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  1. The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrowwas a delta-wingedinterceptor aircraftdesigned and built by Avro Canada. The CF-105 held the promise of Mach2 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]

  2. Feb 7, 2006 · The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow (the Arrow) was a supersonic interceptor jet aircraft designed and built in the 1950s by A.V. Roe Canada (Avro). The Arrow was one of the most advanced aircraft of its era, helping to establish Canada as a world leader in scientific research and development.

  3. Feb 14, 2019 · Just about every Canadian knows the story of the Avro Arrow. The space-aged, twin-engine jet fighter, also known as the CF-105, was designed to fly higher and faster than anything the Soviets could throw at it.

  4. Sep 19, 2023 · The Diefenbaker government's 1959 decision to scrap the fabled Avro Arrow was significantly influenced by Canadian intelligence that pointed to a diminishing need for the costly aircraft in the...

  5. 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.

  6. Jul 8, 2024 · The Avro Arrow, also known as the CF-105, had a lot resting on its wings. Ad Feedback. However, the dream turned into a nightmare when the program was canceled less than a year after the plane’s ...

  7. 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.

  8. Feb 19, 2012 · Friday 20 February 1959 is known as "Black Friday" in Canada's aviation community. On that day, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker rose in the House of Commons and terminated the A.V. Roe Arrow, the world's most advanced military aircraft. Only a year earlier, the atmosphere was quite different.

  9. Sep 19, 2023 · The Diefenbaker government's 1959 decision to scrap the fabled Avro Arrow was significantly influenced by Canadian intelligence that pointed to a diminishing need for the costly aircraft in the...

  10. Sep 19, 2023 · The Diefenbaker government’s 1959 decision to scrap the fabled Avro Arrow was significantly influenced by Canadian intelligence that pointed to a diminishing need for the costly aircraft in the...

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