Conair Firecat
I frequently drive by the Canadian Museum of Flight at Langley, British Columbia. I've noticed that lately they seem to be moving some aircraft around. Recently I stopped on my way by to take a picture of this Conair Firecat parked on the east side.
The Conair Firecat is a fire-fighting aircraft developed in Canada in the 1970s by modifying military surplus Grumman S-2 Trackers. The modifications were developed by the maintenance arm of the Conair Group.
Conair bought a large number of Trackers formerly operated by the Royal Canadian Navy and a small number of ex-United States Navy aircraft as well. 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. Some examples have been re-engined with turboprop engines and are known as Turbo Firecats. These feature a larger tank and extra underwing fuel tanks.
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