The CC-130-J Hercules Merged Thread

[Halifax Tar]

Let's put a big board up in NDHQ going from 2026-2100, with a sticker over each year and when they peel it back each year, there will be the equipment crisis we have predicted.

Sort of like an Advent calendar ?

 

[captloadie]

The RCAF will soon start to experience the real problem with its current and future fleets when it comes to obsolescence. The old Hercs were mostly mechanical, and we trained great techs who could fix them when they broke. The Js, the '17s, the '49s, and everything new we bring in from here on out will end up grounded not because they are mechanically unsound, or aren't airworthy any more, but because their electronics and comms will become obsolete to the point the aircraft will just sit in the equivalent of limp mode. This will happen because we don't like to expend funds on upgrading until 6 months after its too late. Or manufacturers will stop supporting the tech, so that the newer versions can be sold.

 

[daftandbarmy]

The RCAF will soon start to experience the real problem with its current and future fleets when it comes to obsolescence. The old Hercs were mostly mechanical, and we trained great techs who could fix them when they broke. The Js, the '17s, the '49s, and everything new we bring in from here on out will end up grounded not because they are mechanically unsound, or aren't airworthy any more, but because their electronics and comms will become obsolete to the point the aircraft will just sit in the equivalent of limp mode. This will happen because we don't like to expend funds on upgrading until 6 months after its too late. Or manufacturers will stop supporting the tech, so that the newer versions can be sold.

And then there's 'waiting for chips'