tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post6467038576896874912..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Never Poke A BearSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-67489519018493258672010-08-26T13:31:25.257-04:002010-08-26T13:31:25.257-04:00Why thank you :)Why thank you :)Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-46392762548212858602010-08-26T13:19:22.683-04:002010-08-26T13:19:22.683-04:00Steve, Tu-95's are big 4-engine turboprop bomb...Steve, Tu-95's are big 4-engine turboprop bombers - think of them as the Soviet answer to the B-52 (I mean the original Boeing model 462 with 4 turboprops). All B-52s from the mid-50's onwards came with jets, and like the Tu-95 both are still the main bombers since the mid-50's to this very day.<br /><br />Though I'll give the Russians some credit, they are the fastest propeller-driven planes ever built, and they plan on keeping them until 2040.<br /><br />For that matter the US may be keeping their B-52's in the air that long too. All the successor bombers developed seem to be inferior to 1950's technology.Tof KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756310841374198056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-81222117356609070922010-08-26T10:36:36.514-04:002010-08-26T10:36:36.514-04:00" The Tu-95, after all, first flew in 1956.&q..." The Tu-95, after all, first flew in 1956."<br /><br />Great point, didn't know that.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-61612146567016876212010-08-26T09:50:15.478-04:002010-08-26T09:50:15.478-04:00You're quite right Mark, with the cold war bei...You're quite right Mark, with the cold war being history Canada has no need of single-engine interceptors, especially stealth fighters. The '4.5 generation' of fighters is quite sufficient for search & rescue, border patrol and have proven themselves in combat (the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-18E Super Hornets have been used in such capacities already). They are also a hell of a lot cheaper. It's the stealth technology that makes planes like the F-22 or F-35 cost billions.<br /><br />Another possibility (though it would tick the Yanks) is to take a look at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon" rel="nofollow">Eurofighter Typhoon</a>. Now that's provided that Canadian aviation companies would participate in the Eurofighter conglomerate.Tof KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756310841374198056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-52924003834159152822010-08-26T08:43:12.422-04:002010-08-26T08:43:12.422-04:00Yesterday's incident and the Cons trumpeting o...Yesterday's incident and the Cons trumpeting of it only made a case for replacing the CF-18As with new F-18E/Fs, not more expensive and single engined F-35s. The Tu-95, after all, first flew in 1956.Mark Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399115211805036553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-9196105934797127302010-08-26T08:22:37.461-04:002010-08-26T08:22:37.461-04:00As a Canadian, I am totally embarrassed by Harper ...As a Canadian, I am totally embarrassed by Harper - unbelievably immature and obviously no statesman.<br /><br />Harper is a paranoid, sees enemies everywhere, and if there aren't enough, he'll sure to make some more.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-38862926828284799672010-08-25T23:16:38.493-04:002010-08-25T23:16:38.493-04:00Unfortunately, a good many of the Tim Horton's...Unfortunately, a good many of the Tim Horton's crowd probably didn't get it either.double nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067401914703468252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-55297738134795231722010-08-25T20:31:28.729-04:002010-08-25T20:31:28.729-04:00The cold war phoned ...they want their Soviet fear...The cold war phoned ...they want their Soviet fear mongering back.<br /><br />As a Pole, I don't trust ANY Russian government much, but they have changed significantly since the Berlin Wall fell. Not to say I don't have concerns about their last election, but Russia does have four different political parties elected in the Duma; and does anyone doubt that even without the heavy-handed tactics that Putin wouldn't have won the election? Russia has embraced capitalism and consumerism. They trade stocks in Moscow. Russia is one of the G8 nations. When the world economy went down the toilet so did Russia's, they are not isolated.<br /><br />Make no mistake, the USSR is long dead and communism is a miserable failure. I guess Dimitri Soudas didn't get the memo.Tof KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756310841374198056noreply@blogger.com