With the US now maybe leaving Europe on its own, I propose the noncredible idea of churning out a Euro-CAN fleet of 1000s of Sopwith Camels:
-Easy to restart Canadian aerospace manufacturing to supply a US-less NATO (the planes are just fabric and wood meaning that even… Canadian procurement shudders can get hold of it)
-These sustainable materials mean there will no longer be aerospace-related resource concerns and everything needed can be produced domestically in the countries that need them (autarky!)
-The Camel’s crazy low operating speeds and tight turn radius mean it can outmaneuver any SAMs fired at it
-Any SAMs that are a threat will simply be shot at by the pilot with a revolver
-Way more affordable than modern aircraft
-The cool, classic vibes of the plane will counteract the immense gravitational pull of the pilot’s massive titanium balls
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I will sponsor 2 of these fine craft, but only if I can pay for it in Morgans. Silver is the money of gentlemen, sir.
You joke, but this is a legit idea that has been tossed around and it is 100% credible
Me when my AI powered Cloud connected Edge computed Server with wings can not do a basic checklist on its own:
Modern aircraft last considerably longer than the ones from 1910. Just think, how many F16s have you seen versus how many Spad VIIs? It’s simple logic.
There was a book I found called Test Pilot. It’s a bunch of stories written by (you guessed it!) a test pilot in the 30s who had a side job writing his tales for a newspaper between jobs. Great read!
One time he was hired on by the Navy to do dive testing, which laid the groundwork for dive bombers and divebombing techniques. G suits weren’t a thing so his vision constantly blacked out each time. If I remember right he wrote that pulling out of dives was way better when hung over
Today’s pilots are cool but these guys were a different breed
even… Canadian procurement shudders can get hold of it
That’s too unrealistic for even NCD
I heard the red ones go faster.
And higher.
