Mud said:..... are the stretched Hercs still in service?
Mud said:And would they be replaced by the J's - since they are newer airframes I'd think they would not need to be replaced right away....?
Globesmasher said:Who knows - well beyond and above my pay grade and outside my swim lane.
ringo said:What will become of the H model tankers, will there refuelling kit be transferred to new J models or will they soldier on?
Globesmasher said:As the H models transition away from Tactical Air Transport and AR they will perform SAR only.
The AR will be assumed by the Airbus.
ArcticObserver said:Will the A310s be able to operate with an effective fuel load from the 6000' runways at FOL Inuvik and Rankin Inlet or will they have to stage them out of Yellowknife? Could make things dicey for the fighters in the far north if they have to wait 3 hours for tanker support to get on station...
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CDN Aviator said:Who said they have to wait ? The tanker will already be in the refueling track before the fighters need to top up.
CDN Aviator said:Who said they have to wait ? The tanker will already be in the refueling track before the fighters need to top up.
ArcticObserver said:LOL... only if they coordinate the flight schedule in advance with the Russians. Probably be able to save both governments a lot of money if they did. "The Canadian Forces Air Command cordially invites you to a staredown at 80N 150W a week from Thursday at 0700z - RSVP"
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George Wallace said:???
I am missing something here. When the Fighters are "launched" so are the "Tankers". I seem to be missing your point. With Tankers in the air and on Station, they would be there for Fighters to return to their Location. They don't fly right into the "front lines" with the Fighters.
ArcticObserver said:I was thinking if the fighters launched north from Inuvik and the tankers followed from Yellowknife. But yes, assuming they'll tank about 450NM north of the base its only a time difference of about a 1/2 hour between a Herc arriving from Inuvik and an Airbus arriving from Yellowiknife.
I'm sure there must be other operational aspects though (loiter time?) that would make us want to fly the tankers out of Inuvik with the fast movers instead of staging them that far apart?