Avro CF-100 Canuck at Farnborough Airshow 1955

The CF-100 made headlines in the British newspapers when it became the first military jet aircraft produced outside Britain to perform at the Farnborough Air show in 1955. The aircraft was one of three Mk. IVBs that had been sent to England for evaluation at Boscombe Down Test Establishment.

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[jpatt1000]

When will someone restore one to fly?

[ArmandAllegro]

Fastest straight wing fighter ever!

[ovemunk]

The pilot was most certainly Janusz Zurakowski, probably one of the greatset pilots ever. He fought in Poland and later in RAF during ww2. Sfter the war he became test pilot first for Gloster and later for Canadian Avro. He invented the "Zurabatic Cartwheel" while flying Gloster Meteors, a maneuvre that has to be seen to be believed. :) (basically a double hammerhead stall, -vertical)

[Chuckjagermeister]

Maneuvered nicely for a jet of it's size.

[raynus1]

@ArmandAllegro: Nope. The Northrop F-89 Scorpion had a top speed of 635mph, to the CF-100's 550mph. The Scorpion had afterburners, while the Canuck did not. It could, however, exceed Mach one in a dive.

Still, it was an excellent design.

[GerbilEssences]

Wow, looked very cool for it's time.

[Love4SK]

awesome- unique looking fighter, my favorite cold war era jet. a real workhorse , 30 years of service.