Slightly off-topic, but I'm curious as to how CL-215 and CL-415 used prices might react to the North Bay plant being shuttered...
No idea how many such aircraft remain in service - the very nature of their usage results in a pretty steady and high attrition rate - but something like 125 215s were built up to 1990 and 76 415s from 1993.
I believe Cascade Aerospace did some conversions to give us the CL-215T. Might be a niche market for some such outfit buy the production rights to the CL-415.
The CL-415 was perfected for its specialized role and, let's face it, those forest fires ain't gonna stop anytime soon.
Someone, somewhere...
