DragonTwelf t1_j9xehmp wrote
I want Canadian engineers to design the most bad ass fighter jet and call the “The Goose”
CherryBlaster75 t1_j9y3kkx wrote
Avro Arrow wasn't allowed because it was better than the jets in the US military at the time.
TailRudder t1_j9y93bm wrote
lol wut
mbean12 t1_j9yg1mo wrote
The Avro Arrow is a bit of Canadian mythology - it was an interceptor that was cancelled in the late 50's that Canadians lionize because it was better than what the US and UK were using at the time (at the time being the keyword there).
By all accounts it was a solid interceptor and could break Mach 2 (with one model aiming for Mach 3). But at the time we were becoming less concerned with bombers carrying nuclear payloads and more concerned with ICBMs so the program was cancelled and all models destroyed (except for one that was hidden away, according to the myths).
In truth it might have been a high end interceptor, and the designers certainly knew what they were doing (after cancellation a lot of them went south and got jobs working for US aerospace contractors. It was certainly a fine attempt given Canada's limitations (fewer people means fewer skilled designers and engineers to build the thing). But A couple years after the Arrow was cancelled the US launched the F-106, which had superior qualities to the Arrow (as it existed, not as might have been with the Mach 3+ model) across the board.
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TailRudder t1_ja0iz9a wrote
Oh yeah I know the story. It's just OPs comment was BS conspiracy theory.
phaedrus100 t1_ja0okc4 wrote
Nope.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_j9xj4xg wrote
I want this too, but it'd be billions of dollars in development, and if the F-35s cost 90 mil each, I can't see how we're going to have more than a handful operational geese. Also, we don't have a carrier for them, so they'd just go to waste. I can't even imagine how long it would take for Canada to develop a 6th generation fighter that will be better than whatever the USA comes up with. The Russian Su35 and Chinese J20s are both 5th generation and behind the F35 by a noticeable margin. Not to ego boost the USA military, but they do have the best most experienced engineers.
ODIEkriss t1_j9xldqo wrote
Su35 is not 5th gen
reborngoat t1_j9y6dop wrote
Turns out if you put enough zeroes on the end of the pricetag, shit gets done :)
AllTheSingleCheeses t1_j9ycq32 wrote
The Russian version is to make enough dudes wear toe tags
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