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The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft designed and built by Avro Canada. The CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at altitudes exceeding 50,000 feet (15,000 m) and was intended to serve as the Royal Canadian Air Force 's (RCAF) primary interceptor into the 1960s and beyond. [3]
Feb 7, 2006 · Learn about the Avro Arrow, a groundbreaking aircraft designed and built in Canada in the 1950s to defend against Soviet bombers. Discover how the program was cancelled by the Diefenbaker government, despite its success and popularity, and what it meant for Canada's aerospace industry.
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- It would have been one of the world’s best fighters. The CF-105 was designed as a twin-engine, long-range, high-wing delta, all-weather supersonic interceptor.
- It pioneered modern fly-by-wire technology. One of the key features which set the Arrow apart from other aircraft of the day was that it was the first production aircraft to be designed and flown with a flight control system known as fly-by-wire.
- It featured internal weapons storage. On the weapons front, the Arrow’s complement of AIM-4 Falcon missiles, were to be carried internally so as to reduce drag in flight.
- The Arrow would become Avro Canada’s most famous plane. From its inception in 1953, the first Arrow took to the air on March 25, 1958. While this was after a mere five years, more importantly, the Canadian arm of Avro had only come into existence in 1946 and had not yet developed a supersonic aircraft.
Jun 16, 2020 · On 4 October 1957, 14,000 people watched a large hangar on the outskirts of Toronto open to reveal a beautiful, large, white, delta-wing aircraft. The plane was the Avro Arrow interceptor.
Oct 8, 2020 · Conservators Anne-Stephanie Etienne and Tiffany Eng Moore painstakingly restore the Avro Arrow test model, removing mussels and debris that had gathered on the machine from decades at the...
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Feb 19, 2012 · Learn how the Avro Arrow, the world's most advanced military aircraft, was terminated by Prime Minister Diefenbaker in 1959. Explore the political, economic and historical implications of the cancellation and its impact on Canada's aviation industry.
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Sep 10, 2018 · The Arrow One, Canada's first supersonic fighter plane was finally ready to fly, after years of planning, work by thousands of people, $200 million and 17,000 blueprints.
