2,500-gallon internal tank with a hover snorkel, or a giant bucket on a 150 ft line.
- Carries
- 2,500 gal / 2,590 gal
- Fills by
- hover snorkel, bucket
- Top speed
- 160 kt
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S-64 Skycrane
The flying crane. A 2,650-gallon tank that fills by hover snorkel or by skimming the water with a sea snorkel.
- Carries
- 2,650 gal
- Fills by
- hover snorkel, sea snorkel
- Top speed
- 115 kt
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UH-60 Black Hawk
Quick and agile. Fly it as a "Firehawk" with a 1,000-gallon belly tank, or with a 660-gallon bucket on a line.
- Carries
- 1,000 gal / 660 gal
- Fills by
- hover snorkel, bucket
- Top speed
- 150 kt
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UH-1H Huey
The classic. A light, quick helicopter with a 324-gallon bucket on a 100 ft line: the smallest load, the most trips.
- Carries
- 324 gal
- Fills by
- bucket
- Top speed
- 95 kt
Scooper planes
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CL-415 Super Scooper
An amphibious water bomber. Land on a lake, plane across it to scoop 1,621 gallons, lift off and drop.
- Carries
- 1,621 gal
- Fills by
- scoop, reload pit
- Top speed
- 180 kt
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AT-802F Fire Boss
A single-engine air tanker on amphibious floats. Smaller and nimbler than the Super Scooper; scoops 1,200 gallons in the game.
- Carries
- 1,200 gal
- Fills by
- scoop, reload pit
- Top speed
- 160 kt
At a glance
| Aircraft | Type | Load (gal) | Fills by | Top speed (game) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH-47 Chinook | Helicopter | 2,500 (internal tank), 2,590 (bambi bucket) | hover snorkel, bucket | 160 kt |
| S-64 Skycrane | Helicopter | 2,650 (fixed tank) | hover snorkel, sea snorkel | 115 kt |
| UH-60 Black Hawk | Helicopter | 1,000 (firehawk belly tank), 660 (bambi bucket) | hover snorkel, bucket | 150 kt |
| UH-1H Huey | Helicopter | 324 (bambi bucket) | bucket | 95 kt |
| CL-415 Super Scooper | Scooper plane | 1,621 (scoop tanks) | scoop, reload pit | 180 kt |
| AT-802F Fire Boss | Scooper plane | 1,200 (hopper tank) | scoop, reload pit | 160 kt |
| C-130H Hercules | Airtanker | 4,000 (cargo-hold tank) | reload pit | 230 kt |
Game numbers. Fill times are shortened from real life, and some loads are tuned for play.