two military aircraft on flat bed heading east on the 417 ( east of ottawa)

[FormerHorseGuard]

Just curious if any one else saw the aircraft on 2 flat bed trucks heading east of Ottawa (  I saw them around 1500 hours EST) about  40  minutes east of Ottawa. The body  of the aircraft were wrapped in plastic with dual tails alot like  the f 18 , no wings attached. It had more angles then any other aircraft I have seen.  I was hoping some one else here might of seen them and able to ID them.  My  first thought was F35 but I know we are not getting them for a few more years
thanks in advance

 

[motox]

Cool! 

 

[DVC185]

They were stripped F-18s.  I seen them as the pulled out from ATESS in Trenton about 1100'ish.

 

[Old Sweat]

I saw a CF18 fuselage on a truck heading south on 416 on Wednesday afternoon. There was another vehicle with something on it, but I did not get a good look at it.

 

[Michael OLeary]

So, part of justifying the F-35 is showing that we have to drive the existing fighters around now? I must say it's a very inventive simulation approach.    >

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Maybe they're hoping to get them going fast enough that they can bump start them 

 

[Old Sweat]

I just had a vision of Duey and Loachman maypolling a Griffon trying to jump start the engines.

 

[cphansen]

Maybe they're hoping to get them going fast enough that they can bump start them 

Well don't forget we didn't buy engines for the F35. They might be shipping them to Pratt and Whitney to test how well the new engines will jump start. Of course I think it's more likely they will use rope pull stating lawn mowers to start the CF35. After all, all that we need to do is attach the lawn mower's cutting blade to the engine's turbine blades, a few pulls on the rope and Bob's your uncle.

 

[GAP]

I just had a vision of Duey and Loachman maypolling a Griffon trying to jump start the engines.

Gayly prancing, ribbon in hand, .....I love the image..... ;D

 

[HavokFour]

Something is getting built here in Orleans behind the new movie theatre, the build site is completely enclosed by a berm topped with a wood fence. Perhaps it's a super secret military base? ;D


Or maybe it's where they are dumping the Green Bin trash...

 

[Michael OLeary]

Well don't forget we didn't buy engines for the F35.

Wasn't the whole issue with the Arrow the fact that we couldn't afford the engines too?

 

[jeffb]

Not exactly. The reasons for the cancellation of the Arrow are much larger then the cost of the Iroquois engine. 

 

[FormerHorseGuard]

When you pass a truck going in the other direction at 110 km per hour I do not always get a full look or a decent look at what  I see. I really  did not think they  were F35s (  but they could be going to Quebec for finishing because it seems to me all contracts go thru  Quebec for the military first.) It was kind of strange to see aircraft on flat bed trucks covered in plastic, I guess I need practice in my  aircraft ID skills. They  sure look different when missing wings, nose gear and other key  part covered.  But  like always thanks for the answers

 

[NavyShooter]

When I was in the UK in 2005, they had a GRP (fiberglass) full scale model of the F-35 which they setup on the jetty beside the HMS Victory as a demonstrator to show people what the plane looks like.

Coming soon to CANSEC?

 

[Pat in Halifax]

In another thread somewhere on here someone bought a used sea container through the old Ron's Army Navy in Halifax and found an IRO class cruise engine in it. Maybe the F35 engines will come that way!