CF-188 Hornet, Canada's jet fighter

[SupersonicMax]

Adieu? Really.
Without any further goodbyes?

How about 'ado'.

Clown show.

I am assuming you never make any typos or misspell any words?

 

[AmmoTech90]

I am assuming you never make any typos or misspell any words?

Not when I'm running the social media for a national organization for a bilingual country. Adi, ADP, Adl maybe, but adding two letters and making a word a with different meaning- clown show. Know what you're writing, write what you know. I thought the first rule of PR was stick to what you know.

 

[Good2Golf]

Not when I'm running the social media for a national organization for a bilingual country. Adi, ADP, Adl maybe, but adding two letters and making a word a with different meaning- clown show. Know what you're writing, write what you know. I thought the first rule of PR was stick to what you know.

…and maybe the CAF should get a subscription to GrammarlyTM?

 

[YZT580]

Not when I'm running the social media for a national organization for a bilingual country. Adi, ADP, Adl maybe, but adding two letters and making a word a with different meaning- clown show. Know what you're writing, write what you know. I thought the first rule of PR was stick to what you know.

that is what happens when you start relying on AI. Simple example but it demonstrates very clearly the weaknesses of relying on a machine to make decisions.

 

[armrdsoul77]

https://www.facebook.com/100064854901895/posts/900840202087802

 

[armrdsoul77]

Immersive cockpit view from the CF-18 Hornet Demo at the 2024 Abbotsford Airshow.

 

[armrdsoul77]

Canadian Hornets and Hercules tanker participate in large U.K. tactical warfare exercise - Skies Mag

"The second phase of the program, HEP2, will give the Hornets more combat capability, most notably in the form of Raytheon’s APG-79(V)4 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar and AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder and AIM-120 air-to-air missiles. Thirty-six Hornets will receive the HEP2 upgrade. The first six aircraft were delivered at the start of October and initial operational capability was declared in early October. "

 

[suffolkowner]

Canadian Hornets and Hercules tanker participate in large U.K. tactical warfare exercise - Skies Mag

"The second phase of the program, HEP2, will give the Hornets more combat capability, most notably in the form of Raytheon’s APG-79(V)4 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar and AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder and AIM-120 air-to-air missiles. Thirty-six Hornets will receive the HEP2 upgrade. The first six aircraft were delivered at the start of October and initial operational capability was declared in early October. "

the 36 hornets were the airframes in the best condition?

"The RCAF wasn’t the only Hornet user present at Cobra Warrior. The Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force) also operated its F/A-18C, which have some of the capabilities offered by the HEP2 program.

“What I have noticed from seeing that capability firsthand is once we get it, it is going to be great. I think that it is going to make us comparable for sure,” said Gazer. “They [Finnish F/A-18s] have slightly larger engines and more fuel onboard, but in terms of our aircraft versus their aircraft, for what we’re doing here at Cobra Warrior, they will be equally capable.” "

anyone know about the Finish upgrades and the larger engine?

 

[Good2Golf]

anyone know about the Finish upgrades and the larger engine?

The Finn’s F/A-18Cs have F404-GE-402 engines, vs RCAF -400 engines. About 10% more thrust through slight compressor and turbine upgrades (slightly higher compression ratio) and they burn a bit more fuel doing it, but the engines are physically the same size.

 

[SupersonicMax]

Canadian Hornets and Hercules tanker participate in large U.K. tactical warfare exercise - Skies Mag

"The second phase of the program, HEP2, will give the Hornets more combat capability, most notably in the form of Raytheon’s APG-79(V)4 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar and AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder and AIM-120 air-to-air missiles. Thirty-six Hornets will receive the HEP2 upgrade. The first six aircraft were delivered at the start of October and initial operational capability was declared in early October. "

The first 6 were received between Mid May and Mid June, and IOC was declared on 25 June, not early Oct.

Yes, candidate airframes were picked considering, amongst other factors, life left in the structure.