Weinie
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The scuffing came as a second order effect from the fact they were untied. LMAO.There was the expectation to "scuff your heels" when you walked. Super-sized the kewl factor!
The scuffing came as a second order effect from the fact they were untied. LMAO.There was the expectation to "scuff your heels" when you walked. Super-sized the kewl factor!
The scuffing came as a second order effect from the fact they were untied. LMAO.
Amherst, N.S. ,at one time the teenage pregnancy capital of the world ( I suspect that pin-striped jeans and Kodiak work boots were a major contributor to that stat)I'm glad someone else knows what this was all about! I grew up in Prince County, PEI and after leaving realized...we weren't exactly caught up to...the rest of Canada/the world.
Or maybe they weren't caught up to us.I'm glad someone else knows what this was all about! I grew up in Prince County, PEI and after leaving realized...we weren't exactly caught up to...the rest of Canada/the world.
Nervously looking around the room with a panicked look, mixed with sheer cringeโฆBut back in the 80s, you were stylin' if you had a rugby shirt, pin stripe jeans and a pair of (untied) Kodiak work boots on. Imagine...at the dance....Billy Jean starts playin'....your time has come. (* collar up on the rugby shirt, of course)
What do (can) the Cyclones carry?They are small airframes, so my initial concern would be endurance and "all up weight"; MPAs need to be able to haul around lots of search and kill stores and fuel for abilty to remain ONSTA (on station).
Our current and near-future torps don't allow for external carriage (temperature concerns). Also, wing/exeternal stores will induce drag, drag reduces ONSTA and speed.
For those main reasons...my initial thought is "Pass". I'd give them a look for maritime surveillance perhaps, but we don't have the $ or personnel for specialized fleets like that. Which is exactly Bombardier is suggesting their platform is good for; " ideal for maritime surveillance". We need more than just that from the fleet.
What do (can) the Cyclones carry?
Cyclones carry the same torpedo, but donโt fly to the scene of action at FL 250, where the temperature outside is -25C. At least.What do (can) the Cyclones carry?
Just to add, this is why I say "and future torps".
Canada to spend $500M on U.S. anti-submarine torpedo
The Canadian government is poised to spend more than half a billion dollars on new anti-submarine torpedoes after the U.S. State Department approved the deal last month.vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
Raytheon, the co-developer of the MK-54 alongside the U.S. Navy, began producing the lightweight torpedo in 2004.
Hey, they are โprovenโ!"Next generation"
How about โNew to usโ"Next generation"
Hey....at least the production date starts with a "2""Next generation"
...for parts of it. I didn't even realize that the Mk-54 is essentially a kit bolted onto a Mk-46.Hey....at least the production date starts with a "2"
At roughly $1.2 million apiece, the kits include enhanced guidance systems and improved counter-countermeasures that will convert Canadaโs existing arsenal of Cold War-era MK-46 torpedoes into the modern MK-54 configuration.
"Next generation"
Primarily because the USN didn't want to pay the cost of the ultra high tech mk. 50.Which is even more super duper then the mk. 54 at an even more super duper price....for parts of it. I didn't even realize that the Mk-54 is essentially a kit bolted onto a Mk.46 .
50 +I bet Boeing wishes they just mothballed the C17 production line, I bet they could easily sell another 10 right about now.
To be honest the US could probably use the production line reopened.50 +