The Canada that was.
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Yeah, I take your point. We had a lot of potential in the early jet age, but we blew it. We blew it hard.
Such a beautiful time in aviation history though.
I know it’s not nearly as cool, but Canada does still have some aerospace gems. Diamond Aircraft assemble some of the most fuel-efficient aircraft ever made in London. Very, very cool engine and composite technology on display in their models.
And who could forget that a Canadian company remains the only one to ever successfully put a civil aircraft type back into production after a long pause and several ownership changes. You might appreciate this take on the indomitable de Havilland Twin Otter. https://thewalrus.ca/air-apparent/
Yeah, the Beaver is such a tank. There’s nothing else on the market quite like it. When an airframe from the late 50s is still worth reskinning, re-engineing and kitting out with modern avionics, you know you have a winner.
Couple more links for you.
Arrow: https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2020/01/08/amazing-arrow-artefacts-re-surface-61-years-after-black-friday/
Twin Otter: https://www.antarcticreport.com/articles/historic-mid-winter-south-pole-medical-evacuation