First Flight of the Avro Arrow

This clip brings tears to my eyes. What a great country this is.

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[kahlonjatt09]

I love Canada

[comx427]

raynus1

Go suck a dick and fuck off asshole!

Arrow or (future planned variants) never got the chance to fully prove itself.

[00Billy]

simple fact is we were going to have an aircraft which nobody would buy. We would have to float the program for ??? years and the Soviets weren't really worried about us...

So in reality if UK or USA didnt want it. Then we would spend the money and prove the weapon platform. Then they might buy it.... or more likely steal the concept and make their own.

What happened was a shame, but it ended the only way it could.

[Dreaded88]

Another beautiful aircraft, and a country's cpability sacrificed due to greed and corruption!

And this is comming from an American!

It was because of the machinations started by Lockheed Corp. giving monies to a British MP named: Duncan Sandys who killed off the Rotodyne,and started the process to kill off the TSR 2, and a whole bunch of other planes and missiles, who then handed a White Paper to Canadian Diffenbacher to kill off the CF-105 Avro Arrow!

CF-105, TSR-2, Rotodyne, BlueStreak: R.I.P.

[cdw100]

My grandfather also worked at av roe, when the plane was cancelled, he passed away shortly after that.

[777Sarahbelle]

It reminds me of the NASA space shuttle for some reason, and it definitely looks modern for a 50's jet. Beautiful.

[comx427]

@BKproductions11 FUCK YOU TOO ASSHOLE.

lol

[BKproductions11]

@comx427 FUCK YOU.

[BKproductions11]

my grandfather designed the cockpit on this juss saying :o

[raynus1]

@littleneddygoestowar: Unlike the MiG 25, the CF-105 did NOT use titanium in any of the leading edge surfaces. Small amounts of titanium were used in the engine bay areas, as well as for minor fixtures and fittings. It's fuselage was almost entirely made of aluminum alloy. The Iroquois engines did use extensive amounts of titanium, but never powered a flyable Arrow.

[littleneddygoestowar]

It was an incredible airplane, and if you believe it was cancelled because of lack of money you're a bit misinformed. The reason it was cancelled was because the plant was crawling with Soviet spies relaying every detail back to mother Russia. A few years later came the Foxbat, with several striking similarities, mainly the titanium alloy usage near leading-edge surfaces that had a tendency to heat up the higher speeds. It's a horrible end to such an aerodynamic piece of beautiful machinery.