Comments by "Machu Pikachu" (@machupikachu1085) on "Found And Explained" channel.

  1. Rene was well respected outside of his home country as well. They actually named a city after him in Alberta, Canada. :)
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  2. Jeebus. That's a tearable ending to this story. So sorry for you family's loss! Cancelling the project and then destroying all associated research was nothing short of treason.
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  3. The best obscure reference I've seen today! :)
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  4.  @arturoeugster7228  did you just tell someone who worked on a top secret American flying wing that he is wrong about flying wings??
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  5. Great video! The Russians are crazy. Smart. 6:53 Anyone else getting some Firefox nostalgia vibes from that T-4, or is it just me? Cheers!
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  6. This.
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  7. They say there's another craft with a similar shape - the Black Manta that is supposed to be silent. Maybe that was it?
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  8. Congrats on your son's choice of career. He should defect to California just like the AVRO team did - you know, for old time's sake. :)
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  9.  @gseric4721  why wouldn't it be heading east from San Diego? Are you familiar with the area? Do you know what is east of San Diego? Nothing. Nothing for hundreds of miles until you hit Arizona. Which has a military base there basically in the middle of nowhere. Tell me again why his story makes no sense?
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  10. It lost so much money it almost bankrupted the company. Not really a success.
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  11. Nope. Out of sheer spite. Gov't funded, gov't property. Suck it up engineers - my house, my rules. So all of those brilliant minds in aerospace went to the US and Europe, never to return, and make $1 dollar for Canada. And who can blame them?
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  12. It was even in the X-files!
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  13. best comment here
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  14. God rest his soul. That team were true Canadian heroes.
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  15.  @winternow2242  which some did go to other countries. But the US made Canada sign a deal that said it would not export the Arrow. Why do that if it's just another average warplane?
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  16. They have a D-21 on display at the Air Force museum in Riverside, CA, along with an SR-71 and lots of other cool stuff including all of the classic MiG's. The D-21 is not that large IIRC. Cheers!
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  17. Anyone else seeing parallels to this and the 48 Tucker Tornado?
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  18.  @ericb.4914  Such as?
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  19. Yeah, your Youtube video on the 747 programs is much better!
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  20. Agreed. Your Youtube video on the 747x is much better!
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  21. That's a safe bet.
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  22. Yeah, your YouTube videos on the subject are far superior.
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  23. Someone close to the project says it's true, but why would they reveal it? Probably just get cut up for scrap again. The CIA was going to do the same thing to Airwolf....
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  24. What a cool jet! I'm fortunate enough to have a YF-23 on display in my town, so I think I'll have to go over and see it in person soon.
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  25. what about sending most of its submarines to West Edmonton Mall?
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  26. How do these scumbags continually get elected since the 1950's? Do they elect themselves?
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  27. Yeah, your YouTube video about the project was far more detailed. With better graphics, too!
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  28.  @mahatmarandy5977  it's all good, friend. I suppose my pet peeve is that there are so many people in this world willing to judge a creation sub par rather than create one themselves - especially on the internet. I appreciate your perspective and response. Cheers!
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  29. aaaaaaannnd you're the guy he was talking about in the video.
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  30. Yep. It was like another Operation Paperclip but from a NATO ally. :(
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  31. sounds like the American engineers knew of the program shutdown before the Canadian ones did. I wonder how that happened?
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  32. A career politician that isn't a gutless scumbag is a rare breed, indeed.
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  33. Yeah, your YouTube video on the Avro Arrow is far more accurate.
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  34. Ironically, that may come true. Have you seen the Terminator?
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  35. truth. All career politicians are self serving scumbags, but it hits harder when Canada has that 'helpful, nicer person' reputation.
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  36.  @FoundAndExplained  any psycho nation willing to use nukes deserves 😆to be nuked!
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  37. what is the definition of antimatter? It doesn't matter. 🤣
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  38. I thought Bill and Ted said that?
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  39. So, basically, just overcome our inherent instincts of tribalism? Seems simple enough...
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  40. so it was sabotage by the US government, and treason by the Canadian government.
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  41. Price per mission - the cost of specialized technicians, maintenance and parts. Not every flight is of top priority. They only fly when necessary - for everything else, there's U2's. We had space shuttles for 30 years, and they didn't go up every weekend lol
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  42. I'm happy you found. And explained. 😊
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  43. Doubt that would have been feasible back in the day.
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  44. How's that working out for you?
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  45. My guess is that because the SR-91 and the Black Manta have such unconventional propulsion, they have not been made public - no matter how expensive, useless, or unneeded these platforms are. One the tech is out in the open, all bets are off. Just because we don't seem to use the tech much right now, doesn't mean we won't need it later, or that we want other governments to have it.
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  46. good analogy, but was trading Gretzky ever really a good idea? How many Stanley Cups since then?
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  47. Well then, why don't you put our your OWN video regarding the Avro Arrow? And you'd better not make any mistakes genius, because the internet is full of smug, picayune, caviling egoists marinating in their own self-importance just waiting for you to make any type of error, so they can make a supercilious comment on your laborious creative endeavor - all to show how intelligent they think they are. But, of course you won't, since you're lazy, and don't actually contribute much to society besides pithy comments, because creation takes imagination, and destruction just takes negativity.
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  48. Operation Paperclip II !!
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  49. Pretty sure it was probably 1.5kt, but still, hope they don't miss...
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  50. how much did the replacement defense cost?
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