Key point: The legend of the Arrow did not die with its cancellation. In the early 1950s, the Canadian government began to solicit orders for a new high-speed interceptor. The explosion in jet ...
The Avro Canada CF-105 “Arrow” was one of the best Cold War fighters you probably never heard of. Was it the ace Canada never played against the Soviet Union? The airplane’s manufacturer raced onto ...
Summary and Key Points: The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a groundbreaking Canadian interceptor designed during the Cold War to combat Soviet bombers. -Capable of speeds above Mach 2 and altitudes over ...
Six decades after the supersonic Avro Arrow suddenly stopped flying, Canada is working hard to preserve what few pieces of it are left. The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow (known as the Arrow among its fans) ...
Canada may not be known for its jet fighters now, but in the 1950s it was working on an aircraft that many people say represented the state of the art – it was the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, better ...