McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

Phil, e-mail, 25.09.2009 04:23 Any of you guys old F-101 engine mechanics? I need to pull engines off our last F-101 and want to know why the T.O. says the aircraft must be on jacks? No reason given in the T.O. I'm working at the Boneyard in Tucson. reply

R Saretsky, e-mail, 22.06.2009 03:21 on behalf of Giordano Bruno I hereby grant the Bulgarian KBG master stalker award to Mr. Fortier for his dogged 18 months of letter writing to the Calgry Herald about me... Giordano Bruno says: Barry, your smears appear on every review that's less than five stars for this book! Is there any evidence available that you've read even the books you stamp with your imprimatur, let alone any books that might challenge your ideology? Go away, Barry. Your reply to Giordano Bruno's post: To insert a product link use the format: [[ASIN:ASIN product-title]] (What's this?) Guidelines Reply to this post Permalink Report abuse 0 of 2 people think this post adds to the discussion. Do you? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In reply to an earlier post on Mar 10, 2008 9:48 PM PDT Barry Fortier says: When you actually start using your own name, perhaps you might be taken seriously. But then in light of your poor efforts at reviews, probably not. Your reply to Barry Fortier's post: reply

Barry Fortier, e-mail, 21.06.2009 05:43 Reg, you demonstrate time and time again, that you are an idiot. You were the one to introduce the first reference to the Arrow on this Voodoo page.... Why did you introduce the Arrow, and lie about its performance?? Because that is what you do. And the reference to Thiefenbaker has been on his memorial page for a long time now, and I stand by it. Lied about his record as a lawyer?? Claimed to never have lost a client to the noose... Lost about half. Sold out his own allies to his enemies?? Claimed to be pro-life, but hated Catholics too much to work with them. And why don't you keep your comments on aircraft, instead of lunatic attacks on your betters?? Because thats what you do. reply

Ken Swick, e-mail, 03.06.2009 16:45 I grew up (and still live) 1 mile from Ellington AFB (now Ellington Field) Houston, Texas. I have had a passion for flying since childhood. On Saturday mornings I would ride my bike down the RR tracks to Ellington and sit at the end of runway 17L. I would sit for hours watching the various planes. My favorite, even to this day, has been the beautiful F-101. Big and powerful. I loved to listen to the "howl" as it came in on final. I remember playing outside and hearing the sonic boom as the 101's headed toward the Gulf of Mexico. I have aircraft models hanging from the ceiling at the dealership where I work. Over my workstation hangs the F-101B of the 147th ANG Ellington AFB. On the upper fuselage is the '78 William Tell champion marking. What a great plane. I count myself lucky to live here and watch all of the "only's" based at Ellington: the last RB57, the Collings Foundation F4, the Aero Spacelines Super Guppy, the last Boeing 707 Vomit Comet (retired now as a gate guard), NASA's T38's, etc. My flying partner and I now fly a Vietnam veteran Cessna O2 out of Ellington. On every final my mind sees a young boy sitting on his bike watching the wonder of flight pass over him. reply

Danny Turkitch, e-mail, 15.05.2009 08:34 The CF 101 B was truely a great aircraft. I retired when they retired the CF 101 B. I was a Weapons tech. I was a "B man" on the loading crew(I am the one who actually loaded, armed the weapons, lock wired the cockpit switches, maintained jetison rockets,refueled,started,towed & serviced the aircraft weapons system). I worked up North with NORAD in the Canadian Air Force. The Voodoo 101 B was a most sterdy reliable work horse that got the job done every time! A big bang for the buck! I worked on other aircraft but the 101 was the best! reply

R saretsky, e-mail, 25.04.2009 04:23 BTW, Chief Diefenbaker wants to know why Barry fortier is raving on about the Avro arrow- on the MD101 Voodoo page... reply

