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Forum: Military Aviation

12th Nov 2018, 15:57

Replies: 157

RCAF Hornet replacement.

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Posted By KenV

Indeed there is. The tailhooks on USAF aircraft...

Indeed there is. The tailhooks on USAF aircraft are essentially single-use devices meant for emergency use only. Once deployed they cannot be stowed (in flight) and once used for an arrested...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Nov 2018, 13:13

Replies: 157

RCAF Hornet replacement.

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Posted By KenV

F-35A (along with other USAF fighters like F-15,...

F-35A (along with other USAF fighters like F-15, F-16, F-117, F-22) have tail hooks for that very reason (indeed even Typhoon has a tail hook). They just aren't rated for the loads imposed by an...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Nov 2018, 13:30

Replies: 157

RCAF Hornet replacement.

Views: 59,632

Posted By KenV

Reread it. Multiple times. And I think I see my...

Reread it. Multiple times. And I think I see my error. You're saying the jets as designed (with zero input of Canadian arctic requirements) nevertheless meet those arctic requirements. That may...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Nov 2018, 17:14

Replies: 157

RCAF Hornet replacement.

Views: 59,632

Posted By KenV

Ummmm, I'm quite confident that SAAB and Lockheed...

Ummmm, I'm quite confident that SAAB and Lockheed did not design their jets with Canada in mind at all. Indeed the F-35 was mandated by the US government to be single engine totally independent of...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Nov 2018, 15:32

Replies: 157

RCAF Hornet replacement.

Views: 59,632

Posted By KenV

Goodness, now I'm more confused than ever. Or...

Goodness, now I'm more confused than ever. Or does that make me too sensitive?

In any event, what is the answer to my ("not entirely correct") question? Specifically:
Will buying another fighter,...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Nov 2018, 18:11

Replies: 157

RCAF Hornet replacement.

Views: 59,632

Posted By KenV

I did not make a statement. I asked a question. ...

I did not make a statement. I asked a question. How can a question be "not exactly true?"

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Oct 2018, 19:03

Replies: 157

RCAF Hornet replacement.

Views: 59,632

Posted By KenV

So Canada is already a partner on the F-35...

So Canada is already a partner on the F-35 program and reaping economic benefits from that partnership. Buying F-35 will not increase/improve those economic benefits. But buying another fighter, be...

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