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    Chinese Military,Political and Social Superthread

    sadly the response to that would be in common with the reasons that our indigenous folks got bot out by an iron hatchet and a few handful of beads. "Why make the effort to build good stuff when they will pay the same price for crap?"
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    2026 Wildfire Season

    ah yes. and then there was the bud worm sprayers in their Avengers. Now that was an airshow
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    Canadian Military and Nuclear weapons

    The NRC was using it when I was there. They kept their T33 in it I believe but that was long ago.
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    ask the Canadian soldiers building a railroad through Burma about that> Oh wait many of them were exterminated through disease, malnutrition, and beatings. Ask the friendship women from China. Ask the folks who starved to death because all the rations went to their army. The death toll in...
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    Does Hawker Siddeley still exist as a potential manufacturer should Germany try to put together a consortium or is Bristol the only one left
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    2026 Wildfire Season

    It seems to me that all they are doing is taking out a lease on aircraft that were already available. The only apparent difference between last year and this is the name of the customer on the lease. This part of the announcement appears as nothing but public relations although the provinces...
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    Replacing the Subs

    We the exception of being able to utilize existing infrastructure is there an operational value in acquiring a smaller vessel? I would think that having a larger hull would provide greater crew comfort and more room for stores and weapons particularly on an extended mission.
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    Canadian Military and Nuclear weapons

    it made for an interesting challenge for the tower controller when the approach was on 14
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    Canadian Military and Nuclear weapons

    Uplands had an immediate response alert hangar adjacent to the threshold of 32. They launched quite regularly but their normal customer was British Airways flights that had deviated from their flight-planned route coming over the pole pre GPS and INS days.
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    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    is it just me or does President Trump remind anyone else of Bagdad Bob?
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    fully agree and I always have. Its about the subs
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    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Sad to say America makes a habit of underestimating. Think of the way that Japan's capabilities were thought of in 1940 and even our own approach to Germany in WW1. Wasn't the common saying in 1914: "the troops will be home by Christmas"
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    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    There was a time when the set rate was 70 mph if I recall correctly. It was certainly above 100 kmh. 60 mph was the speed limit on the secondary highways such as 10 and 6
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    Apologies. I simply picked the last entry I had received to add my comments and it was intended as being the royal "you" and not on yourself per se. There have been numerous comments regarding the complications in operating two fighter aircraft and I was simply saying that all those comments...
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    And you were screaming about 2 types of a/c. wow. 2 training centres, 2 sets of parts, fleet more or less limited to one ocean, and forget about a lot of those fringe benefits including potentially the timing of the deliveries. Is REALLY DUMB a strong enough adjective
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    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    I just drive with the traffic. Last time I was out there I averaged 120 between YYC and Airdrie and I was in the slower lane for the most part.
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    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    sorry, your idea of a suburb and mine are two different things. It is 128 km which is an hours drive. I can see not stopping a high speed there but it certainly needs some form of rail service to one of the major centres.
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    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    you are back to the future and the days of the Convair, DC86 and B707.
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    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    Thanks Altair. That makes sense. I think Amsterdam might be as well but I am not sure. I know the train from Brussels stopped there before going downtown but I can't remember if it was a true HS or just simply fast.
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    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    Pardon my ignorance but I don't see your point. Unless you are trying to focus in on my comment re: wide body. If so, change the statement to include the 321, I don't mind. Doesn't change my point its just you being you. The XLR will be matched to routes where there is a demand in excess of...
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