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Did You Know

The average age of a commercial aircraft
The lifespan of an airliner is not truly measured in time.
Instead, it is counted based on pressurization cycles.

Each time an aircraft is pressurized during a flight its
fuselage is subjected to stress. The “lifespan” of an
aircraft is reached when there are certain metal fatigues
and cracks which may pose danger. The “service life of
20 years” is generally expressed by approximate figures
of 51,000 flight hours and 75,000 pressurization cycles
for most aircraft. If an aircraft is used on long haul
routes it experiences relatively few pressurization cycles

WE NEED YOUR HELP! in its “life” and can remain airworthy far beyond 20
years.
Perhaps you have seen on the news or witnessed
with your own eyes that our CF-100 Canuck is
Only 5% of the world’s population have ever been on
worse for wear. It has been on display outdoors in
an airplane
Calgary, first at the planetarium and then at the
Museum, since 1973 and the metals a CF-100 is Though the aviation sector is growing rapidly, according
constructed of would corrode from the inside out to the statistics only 5% of the world’s population has
over time even if it was kept indoors. It is time for ever flown on an airplane. Many people, especially from
a full restoration process, and that's where we the underdeveloped regions, have never ever been in an
need your help. It is an expensive project and we aircraft and it is not likely that they will have an
are hoping to raise the full amount before the end opportunity to fly in all of their lives. However, at the
of the year. This is not a small undertaking, so same time a small minority of the world’s population fly
we'd really appreciate your help to spread the very regularly.
word.

The CF-100 is a very important piece of Canadian
aviation history. It is the only Canadian-designed
fighter aircraft to go into mass production. It was
the first straight-winged jet aircraft in the world to
achieve controlled supersonic flight. This exact
CF-100 has been in Alberta for the past 63 years
being stationed at Cold Lake, Calgary, and
Lethbridge. It has been a beloved Calgary
landmark for 45 years and we want to do our best
to have this aircraft last for future generations.