Canadian Military Museum in Calgary

[Michel Lemieux]

Canadian Military Museum in Calgary (and around the airport)

Sorry......non AC pics made it into the export and too lazy to search and clean!!!!!!

A few takes.....this museum stands at par with the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa Canada (Highly recommended) when it comes to honor the diversity of what Canadian's did during the various armed conflicts my country was involved with.

The museum in Calgary digs further back in time when it comes to Canadian military services but the navy component really shines through.

Let me shoot 2 questions just for the fun of it It was fun to talk with local on site veterans to get the answers.

- What is the arrester hook on the F-104 used for?
- Where does the main landing gear on the CL-215 comes from?

Cheers.

https://rcaf.museum/
https://themilitarymuseums.ca/

[sandiego89]

- What is the arrester hook on the F-104 used for?

Wow, looks like a great place. The F-104 and many land based fighter aircraft have arrester hooks for ground based cable engagements. If they are running out of runway being too fast, too long or in slippery conditions, they can drop the hook and catch the wire. Having such a hook does not make it aircraft carrier capable, it is a much less robust hook than those used on carrier aircraft (not to mention the structure and approach speed required for carrier operations) and it is a longer, slower engagement/stop than aircraft carrier arresting gear.

[quemerford]

Where does the landing gear on a CL-215 come from or where does the landing gear on the aircraft in the photo come from? Two different things.

[Thomas_Mac]

Thanks for sharing pics from your trip, really enjoyed these threads

[Michel Lemieux]

Bingo Sandiego! Arrested take-off! One of the pilot present at the exhibit had to make one in the 70's.......what a tale!

quemerford...that was intended as a joke. The landing gear of the CL-215 in the pictures

[Clifford Bossie]

Thank you for posting all of these photos. I enjoyed the vehicles and naval items as well as the airplanes. The "Banjo", Firefly and Sea Fury are all great to see.