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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: raafif on December 13, 2014, 11:27:24 AM

Title: Maritime Patrol aircraft
Post by: raafif on December 13, 2014, 11:27:24 AM

[quote from another site]
"bomber version of a CL-215 ?"
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how about this .... Canada needs a small, fast patrol-plane to try & get that mysterious sub spotted off their west coast .....

Title: Re: Maritime Patrol aircraft
Post by: Silver Fox on December 13, 2014, 03:05:08 PM

Looks good to me!

Title: Re: Maritime Patrol aircraft
Post by: upnorth on December 13, 2014, 11:50:22 PM

Certainly an idea with merit:

http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/amphibious-aircraft/bombardier-415-mp.html (http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/amphibious-aircraft/bombardier-415-mp.html)


I recall, back in the 80s, a couple of ASW aircraft concepts were on the tables at DeHavilland and Canadair. DeHavilland had the Dash 8 based Triton aircraft while Canadair had a CL-415 based machine.

Title: Re: Maritime Patrol aircraft
Post by: jcf on December 14, 2014, 09:44:15 AM

'Fast' is not a word normally associated with 215 and 415.  ;)

Title: Re: Maritime Patrol aircraft
Post by: elmayerle on December 14, 2014, 10:23:39 AM

Quote from: jcf on December 14, 2014, 09:44:15 AM

'Fast' is not a word normally associated with 215 and 415.  ;)

But, compared with most water-borne vehicles, they are.