It is a comparison between the F35 "Lawn Dart" and the Eurofighter.
They had one day to get a headstart. Now it's your turn to provide these figures to Canadians and let them have a say in what our military pilots need.
Here are some questions that you may want to ask the Minister of National Defence:
Were other fighter jets considered?
Which is better, the F35 or the Eurofighter?
Which is the better for the money?
Has Bombardier been consulted on the Eurofighter?
Can the Pilot and Fighter Jet be save if one engine fails in flight for the F35? For the Eurofighter?
How much does it cost to replace the Pilot and the Fighter Jet in case of a crash?
Now, when a pilot is sent up to intercept the enemy, do you want him/her in the American built single engine, not fast, not able to fly high fighter jet, or the Europeon best fighter? If we were buying the F22 (two engines and very good), there would be no complaint.
How much is a pilot's life worth? According the DVA, $276,000 (Lumpsum Payment).
How much for the Fighter Jet he crashed when the engine failed? $45-90 Million.
Now if he was flying the Eurofighter how much would we have saved when one engine failed? $45-50 Million (the plane has two engines so it could fly to the nearest runway and land on the remaining engine) and $276,000 that would have gone out to the pilot's family for his/her DVA payment.
How much does it cost to train a new Pilot? Approximately $1.5 Million.
How much is that pilot worth to his family? PRICELESS!
Why would the Conservatives want to purchase a Single Engine Fighter Jet when they can get a Two Engine Fighter Jet that is far better for less money?
Did the government do their homework? Perhaps Karl-Heinz Schrieber is involved.
Here are a couple of other advantages:
Specifications F35 Eurofighter
Company Lockheed Martin British Aerospace
Speed Mach 1.6 (1930 Km) Mach 2 (2387 Km)
Engines One Two
Weight 60,000 Lbs 24,240 Lbs
Max Altitude 48,000 Feet 60,000 Feet
Designed for Convention Takeoff Multi-Role Fighter
Allied Forces USA UK, GE, SP, IT
Cost *$45-90 Million $45-50 Million
(* Latest Parliamentary figure)
http://www.air-attack.com/specs
Robin Brentnall
Gambo, NL
About Me
- Robin Brentnall
- Gambo, Newfoundland, Canada
- I spent 23 years in the military.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
CON ARTIST IN OUR MIDST
Recently, the Minister of Veterans Affairs announced that the Conservative goverment were taking care of veterans and soldiers by making changes to the New Veterans Charter.
What Canadians and the media were unaware of is this:
The Lumpsum payment is now able to be spread out over time. That in itself seems reasonable but you must understand, if the soldier dies before it is all collected, it does not get dispursed and the family gets nothing. With the old monthly payment, the family continued to receive 50% of the monthly payment for the rest of their life.
If the soldier or veteran takes the full lumpsum, that is it. Our government loves to put dollar signs next to their facts but the fact of the matter is, they always state the maximum amount, for which the soldier has to be dead to receive that amount! Most soldiers and veterans are turned down by Veterans Affairs Canada and never receive ANY compensation. Those who do get their claim approved receive between $13,000 - $40,000, not much when you consider they will lose their job as a soldier.
The Conservative goverment tells everyone that a soldier or veteran will receive a minimum of $40,000 per year. That's not the government paying them, it's the 75% from Manulife under the Long Term Disability SISIP. If a soldier or veteran does not take rehab training or prove they are not able to work, that payment is discontinued. At 65, the Manulife insurance ends, leaving the veteran with Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security.
The Conservative goverment also sold the wonderful additional payment of $1000 per month for severely injuried soldiers in Afghanistan. Good news right? We it doesn't cover those who were severely injured already, it only applies to those injured in the future! Even when a soldier becomes severely injured in the future they will lose their job and the $1000 per month will be deducted from the Manulife Insurance payment, so the soldier will not have extra, only Manulife benefits!
The $58,000 for severely injured soldiers is another spin. What most don't realize is that it will not become law until it passes the Senate and then, if it does pass, will only be for soldiers injured in "battle". Our troops will cease to be in "battle" in July 2011, the same time this wonderful legislation is to begin. The catch is a soldier will be "training only" so the clause of injured in battle will never fit the scenario. Therefore, a soldier will NEVER qualify for the $58,000 because they were training, not in battle. It's not retroactive to those who may be injured in battle between now and July 2011.
Once again our wonderful bean counters have taken the time to give the Canadian public and the media the old "Smoke and Mirror" show. Con artists would applaud the way our government can deceive us.
Perhaps the Conservatives should change their name once again, this time to the "Con-Artist" Party!
Robin Brentnall, CD
Gambo, NL
What Canadians and the media were unaware of is this:
The Lumpsum payment is now able to be spread out over time. That in itself seems reasonable but you must understand, if the soldier dies before it is all collected, it does not get dispursed and the family gets nothing. With the old monthly payment, the family continued to receive 50% of the monthly payment for the rest of their life.
If the soldier or veteran takes the full lumpsum, that is it. Our government loves to put dollar signs next to their facts but the fact of the matter is, they always state the maximum amount, for which the soldier has to be dead to receive that amount! Most soldiers and veterans are turned down by Veterans Affairs Canada and never receive ANY compensation. Those who do get their claim approved receive between $13,000 - $40,000, not much when you consider they will lose their job as a soldier.
The Conservative goverment tells everyone that a soldier or veteran will receive a minimum of $40,000 per year. That's not the government paying them, it's the 75% from Manulife under the Long Term Disability SISIP. If a soldier or veteran does not take rehab training or prove they are not able to work, that payment is discontinued. At 65, the Manulife insurance ends, leaving the veteran with Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security.
The Conservative goverment also sold the wonderful additional payment of $1000 per month for severely injuried soldiers in Afghanistan. Good news right? We it doesn't cover those who were severely injured already, it only applies to those injured in the future! Even when a soldier becomes severely injured in the future they will lose their job and the $1000 per month will be deducted from the Manulife Insurance payment, so the soldier will not have extra, only Manulife benefits!
The $58,000 for severely injured soldiers is another spin. What most don't realize is that it will not become law until it passes the Senate and then, if it does pass, will only be for soldiers injured in "battle". Our troops will cease to be in "battle" in July 2011, the same time this wonderful legislation is to begin. The catch is a soldier will be "training only" so the clause of injured in battle will never fit the scenario. Therefore, a soldier will NEVER qualify for the $58,000 because they were training, not in battle. It's not retroactive to those who may be injured in battle between now and July 2011.
Once again our wonderful bean counters have taken the time to give the Canadian public and the media the old "Smoke and Mirror" show. Con artists would applaud the way our government can deceive us.
Perhaps the Conservatives should change their name once again, this time to the "Con-Artist" Party!
Robin Brentnall, CD
Gambo, NL
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