UllyB Posted September 7, 2017 Posted September 7, 2017 Did ever canada got F-14s ? in 99,99 % articles show no such thing, but I found a wiki kindda website which says that Canada purchased some "cf-188 super tom cats" and says about purchasing some ex USA carrier etc. is this a fantesy or ...? Quote
jeanba Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 What I know is that Canada was very close to purchase Iranian Tomcats, but things were stopped due to the "Argo" affair, and then, obviosuly, the Gulf War Quote
UllyB Posted September 8, 2017 Author Posted September 8, 2017 yeah, I heard rumours about that tried deal with Iran, it's true. Quote
Wrench Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 well now... if you followed up on your research, you'd find the "CF-188" is a Hornet, essentially an F/A-18A or B Quote
UllyB Posted September 8, 2017 Author Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) sorry, it was a typo, IT WAS... CF-184 Super Tom Cat. Here is the website which claims that is real, though I very doubt that: http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/VFH-855_"Wolfpack"_Heavy_Fighter_Squadron It can't be true what they claim, I checked on wikipaedia and other trustable sources, but this is my favorite: " In short, the Supercat became a world beater, a 4.5th+ Generation fighter aircraft that in exercises even defeated USAF F-15C and Indian Su-30MKI jets. It's thrust vectoring meant it was the most maneuverable carrier aircraft of the time, with Canadian Supercats even managing to outfly smaller F/A-18E/Fs and F-16C/Ds with ease. The US Navy had in fact ordered their own units as the F-14E Super Tomcat, built by Grumman but with many Canadian parts " Edited September 8, 2017 by UllyB Quote
+Typhoid Posted September 9, 2017 Posted September 9, 2017 2 hours ago, UllyB said: sorry, it was a typo, IT WAS... CF-184 Super Tom Cat. Here is the website which claims that is real, though I very doubt that: http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/VFH-855_"Wolfpack"_Heavy_Fighter_Squadron It can't be true what they claim, I checked on wikipaedia and other trustable sources, but this is my favorite: " In short, the Supercat became a world beater, a 4.5th+ Generation fighter aircraft that in exercises even defeated USAF F-15C and Indian Su-30MKI jets. It's thrust vectoring meant it was the most maneuverable carrier aircraft of the time, with Canadian Supercats even managing to outfly smaller F/A-18E/Fs and F-16C/Ds with ease. The US Navy had in fact ordered their own units as the F-14E Super Tomcat, built by Grumman but with many Canadian parts " pure fantasy. Most likely a "what if" history or flight sim mod. Quote
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