R saretsky, e-mail, 25.04.2009 02:09 • Der chief says to say hello, barry Fortier! • • www.ggower.com /dief /feedback2.shtml psoted by: • From: Barry Fortier (Calgary, Alberta) He was a pompous and untrustworthy idiot, who lied about his record as a lawyer, and sold out his allies to his enemies, if he happened to dislike he allies enough (on ANY issue). He should have his own web page, but only so people can express their contempt for a louse who should have been spat on by any decent human being. reply

Jock Williams Yogi 13, e-mail, 21.04.2009 16:03 I was never assigned to the Voodoo -but I "scrounged" maybe 50 hrs in it over the years -and was always impressed. Of course, as a "104 pilot" I pitied the Voodoo pukes verbally -but in reality the "Maytag" was a magnificent aircraft. It served Canada extremely well for 2 decades or more -my favourite squadron 414 operated the last one -the dreaded "Electric Voodoo" which we hand-painted black and which had jammer capabilities that would water your eyes. Horrified at the results of our hand painting the professionals re-did it -and it looked magnificent for its last year or so. There were only 3 or 4 pilots -Dennis Watson, Larry Martin, Pete Argue and Dave O'Blenis -and they considered themselves blessed to have at it! If you haven't felt the blast of two simultaneous "hard burner lights" you do not understand why the Voodoo drivers were so turned on. Also -say what you will -having a skilled navigator in the back seat was a tremendous advantage over the contemporary single seaters. Jock Williams Yogi 13 reply

Reg S, e-mail, 03.04.2009 01:12 Yawwwwn Baryy, kindly switch off the 'multi personalities' you have trolling this site..- your 'various personas' outnumber us all.... Hypersonic is Mach five & over. Dude , you are rather a bore. Given that the address on your Blogsite is is in one of Calgary's subsidised housing projects, isn't 'one of the Barry's, at least ,' a little ashamed to be wasting the webmaster's mine, & all reader's hard earned tax dollars?? YAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN. reply

Barry Fortier, e-mail, 30.03.2009 06:29 With apologies to the webmaster, one more short comment. ***** BTW- hypersonic is OVER mach 5. ***** By Barry Fortier - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) Interesting little book, in the very readable style the author is know for. By its nature (dealing with beyond top-secret), not all sources can be named, but it is a VERY good read. Also love the little planform view of the CF-105 Avro Arrow, as an example of a design for a well over Mach 3 hypersonic machine.... Gee, maybe that would be why I referred to hypersonic as 'well over mach 3'. reply

Barry Fortier, e-mail, 30.03.2009 05:59 The lack of respect you show for this site and it's owner(s) is amazing. This isn't really the place for your efforts, and you really do need to get a life, as well as information, an ability to argue, etc. Answering you is a waste of time, but ignoring you is not an alternative either. ***************** ">>>but it has come to light that the erstwhile first flight (a straightline "hop" down the runway), was not a flight after all, but merely the result of Comet G-5-1 hitting a bump on the runway during a taxi trial. Fortunately, the pilot did not lose control of his machine, and no damage was done to the valuable prototype. Unfortunately, the "bump" on the runway turned out to be Skippy, a local tree squirrel, and favourite of the local children. Sadly, Skippy did not survive the impact, and only recently have the children been able to come forward with their sad story….." ***************** Maybe if you hadn't done a dishonest cut and paste… The actual comment: August 13, 1999. Recently discovered evidence reverses the commonly held view that the Canadian designed and built Avro Jetliner followed the British de Havilland Comet into the air. The presumed first flight of the Comet is usually given as being July 27, 1949 (as opposed to August 10th for the Jetliner), but it has come to light that the erstwhile first flight (a straightline "hop" down the runway), was not a flight after all, but merely the result of Comet G-5-1 hitting a bump on the runway during a taxi trial. Fortunately, the pilot did not lose control of his machine, and no damage was done to the valuable prototype. Unfortunately, the "bump" on the runway turned out to be Skippy, a local tree squirrel, and favourite of the local children. Sadly, Skippy did not survive the impact, and only recently have the children been able to come forward with their sad story. And now, in a slightly less serious vein, the Avro Canada Jetliner. Most people would recognize that as humour. You, lacking humour, would not. ********* Barry DUDE- never saw any of the Barrage of e- mails that you sent the Herald /CanWest . Hope this comforts you..***** Since no emails were sent to anyone regarding you, you would appear to be lying, or delusional. Or possibly both. ***************** The above excerpt explains why you aren't published- except on your uhhh-"site".BTW- hypersonic is OVER mach 5.********* Having a guest editorial, more or less an oversized letter to the editor printed, does not justify classifying yourself as "published". And since I have never commented on hypersonic in any area you have referred to, this last comment makes as much sense as the rest of your rambling. reply

