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The Aurora crew that performed a couple of years ago at the show was from Comox actually.  I was quite surprised they flew them in from the other side of the country, but it was neat to see a west coast bird that's for certain. One more, the refueling demo over Lake Ontario shores....

On Friday, which was the practice flight which included the brief trip down to Niagara Falls, we were up for about 3 hours.  During the show days Paco's time in the air was about 2.5hrs, performing here in Toronto first, tanking to Cleveland and performing there, then tanking back up here to...

The RCAF CF-18 Demonstration Team completed a historic first in the air show industry this weekend, flying two TAC demo's at two separate venues in two separate countries during the same flight with the assistance of a CC-130H (T) Hercules tanker from 435 Squadron Winnipeg. Complete article and...

Mirage 2000N on the roll out...

http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/v2/nr-sp/index-eng.asp?id=13143

Thought I'd share a bit of take off vapour...

Of course, all this would really depend on whether the situation was a 1v1....something that I don't believe would ever happen in modern air combat given that jets work in teams... Anyone please correct me if necessary.....!

From what I've been told, during DESERT STORM there were severe restrictions on French AF Mirage F1s initialy as the Iraqi AF also flew them, so I'm wondering what it would have been like had the French Mirage's been in the same fold.... And another thought...radar is just capable of picking up...

Hehehe... My nemesis bird...finally got her. Home, AETE home on the range... Herc Tanker dashboard

Heesh, taking over my thread??  ;D He's right though, and given he's operated better camera's than I ever will, I yield to his understanding. :) On a photography note, I've found that each lens has its own sweet spot but ultimately it comes down to what you want the picture to look like and...

I didn't want to quote that article regarding the Typhoon vs. Raptor because it's a bit long, but this is my response to it. The Raptor was designed for Beyond Visual Range (BVR) tactics, not in tight dogfighting.  I really don't think that such a scenario as outlined above would happen, so the...

Problem solved! http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57479311-76/faulty-vest-valve-blamed-for-f-22-pilots-hypoxia-symptoms/

Anyone else noticing a red tinge to the photos above? On a separate note... Got a chance to go up in an RCAF CC-130H (T) Hercules tanker during EX Maple Flag. Here is the Navigator at the NAV station.... And here's one of the planes which was refuelled - a Mirage 2000D from the French...

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As it applies to the F-35A CTOL platform...greater program info at the link below. Lockheed Martin F-35 Flight Test Progress Report On June 13, F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) weapons pit drop testing was conducted for the first time at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. On June...

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter cockpit demonstrator hands-on (video)

In town to do the flyby for the Toronto Indy...

Thanks, there's still more to come as I get more work done on it.

Finally finished a little bit of a writeup on EX Maple Flag and incorporated it into the new design and layout of my site.  Any feedback on the article is appreciated here, and any feedback on the new look of the website should be sent to me via email to [email protected]. 2012 EX...

It's not a question of whether the Hornets are based at Trenton because the answer is simple - they aren't. Deployed Operating Bases for CF-18's range from Goose Bay to Comox and several RCAF bases accross the country.  Within some of these bases are Q's, or Quick Reaction Alert hangers.  The...