Canuck wrote:

I've seen the Snowbirds several times and they never fail to impress.
Unfortunately, the Tutors are way too old and nobody else uses them any
more. To me, it would make sense to give them some of the CF-18s that
have been mothballed. Why should they collect dust when they could be
put to good use?

Although, what does make the better platform for a formation aerobatic
display? A fighter or a trainer?

Fighters look more impressive on a largely straight run in tight
formation because of their higher speed. On the other hand, a trainer
can make a tighter turn for the same g-loading at a lower speed, so
that's going to look better in a display with a lot of turning and
formation changing.

For me, the most important feature of a replacement would be air-to-air
refuelling capability, so that they could pop across the Atlantic for a
week or three!

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Dave

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