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thumper 09-17-2009 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by wahyinghung (Post 6597965)
The CF-18's are ancient planes..........where's the Super Hornet's and the F35's ?

riiight... as soon as the 1000% tax hike needed to buy them goes thru parliament ;)

MDMA 09-17-2009 08:11 PM

they fly over my house atleast twice a day loud as fuck

SolidPenguin 09-17-2009 08:18 PM

And canadas also like the 8th country in line to get them, and 0 have been delivered so far.
Its probably gonna be a while

CRX SiR 09-17-2009 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DemonsBlood (Post 6598022)
yeah f18 are pretty oldschool... its all about the f35..i think its a lightning 2 or something........and f22 raptors = BEAST

Old school in a sense, but still badass, and with the upgrades we have been doing to them the past couple of years, still very capable. F22 are wicked machines but we will never get them, nor anyone else in the world thanks to congress. Ive read some great stuff on the F35, I just hope the single engine doesnt bite us in the ass (We always get 2 engine fighters so if one engine fails while out over the ocean or arctic, they can still get back to base safely rather then being forced to bail out.

jimzilla 09-17-2009 08:56 PM

we should of kept the avro arrow project. Now that was a killer fighter!

drtran 09-17-2009 10:52 PM

cf18s, flying out from cfb cold lake.

Harvey Specter 09-17-2009 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by will068 (Post 6598030)
Anyone notice that the GPS signals were also blocked at that time ? My coworker was testing some GPS hardware and told me that he could not get signal.

I didn't notice this but it would make sense to block or scrambling signals if they're running anti-terrorist exercises.

StealthFighter 09-17-2009 11:24 PM

I was on westminister hwy on Thursday around 245. Heard aa jet, looked up and saw a beautiful CF-18. Even at 20+ years old, it's still nice.

twitchyzero 09-17-2009 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by drtran (Post 6598639)
cf18s, flying out from cfb cold lake.

does anyone know how fast they usually fly from cold lake to vancouver? 5-10min?

im sure they'll have quite a few at comox during the olympics

drtran 09-18-2009 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by twitchyzero (Post 6598740)
does anyone know how fast they usually fly from cold lake to vancouver? 5-10min?

im sure they'll have quite a few at comox during the olympics

there will be some at comox, air canada also lending out one of their hangers at the airport.

- kT 09-18-2009 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by drtran (Post 6598639)
cf18s, flying out from cfb cold lake.

^ Yup

@ elkayem - I have some photos of em from CFB Cold Lake from this year, not taking off or anything though. Just sitting outside and in the hangar

/edit

k here are some pics incase you guys are interested
i was stationed at cold lake some time ago so I got to see em pretty up close and personal
pictures were taken from where they're currently flying out of

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4727089_n.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5134183_n.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...4_296187_n.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7354301_n.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5690751_n.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._2210399_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4431706_n.jpg

thumper 09-18-2009 06:17 AM

can someone help me... i'm no expert at planes but isn't an F-18 designed to be a carrier-based aircraft? why would canada choose these if we are land-based?

that day that cf-18 flew over us in rmd, it had the landing gear down and we could see what we thought was the arrestor hook hanging out back :confused:

bsftong 09-18-2009 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by elkayem (Post 6597838)
Where do you work?

At the airport

impactX 09-18-2009 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by thumper (Post 6598928)
can someone help me... i'm no expert at planes but isn't an F-18 designed to be a carrier-based aircraft? why would canada choose these if we are land-based?

that day that cf-18 flew over us in rmd, it had the landing gear down and we could see what we thought was the arrestor hook hanging out back :confused:

Time for a good read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CF-18_Hornet

Coles Notes:
F-18 wins the competition because of its price and good availability for parts.

CRX SiR 09-18-2009 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by StealthFighter (Post 6598712)
I was on westminister hwy on Thursday around 245. Heard aa jet, looked up and saw a beautiful CF-18. Even at 20+ years old, it's still nice.

