stephen the barbarian
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The canadair CL415 only has 2 crew compared to the 11 of the US 2
7 members of the crew are only on the plane due to its role in SAR, and i'm willing to guess that the 2 "maintenance personnel" are probably there to operate the winches and doors, lock down cargo, and all the other minor jobs that are needed on a cargo/transport plane.Crew: 11 (2 pilots, 1 search-and-rescue coordinator, 2 on-board maintenance personnel, 3 divers, 2 paramedics, and 1 sensor operator)
imo, if a seaplane is adopted then it will have a 3-4 man crew. 2 pilots + 1 or 2 flight crew ala the V 22