Boas a Todos,
Este seria o hidroavião ideal não só para os combates aos fogos florestais mas também para ser usado em operações SAR pois tem, na realidade na sua versão 415 MP,
Multi purpose, essas capacidades. 
Quanto a mim poderíamos/deveríamos possuir pelo menos seis unidades deste modelo e incorporá-las na nossa FA, como por exemplo os Espanhóis tem feito nos últimos anos com os Canadairs CL215/415, esquadra essa que tem alguns pilotos Portugueses, da ex aerocondor, pilotos esses certificados não só para este equipamento mas também para os PBY Catalina, aeronaves que já operaram em anos anteriores, no combate aos fogos florestais, em Portugal.
Junto as características destas aeronaves, publicadas pelo fabricante :
http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/ ... craft.htmlBombardier 415 MP
Combining a state-of-the-art surveillance suite with direct water intervention capabilities.
Strength and Versatility
Flexibility and ruggedness are the hallmarks of the Bombardier 415 MP amphibious aircraft. Combining a state-of-the-art surveillance suite with direct water intervention capabilities, this versatile mission-specific aircraft offers exceptional low-level, low-speed manoeuvrability, making it the perfect choice for a wide range of special missions on inland, coastal and offshore waters.
Special Missions
With Western civil certification for both the aircraft and its surveillance suite, the Bombardier 415 MP aircraft is a proven ally in:
Search and rescue (SAR) 
•Civil SAR
•Disaster SAR
Utility transport 
•Cargo
•Personnel
Law enforcement 
•Illegal immigration
•Drug and other smuggling
•Illegal fishery
•Terrorism
•Piracy at sea
Environmental control
•Oil pollution
•Forest fires
Special Mission Equipment 
•Autopilot and military mission management system (MMMS)
•Forward-looking infrared (FLIR)
•Side-looking airborne radar (SLAR)
•Fully integrated weather radar
•Direction finder antenna (DF)
•Still and video cameras
•Cabin accommodation for stretchers and berths
•Enlarged aft cargo door
•Available floor space for customer supplied boat or other
•Marine radio package
•Secure intercom
Engine - 2 X Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123AF 
Power - 2,380.00 Horsepower
Avionics -
Maximum Cruising Speed - 359.00 km per hr    223.08 mph 
Service Ceiling - 4,480.56 metres   14,700.00 feets
Rate of Climb - 487.68 mpm   1,600.00 fpm
Numbers Ordered/Sold - 67
Cabin Height - 1.90 metres  6.23 feets
Cabin Width - 2.40 metres  7.87 feets
Cabin Length - 9.40 metres  30.84 feets
Exterior Length - 19.80 metres  64.96 feets
Wingspan / Rotor Diameter - 28.60 metres  93.83 feets
Fuselage Diameter - 2.69 metres  8.83 feets
Baggage Volume - 1.40 cubic metre  49.44 cubic feet
Maximum Take Off Weight - 19,890.36 kgs  43,850.00 lbs
Maximum Payload - 2,903.04 kgs  6,400.00 lbs
Fuel Tank Capacity - 1,529.85 gallon  5,791.09 litres
Fuel Economy - 0.42 km per litre  0.99 NM per gallon
Minimum Take Off Distance - 813.82 metres  2,670.00 feets
Minimum Landing Distance - 664.46 metres  2,180.00 feets
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