MTShaw
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What is wrong with the C130J?Perfect throw in the C130J they are binning too. And tigers too! They look too mean so those won't work.
What is wrong with the C130J?Perfect throw in the C130J they are binning too. And tigers too! They look too mean so those won't work.
Theirs have some structural issues as I recall, very early version.What is wrong with the C130J?
They didn’t buy the high speed ramp so they’re the only c130js that have a limit of 150 knots with the ramp open. They were one of the first foreign customers so they’re aged. The Brit’s at least put new centre engine boxes in their planes that they’re getting rid of.What is wrong with the C130J?
so theyre good to replace the CC-295?They didn’t buy the high speed ramp so they’re the only c130js that have a limit of 150 knots with the ramp open. They were one of the first foreign customers so they’re aged. The Brit’s at least put new centre engine boxes in their planes that they’re getting rid of.
I was joking.so theyre good to replace the CC-295?
I think we are all joking about the situation not specifically the CH-146 but the usual take too long to make the wrong decision that we have to all things National Defence relatedI was joking.
The MRTT is still going. They announced a while back that the A330 was the only contender.I hope you are right but I fear the talk of us being read the riot act is just that talk. How long since we said we are looking at increasing spending and nothing has been done? Where is the F35 contract? Where is the MRTT contract? P8 should be another slam dunk
Didn’t the RCAF discreetly manage to get its fingers on 2 soon to be retired A330’s with the intent to convert them to refuellers, aka the MRTT?The MRTT is still going. They announced a while back that the A330 was the only contender.
Didn’t the RCAF discreetly manage to get its fingers on 2 soon to be retired A330’s with the intent to convert them to refuellers, aka the MRTT?
Or something to that affect?
I remember reading somewhere credible (non-Canadian source) that we put a deposit, or some kind of ‘something’ for 2 MRTT aircraft, to be acquired & converted at a future date. (Probably to avoid a standard competition?)
But now that I think about it, maybe you are right. Maybe it just announced that the A330 was the only option we were considering, and 2 of those aircraft would be refuellers? (But if buying MRTT, I’d think they’d all be refuellers?)
My wires are all mixed up, but I think MRTT is a sole source contract when the time comes.
(F**k. You’re welcome folks. Thanks for reading my post about nothing!)
They can toss a bone for a bunch of grey helicopters run with TC crews leased out to DND to operate off of the AOP's in the Arctic.Im afraid that whatever wins the open competition for the Griffon replacement won't matter much. Just before the contract award is announced Bell will ask for a meeting and cry that the plant will have to close if they don't win. Then whatever concoction they come up with will be the next CAF helo.
I hope you are right but I fear the talk of us being read the riot act is just that talk. How long since we said we are looking at increasing spending and nothing has been done? Where is the F35 contract? Where is the MRTT contract? P8 should be another slam dunk
If the Bell V280 Valor wins FVL-FLRAA, Mirabel will no doubt be set up to do some final assembly and contribute to the V280 global supply chain.Im afraid that whatever wins the open competition for the Griffon replacement won't matter much. Just before the contract award is announced Bell will ask for a meeting and cry that the plant will have to close if they don't win. Then whatever concoction they come up with will be the next CAF helo.
And we’re replacing 5 planes with 6, so that’s a nice surprise.Canada moves forward with acquisition of first 2 Airbus A330-200s for RCAF future tanker - Skies Mag
In a surprise move on July 14, Canada announced that it has finalized a contract to acquire the first two aircraft for the RCAF that will provide a strategic transport and air-to-air refuelling capability, replacing the CC-150 Polaris.skiesmag.com
i think youre right
"The first two aircraft are expected to arrive in Canada in the winter of 2023; while they are currently configured for long-haul commercial use, the DND said they may be placed into early service in passenger/cargo roles as they await their modification to military specifications."
That is not really how it works.And we’re replacing 5 planes with 6, so that’s a nice surprise.
(We originally intended to have 5 Polaris operating, but 1 of them has become the designated jet for the PM. So I’m guessing we are acquiring 6 aircraft because one of them will become the new Canada One, and we’ll be back to operating 5 of them.)
Saw the post about getting AH64 helicopters
Good call. Share 84% of their components & both made by Bell.Even better would be to replace the Griffon with UH-1Ys and buy AH-1Z Vipers, which share 84% of components.
Besides, the Apache is made by Boeing, who made Trudeau a sad panda over the CS100.
I knew 01 was to be used for troop lift when the PM/GG didn’t require it.That is not really how it works.
I have routinely seen “01” do regular troop lift. It is not reserved for PM/GG use.
Even better would be to replace the Griffon with UH-1Ys and buy AH-1Z Vipers, which share 84% of components.
Besides, the Apache is made by Boeing, who made Trudeau a sad panda over the CS100.
Looking at anything but a true Military helicopter is a fools errand, and that is really the option of the Bell V-280 Valor or the LocMart Defiant.