That's an old converted plane. It was a passenger plane, then a cargo plane, then sat on a lot for a couple of years.. so they got it cheap. A new CL-415 is $3

That's an old converted plane. It was a passenger plane, then a cargo plane, then sat on a lot for a couple of years.. so they got it cheap. A new CL-415 is $35m: https://www.rand.org/blog/2013/12/investing-in-firefighting.html https://www.rand.org/blog/2013/12/investing-in-firefighting.... And that's not a particularly large plane. It does look like a lot of water bombers are old converted planes.. so you're probably closer to the correct number than the number I posted. I don't think this changes my point though.. they're still expensive planes.