F18 and F15 i think are the most beautiful aircraft, but the A10 is gonna always be my fave! Those and 160th SOAR Little Birds. So badass



Edit: Love those Cold Lake pics. I rarely see more then 2 at a time anywhere, so seeing a bunch on the tarmac always looks great

drtran 09-18-2009 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by - kT (Post 6598799)
^ Yup

@ elkayem - I have some photos of em from CFB Cold Lake from this year, not taking off or anything though. Just sitting outside and in the hangar

/edit

k here are some pics incase you guys are interested
i was stationed at cold lake some time ago so I got to see em pretty up close and personal
pictures were taken from where they're currently flying out of

nice, im currently posted there. doing OJT for aerospace control.

jimzilla 09-18-2009 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thumper (Post 6598928)
can someone help me... i'm no expert at planes but isn't an F-18 designed to be a carrier-based aircraft? why would canada choose these if we are land-based?

that day that cf-18 flew over us in rmd, it had the landing gear down and we could see what we thought was the arrestor hook hanging out back :confused:

from my understanding: the runways at comox and cold lake are close to 12,000 ft if not more whereas the runways at YVR are close to 10,000. So having the cables set up "helps" the jet to stop in a shorter distance due to a shortened ground roll and ground speed as it initially hooks

Also I dont think the CF18s have reverse thrusters like you see on the Air Canada/heavy airplanes, thus you need cables to slow down

skyxx 09-18-2009 11:14 PM

^ That pull of the hook makes your anus feel like it was shifted 6 inches away from your body.

- kT 09-19-2009 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by drtran (Post 6599745)
nice, im currently posted there. doing OJT for aerospace control.

Then you'll know what I mean when I say that F18's roaring overhead is nothing new anymore :p

It sorta got old after hearing em everyday at Cold Lake

HardBoiler 09-20-2009 01:43 PM

There are 3 CF-18s based here based in YVR. Here's one of them on approach.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/...93c145ef_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/...ccc668b0_b.jpg

Spectre_Cdn 10-19-2009 01:02 PM

More this week...

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Largest Olympic security rehearsal on tap this week
It's called Pegasus Guardian 3 and the Spartan Rings

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Another round of pre-Olympic security drills kicks off in Metro Vancouver today. You can expect plenty of action in the air and on the water this week, as the 2010 Integrated Security Unit carries out its third and largest dress rehearsal yet.

The exercise, dubbed "Pegasus Guardian 3 and Spartan Rings," will feature police and military boats as well as aircraft. The task force will hold practices in Burrard Inlet, False Creek, along the coast, and in the skies above the Lower Mainland.
The drills are meant to prepare the unit for all sorts of emergency scenarios that could pop up during the games.
An even larger drill called "Exercise Gold" will be carried out in the first week of November.


belka 10-20-2009 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by twitchyzero (Post 6598740)
does anyone know how fast they usually fly from cold lake to vancouver? 5-10min?

im sure they'll have quite a few at comox during the olympics

Flight usually takes under 2 hours. There will be a "few" in Comox and Vancouver during the Olympics.

Quote:

Originally Posted by thumper (Post 6598928)
that day that cf-18 flew over us in rmd, it had the landing gear down and we could see what we thought was the arrestor hook hanging out back :confused:

It was the arresting hook mainly used for inflight emergencies such as landing gear, engine or brake issues. Its used where a quick stop is required for landing.


Jet over Whistler.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...age/inter3.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...age/inter2.jpg

nack 10-20-2009 09:06 PM

nice photos of them flyboys, but you got to remember, the infantry soldier is the most important :D

belka 10-20-2009 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jivan6 (Post 6644904)
nice photos of them flyboys, but you got to remember, the infantry soldier is the most important :D

I hope the infantry soldiers enjoy tent city out in Cloverdale or whatever. I'll enjoy my clean, warm, DRY hotel room in downtown van.

keitaro 10-20-2009 09:18 PM

CP-140 Aurora (AKA P-3 Orion) was doing circuits at YXX today. I only noticed it while were shuffling CC-130s around to make room for some other aircraft. There were a few times that I thought it was another Herc coming back from post maintenance test flight.

Belka did you take those photos? Whats the tail number of the Herc your in?


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