The Argus was designated CP-107, not CP-103.
And ITTL it was designated CP-103 to coincide with the P-3.
On that basis the Canadian Phantom II should be the CF-110 Spectre to coincide with the F-110 Spectre.
I thought "Canadian Aardvarks!" the first time I read CF-111.
On that basis the Canadian Phantom II should be the CF-110 Spectre to coincide with the F-110 Spectre.
I thought "Canadian Aardvarks!" the first time I read CF-111.
Though if you still go with the Starfigher and maintain defence spending at 3.5 to 4% of GNP the Aardvark might be affordable. That is buy 200-240 F-111s in place of the 135 Freedom Fighters. That would be enough to equip 8 squadrons plus second-line units and attrition replacement.
Or if the RCAF remains committed to the nuclear strike mission, they might see the F111 as a replacement for the CF104. They also would have been potent conventional strike air craft. IIRC IOTL the USAF only based two wings of F111's in Europe, and a Canadian wing of F111's would have been a significant boost to NATO.
I thought "Canadian Aardvarks!" the first time I read CF-111.
Operating both C-141 and Boeing 707 needlessly clutters maintenance and training. If you hang refuelling pods under the wings, a C-141 can fly 3 missions: transport, cargo and refuelling. C-141 could also replace C-130s in the para-drop role. C-141s could haul more cargo to CFS Alert during Boxtop Operations. The biggest problem would be jet engines ingesting dust and gravel while landing at Alert.
The primary role for 707s was flying replacement pongos to our far-flung colony on Germany.
And I say again that Labrador helicopters should be replaced by Sikorsky S-61 R (ramp) to combine the logistics and training tails with the Sea King fleet.
Cessna 172 is a decent basic trainer, but it lacks the aerobatic capability of a Beechcraft Musketeer or Grob. Mind you, Musketeers were not the best aerobatic aeroplanes, requiring extensive development of a ventral fin before they could do spin training. Even so, the Canadian Air Force lost a Musketeer after a pilot used an "unconventional stall entry maneuver" that resulted in an unrecoverable spin.
As for your choice of DHC-7 ... the choice is time-sensitive because only a few Dash-7s were made before they were supplanted by Dash-8s which are still made today.
(I feel like despicable heretic for saying this but)
Would it not make more sense to cut the Arrow (say very early on a help develop/license the F4, maybe with Iroquois engine ?)
Would a fleet with just C115 and 141s not save cash ? (do you need the 130s or 137 ? apart from maybe a VIP airliner or 2, alternatively just fly air Canada ?)