The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

[ArmyRick]

I am a big fan of the F15X, but yea a decent sized chunk of the F35 is made here, I think we would need some F15X parts contracts and new POTUS that loves Canada to make our government even think about it.

Agreed. At this point, the sooner we run out the Trump clock, the sooner we can move forward with US relations. Am I not mistaken but we also have P8 Poseidons and MQ9s on order from the US of A?

 

[Good2Golf]

Thanks for that, wait and see I guess.

Any idea how they decide what the fourth number in the sequence will be?

For example, CC-177 701. How did they decide the Globemaster should have 701 as its number instead of 501 or 901 or what have you? The Kingfisher is 5, the Aurora is 1, the Chinook is 3, I could go on. Makes no sense.

I know the CF-18 single seats are 7, and two seats are 9 and the Aussie museum pieces are 0. Just never made sense to me.

Yes, there is some logic to it. DGAEPM overall, the DAEPMs and DTAES (Aerospace Engineering PMs or fleet managers, and the Technical Airworthiness and Engineering Support) in particular, with a bit of 1 CAD A3 OA (Operational Airworthiness) thrown in there. The intent is to separate as much as possible, the blocks of fin numbers across the RCAF and also to clearly separate sub-types of a particular aircraft type. C-130s are an example like 3## for E/H models and 6## for J models. Chinooks win the most-types awards at three: 0## for original C-models, 2## for interim D-models in AFG and 3## for the current F-model fleet.

 

[dapaterson]

Chinooks win the most-types awards at three: 0## for original C-models, 2## for interim D-models in AFG and 3## for the current F-model fleet.

Yeah, look at the project leadership there... no wonder they're all over the place