Fighter Jets: Let’s Not Buy Any!
Let’s have some frank talk about fighter jets. Canada has a fleet of CF/18’s which are basically the American F/A18A. These aircraft date from the 1980’s (when they were a hot ride) and are reaching the end of their useful existence as wear and tear on their airframes is reaching the point where they will no longer be worth repairing or upgrading. Aircraft are designed with a certain number of flight hours in mind. The more these flight hours are surpassed or extended the more the cost of restoring the airframe to its original condition becomes prohibitive. The assumption of course is that they will, at that point, be replaced by a fleet of new combat jets. Canada is now in the position of needing to do this OR not have combat jets at all (like New Zealand). I am an aviation enthusiast and love airplanes of all sorts. Of all the airplanes there are the fighter jet is certainly the pinnacle so it pains me (ever so slightly) to say it may be time to simply not build anymore and it may