Czech jets touted as Canada's Snowbird replacement
- Thread starter Ron in Regina
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Bill Lear's executive jet started out as a Swiss fighter...
...but the original wing has changed.
...but the original wing has changed.
And they weren't modified either I bet. lmao One says modifying an aircraft is a bad idea, you say trainers were modified to make fighters from. You guys are hilarious.
Sorry, but find me a aeronautical engineer to tell me that a Lear couldn't be modified to do stunts and I'll believe you.
Yeah right. Like I'd believe you. lmao I don't want to buy a bridge from you either, Durka.
Nothing wrong with those Pitts specials at an air show very entertaining but do you really want our internationl acrobatic team being represented by a team of biplanes? when every one else is using top of the line jets..
Aerobatic Biplanes or 40yr old Tudor Jets? Both are Militarily obsolete,
and the Biplanes may be much more entertaining.
and the Biplanes may be much more entertaining.
Yeah right. Like I'd believe you. lmao I don't want to buy a bridge from you either, Durka.
Don't be too quick to turn down Durka's Bridge sale....it all comes down to
location, location, & location. Alongside the existing infrastructure in that
Detroit-Windsor corridor would be a nice snag, if the price is right. ;-)
Which seems to me to be the whole idea behind them, I would think.
RE: the Tutors given to Malaysia to be turned into fighter jets; we all know how vastly superior to others that Malaysia's Air Force is. lmao
And those Czech planes are top-of-the-line?
Why aren't the Thunderbirds using the F-22 Raptors then?
and hey are looking at replacing those 40 year old tutors with up to date fighters. The fighters proposed were just delivered in 2002/2003, if we can get them for fire sale prices, then why spend billions on a make work project for aircraft for one squadron.
Why spend billions keeping the firearms registry going just to turn farmers and ranchers into criminals? Those Czech planes are top-of-the-line and don't need modifications?
I bet Xzibit could do it.
YouTube - Jimmy Franklin's Jet/Radial engine biplane Part 1
I see nothing wrong with replacing the aging Tutors with Czech L159s. Unlike the Tutor, the L159 is a multi-role aircraft. It has a fairly respectable range and it can cruise at almost double the Tudor's cruising speed. We don't need a 50 million dollar CF-18 for every mission. The Tudor on the other hand is a trainer and only a trainer. Of the possible replacements for the Tudor, I liked the British Hawk, A very similar aircraft but it probably would be much more expensive than this Czech offering.
I would hate to see the Snowbirds disbanded or cancelled but they do need a new aircraft.
I would hate to see the Snowbirds disbanded or cancelled but they do need a new aircraft.
Not exactly top-of-the-line but certainly suitable for the trainer/ground attack aircraft we need.
Here's a nifty job, too, but I'm not suggesting Snowbirds use it:
http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/htm...8&NavL3ID=0&NavL4ID=0&NavL5ID=0&NavL6ID=0&L=2
One thing the Tudor did do was to provide a smooth transition from relatively slow propeller aircraft to the faster jets. There was enough performance overlap so that a pilot in training could go from a highwing Cessna to a Tudor to a CF-18 without high risk.
We could use Hawks. But first we have to buy them.