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Firecat Donated to Museum

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Mon, Oct 8 2012

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The Firecat, which was donated to the Canadian Museum of Flight by Abbotsford-based Conair Aviation, is the greatest acquisition the Museum has ever made.

The Firecats are retrofitted Grumman S-2 Trackers. Conair bought a large number of Trackers formerly operated by the Canadian Navy and a small number of ex-United States Navy aircraft as well. The Trackers are modified for aerial firefighting as Firecats by raising the cabin floor by 20 cm (8 in) and fitting a 3,296 litre (870 U.S. gal) retardant tank where the torpedo bay is normally located. All superfluous military equipment is removed and the empty weight is almost 1,500 kg lower than a Tracker's. The first aircraft was modified in 1978.

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