Positive Aviation plans to convert an ATR 72-200 into a float-equipped demonstrator this year.
Credit: Positive Aviation
Amid growing concerns about the worsening wildfire threat, several French startups have embarked on an effort to develop homegrown European firefighting aircraft. Two companies plan to adapt Franco-Italian ATR 72 regional turboprops as firebombers, and the third wants to develop a more capable clean...
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