in article , tscottme at
wrote on 6/28/04 4:23:


Not while they keep electing Liberals. Buying production helicopters, or
deciding to buy production helicopters, seems to be at the outer limit of
their ability under such leadership.

Let me remind you who killed the CF105 Arrow, that Conservative twit
John Dief-the-Chief! The Liberals don't have a track record to be proud of
since the demise of the Arrow either. Developing a modern effective fighter
is not practical for a single country these days. For example the latest
European Joint Strike Fighter is a multi-nation effort. On the other hand,
do we really need one! I am ex-air force and the days of a manned fighter
to the disgust of hot shot pilots is drawing to an end. The un-manned
fighter will before long take over these tasks according to some. The
Raptor will probably be the last U.S. manned fighter. Man can't handle the
stresses placed on him in modern airframes so un-manned versions will
probably dominate in the future.