ATribute to an Unbelievable Marvel : The Arrow

[XiNiX]

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The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft, designed and built by Avro Aircraft Limited (Canada) in Malton, Ontario, Canada, as the culmination of a design study that began in 1953. Considered to be both an advanced technical and aerodynamic achievement for the Canadian aviation industry, the CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at altitudes exceeding 50,000 ft (15,000 m), and was intended to serve as the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) primary interceptor in the 1960s and beyond.

Not long after the 1958 start of its flight test program, the development of the Arrow (including its Orenda Iroquois jet engines) was abruptly and controversially halted before the project review had taken place, sparking a long and bitter political debate.

The controversy engendered by the cancellation and subsequent destruction of the aircraft in production, remains a topic for debate among historians, political observers and industry pundits. "This action effectively put Avro out of business and its highly skilled engineering and production personnel scattered... The incident was a traumatic one... and to this day, many mourn the loss of the Arrow.

They Made :

• Mach 2.5
• Fly-By-Wire
• Delta Design

Wayback in 1959 !!!

Watch One Of the Best Praised Documentaries ::



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[Bill_Maher]

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If only the Avro program had not been shut down and had the government agency responsible for overseeing it stuck to their guns, imagine where it would be today..... In hindsight probably nowhere considering the shitty and not so shitty military acquisitions that have been made over the years

Used Victoria class diesel electric subs from the Royal Navy, none of which are in working condition.
F-35's (still remains to be seen)
CF-18's (One of the few good decisions)

But by far the biggest blunder has definitely been the cancellation of the Avro program.