Reg S, e-mail, 23.03.2009 04:29 From the Barry Fortier Website, unaltered. members.allstream.net /~geminimp /jetliner.html ">>>but it has come to light that the erstwhile first flight (a straightline "hop" down the runway), was not a flight after all, but merely the result of Comet G-5-1 hitting a bump on the runway during a taxi trial. Fortunately, the pilot did not lose control of his machine, and no damage was done to the valuable prototype. Unfortunately, the "bump" on the runway turned out to be Skippy, a local tree squirrel, and favourite of the local children. Sadly, Skippy did not survive the impact, and only recently have the children been able to come forward with their sad story….." Barry DUDE- never saw any of the Barrage of e- mails that you sent the Herald /CanWest . Hope this comforts you.. The above excerpt explains why you aren't published- except on your uhhh-"site".BTW- hypersonic is OVER mach 5. reply

Barry Fortier, e-mail, 21.03.2009 06:35 It would appear that Reg has decided that this is not a forum for aircraft, but a dumping ground for his hatred of anyone who dares to challenge him. So be it. 1.03.2009. Book reviews. Not debates. And not even for the same book. Rather odd, but reg, through and through. 2.03.2009. No, my website is not a blog, and you have gone to one page out of dozens... Anyone wanting accurate information about aircraft, and comparisons to the arrow, can go to my website. And from the homepage, go to pages that cover a large range of aircraft. But again, not a blog in sight. And your name was never on my site. And you (or anyone else) have not been emailed by me on the arrow or much else, for years now. I think I sent you 3 emails, after you degenerated into your usual name calling rants. (found one in my old email box, by the way.) As for your 'editorial', merely an overblown letter to the editor from someone unfit to write on the subject. That was shredded by doug H. 4.03.2009. The wik is garbage, for most subjects. Even one of its founders has pronounced it broken beyond repair. Mainly thanks to people like reg. And Zuk is NOT a prime example of arrow knowledge, not even an entry level player. You wouldn't be able to comment on range, as you don't know anything about mission profiles. And your fantasy world comments on the price of the Arrow.. perhaps is you quit trying to compare fly away costs with development and maintenance, you would come across as less foolish. You don't know enough about either machine, to comment on either cost. reply

r Saretsky, e-mail, 04.03.2009 00:50 Note: half the cost was assumed by Canada taking over Norad / Dew line maintenance costs on our territory. The cost per aircraft for the Arrow was the 650 million spent on the program to 1958,plus the two billion plus required from 1959 to 1964, divided by 169 ARROWS, OR FIFTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND PER PLANE, eleven millon three hundred thousand in unsunk cost. According to the RCAF historial website, also quoted by Insinger, the TWO YEAR OLD Voodos cost ONE MILLION, FIVE HINDRED NINETY ONE THOUSAND PER PLANE, half of which was payable by offset, ie, Canada Staffed & maintained the eleven Radar stations on Canadian soil, previously staffed by Americans. Even after amortising the 116 million spent on the BOMARC ( 846,715.00) per CF101, Canada was miles ahead. Great deal from a great ally. Thank you, USA! Insingers seminal work. scaa.usask.ca /gallery /arrow /thesis /thesis9.htm . reply

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