Video: Conair RJ85 Jet Air Tanker

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Key Takeaways:

  • Canadian company Conair is modernizing aerial firefighting by adapting 21st-century aircraft designs.
  • They are specifically modifying the Avro RJ85 to serve as an air tanker for firefighting operations.
  • This initiative moves away from the industry's reliance on older aircraft, predominantly relics from the 1950s and 1960s.
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Most aerial firefighting aircraft are relics of the 1950s and 1960s, but Canadian air tanker modification company Conair is adapting a 21st century design to firefighting work. AVweb’s Russ Niles got a tour of the Avro RJ85 at Conair’s Abbotsford, British Columbia headquarters.

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