Recent content by Bearpaw

More F-35 woes: https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2020/01/f-35-pilots-are-mostly-not-allowed-to-fire-25mm-gun-and-it-is-inaccurate-when-used.html Bearpaw

THE PURPLE PLAIN----Gregory Peck plays RCAF officer in Burma---1954 Bearpaw

Does anyone know the draught of the de Wolf class?  I did a small search for this information but found nothing. Bearpaw

I think Special Counsel Mueller may be going after charges against Trump that are far more serious than mere collusion.  I think he is investigating a charge of treason for the recent debacle in Singapore.  Note NK is still in a state of war with the US and some of Trump's actions and statements...

More on the CO2 direct conversion technology: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/cost-plunges-capturing-carbon-dioxide-air

CNN(yesterday)----> 27 trillion USGal 1 cubic mile = 1.1 trillion USGal thus 24.5 cubic miles of rain 1 cubic mile = (1.621km)^3 = 4.26 km^3 Thus 104.35 km^3 for rain water = cube of water 4.7km on each side or 104.35 billion metric tons water Bearpaw

Here  is a link to a recent development that will probably lead to a significant advance in equipment to scrub CO2 in submarines: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170816141830.htm Bearpaw

C.P.: Do those figures include the latest software upgrade charges? Bearpaw

Re: Cyber Ops I do not think this is a good path for the CAF---Cyber Ops,.... should be delegated to the CSE as he kind of people and disciplines needed are not easily moulded in a military pattern. Bearpaw

If you want to get rid of TB interference, just take away their computers, calculators and spreadsheets---they will soon disappear into their rabbit-holes. Bearpaw

Chief Stoker, Thanks for the nice photos! The reason I threw out the CB90 idea is that the SAR boat in your photos looks like a non-military version of the CB90.  Bearpaw

What I have found astounding about the AOPS program is that the RCN could have had a new flight(6) of Halifax II(10m longer, 32-cell VLS,....) for the same price! Bearpaw

Perhaps a Canadianized (arctic conditions) version of the CB90 might work.  Fully loaded  weight is about 20 tons so the crane could handle them. Bearpaw

I think SeaKingTacco has hit it right on the head!  I used Google Maps to look around a bit and came to exactly the same conclusion. Just to the south of the ammunition depot there is a large area that looks suitable for long runways,.... Bearpaw

Perhaps the Korean KAI T-50 Golden Eagle with engine upgraded to  General Electric F414-EPE could better serve as a combined fighter-trainer and light ground attack aircraft.  They would likely cost about $30M.airframe. Bearpaw