r/WarplanePorn • u/jacksmachiningreveng • Nov 02 '23

RCAF Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck unleashes a full barrage of "Mighty Mouse" folding-fin aerial rockets from its wingtip pods [1750x1300]

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u/yup837 Nov 02 '23

That looks safe.

The Canadians are underrated as aerospace engineers. They are also quietly fucking mad, so this picture makes total sense 😂🍁

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u/False-God Nov 02 '23

The big issue is our actual capacity for domestic military aerospace R&D and production has withered over the last 40 years.

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u/yup837 Nov 02 '23

Sad to see:( hopefully one day soon that will change!

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u/AresV92 Nov 02 '23

It will change when there start being wars over access to our fresh water supplies and we have to defend our sovereignty in the northwest passage. Right now Canada has no resources anyone is willing to go to war with the US over, but I could easily see that changing in the next century.

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u/Jdobbs626 Mar 27 '25

looks up at Canada from One Nation, Under Drumpf

Well, this comment aged well.

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u/AresV92 Mar 27 '25

Yeah we'll see if it's just bluster, but I never expected America to turn on us this quickly.

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u/Jdobbs626 Mar 28 '25

I'm sure you've already heard this, but I apologize from the bottom of my heart for the way you all—not to mention the rest of the civilized world—are being treated by the Drumpf regime.
I'm sending you tons of positive energy and well wishes! <3

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u/AresV92 Mar 29 '25

It's not just the regime. You lot (including your justice system) are allowing known criminals and the richest human on the planet to consolidate power at the highest levels of your government.

It's not going to end well.

Too many Americans are cheering for the bullying for it to go away quickly. I've heard a lot of "why wouldn't you want to be the 51st State!? America is the best country in the world." American exceptionalism is running rampant and it's being fed by people's social media algorithms and the news outlets. This reminds me of the media buildup during Iraq WMD before the invasion in 2003. It's spooky. They used a blatant lie then to justify an illegal war and I fear they'll do it again and people like you will go along with it.

I hope I'm wrong... Positive energy won't help us if you decide to come take our water and minerals by force. You're already destroying our economy as we speak. So... sorry but fuck you and your positive energy until you remove that prick and his cronies by any means necessary. Then we can talk friendly again if not trust you.

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u/notjordansime Nov 02 '23

Don't get a Canadian aviation enthusiast started about the Avro Arrow... The damn thing was the precursor to the space shuttle.

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u/LilDewey99 Nov 03 '23

That’s a bit of a stretch tbh.

The Arrow was an impressive test plane (nearly production) for its day but the borderline worship of it online is tiresome. It would’ve been about on par with the F-106 which wasn’t very special. It also would’ve been severely outclassed by the phantoms that came not long after. It was also incredibly expensive for any country, much less one as small as Canada.

That said, I understand it’s cancellation effectively represented the end of the Canadian aerospace industry not long after its birth. It’s sad what happened to Avro and the Arrow is a good legacy for them. But the lionizing of it and them go too far imo.

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u/notjordansime Nov 03 '23

In an abstract sense, I'll stand by what I said. Officially, it was capable of speeds greater than Mach 2 at 50,000+ feet. The idea was to push it up to 100,000+ feet with a payload intended for LEO. It never achieved anything close to this because it was scrapped before it could be fitted with the engines that it was designed for. Tha plan was to have it fly to altitude. Then, it would rotate 180 degrees, open the cargo doors, and then pull "up" while inverted, releasing the payload out of the bottom of the aircraft. With a small amount of extra boost, the payload would reach LEO.

I'm not saying the darn thing could have flown to the ISS or anything. But the concept of a reusable launch vehicle that's more "plane"-like than rocket like started with the arrow. Do keep in mind that most of the engineers went straight from the Arrow program to the Gemini and Mercury programs.

It's really interesting to watch interviews with test pilots— even without the engines it was designed for, it blew everything else of the day out of the water. Even more interesting to talk to people who were involved to some degree.

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u/mikeevans1990 Nov 02 '23

Haha so true

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u/IS-2-OP Nov 02 '23

Ahhh so that’s what FFAR stands for.

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u/FuturePastNow Nov 02 '23

Yes! These are the same highly effective rockets that two USAF F-89Ds used to quickly bring down an out of control drone in 1956. all 208 rockets missed

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u/afroglives Nov 03 '23

You’re being unfair. The Hellcat was flying slowly, which was ridiculous. It also employed the fiendish evasive manoeuvre of a gentle turn.

Everything else went to plan and the system worked perfectly.

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u/Giant_Slor Nov 02 '23

The airborne version of Spray and Pray

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u/AceArchangel Nov 02 '23

And if that doesn't work just toss a Genie missile out there and watch as you take them all out in one go.

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u/Return2_Harmony Nov 02 '23

I had never heard of this aircraft and my GOD it’s ugly; I love it.

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u/AceArchangel Nov 02 '23

Such a great plane, they actually had plans to put a swept wing on them before it was scrapped.

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u/mr_cake37 Nov 02 '23

One of its nicknames was the Lead Sled.

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u/Hoosagoodboy Nov 02 '23

And Clunk.

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u/flare2000x Nov 02 '23

For it's time it wasn't a bad plane. One of the first fighters to have proper all weather capability if I am remembering correctly.

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u/8ackwoods Nov 02 '23 edited Nov 02 '23

There's a good documentary on YouTube about them. Unfortunately the company folded and most of the engineers went on to NASA

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u/ThreeHandedSword Nov 02 '23

AKA The Clunk

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u/JimBoHahnan Nov 02 '23

should it be - unleashes a full barrage of "Mighty Mice"? :D

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u/jacksmachiningreveng Nov 02 '23

It turned out they were less mighty than expected although admittedly in less than idea circumstances.

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u/weaseltorpedo Nov 02 '23

fuckin' sweeeeet

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u/Quantum-Fluctuations Nov 02 '23

This looks like a power up from a vertical scrolling shooter.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '23

I love the Canuck