Special Report: Aerial firefighting

© 10 Air Tanker Center

All eyes are on the USA this summer as state and federal agencies experiment with the nascent very-large air tanker (VLAT) fleet, a development that has nations from Australia to Europe watching with interest to see how this relatively new option for aerial firefighting pans out.

• North America: New super tools on tap for aerial fire attack
• Australia: Australia mulls over new firefighting capabilities
• Flight Test: Bombardier 415 - The superscooper