The Avro Cf 105 Arrow

Author : T. F. J. Leversedge
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1550462938

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The Arrow by T. F. J. Leversedge Pdf

Boston Mills is delighted to publish, in one volume, a copy of the original Avro Arrow Pilot Operating Instructions manual and the previously unpublished RCAF Testing/Basing Plans. The special edition includes CD ROM with 22-minute Avro Story video, CF-100 and other video clips, slide show with over 350 Canadian aviation and Arrow-era photos, 100 heritage black and white photos photos dating to 1902, Arrow screensavers, plus Windows 98 media player.

Author : Arrowheads
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114671063

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Avro Arrow by Arrowheads Pdf

The illustrated memoir of the most advanced fighter jet of the 1950s. At its creation in the mid-1950s, the Avro Arrow was a fighter jet without equal. This Cold War aircraft was twenty years ahead of its time. Unfortunately, political realities resulted in the complete termination of the Arrow project. Cancellation of the Arrow called for the destruction of all photos, drawings, models, specifications and tooling. Even the aircraft themselves were disassembled and destroyed. Avro Arrow is a fascinating historical record with an extensive collection of rare and highly prized photos, drawings and diagrams. Using two hundred images, the book traces the story of the Arrow from its inception to roll out and flight test, including advanced proposals for the development of future version. Primary sources include: Taped interviews, test pilots' firsthand impressions, Avro officials and many plant personnel Surviving company records Declassified government documents. Diagrams offer stunning details such as the North American strategic defense zones and interception tactics proposed for bomber attacks. This book concentrates solely on the vision, design and technical excellence of the airplane itself rather than the politics of its demise.

Author : Fred Smye
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1500545996

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Canadian Aviation and the Avro Arrow by Fred Smye Pdf

With its first flight in 1958, the Avro Aircraft CF-105 Arrow appeared to be Canada's greatest aeronautical achievement. As the world's fastest and most advanced aircraft at that time, the Arrow, flying at twice the speed of sound over the Canadian north, was to attack Soviet bombers with air-to-air nuclear missiles. Also during the mid-1950's, the Royal Canadian Air Force, with its 27 fighter jet squadrons assigned to NATO and NORAD, was respected as one of the great air forces in the western alliance. But Canada quickly tumbled from this threshold of aeronautical leadership with the sudden cancellation and destruction of the Arrow. Fred Smye was in on the genesis of Canada's post WW II air power and describes the decade of innovation and growth in the nation's extraordinary aviation industry that once enabled a unique and independent air defence strategy. Smye also reveals the misinformation, misjudgments, flawed economics and political machinations that forced him to give the orders to cut up the existing Arrows when the Diefenbaker government cancelled the program on February 20, 1959. That "Black Friday" devastated Canada's aviation industry, throwing tens of thousands of workers out of highly skilled jobs and forcing an exodus of scientists and engineers to the U.S. and Britain. Canada subsequently surrendered its independent air defence strategy and came to rely on the U.S. for aviation industry sub-contracts and a meager supply of obsolete military aircraft for a diminished air force.

Author : Nigel Pearce
Publisher : United P.C. Verlag
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3854388810

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The Avro Cf-105 Arrow by Nigel Pearce Pdf

The AVRO ARROW was without doubt one of the greatest ever designs for an aircraft to leave the drawing board and the ground. Fast, manoeuvreable, highly advanced, and deadly with a long future, this superb aeroplane was killed by the whims of short sighted politicians.The result was not just the death of this aeroplane but an entire countries aerospace industry, which has never risen again. It was indeed A "BLACK FRIDAY" for Canada.

Author : Palmiro Campagna
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459753181

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The Avro Arrow by Palmiro Campagna Pdf

“No one has done more than Palmiro Campagna to document the story of Canada’s extraordinary Avro Arrow ... This latest work sheds new light on the Arrow’s fascinating saga.” — ANDREW CHAIKIN, author of A Man on the Moon An expanded edition of the bestselling book, including newly discovered American records that shed further light on the disastrous cancellation of the Avro Arrow. The controversial cancellation of the Avro Arrow — an extraordinary achievement of Canadian military aviation — continues to inspire debate today. When the program was scrapped in 1959, all completed aircraft and those awaiting assembly were destroyed, along with tooling and technical information. Was abandoning the program the right decision? Did Canada lose more than it gained? Brimming with information to fill the gaps in the Arrow’s troubled history, this new edition also brings to light recently discovered documents that answer whether the United States government wished Canada to continue the development of what was considered the world’s most advanced interceptor aircraft.

Author : Chris Gainor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Avro Arrow (Jet fighter plane)
ISBN : 1894864689

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Who Killed the Avro Arrow? by Chris Gainor Pdf

A fascinating examination of the international politics, pressures and personalities behind one of the most controversial decisions in Canadian history, the mothballing of the incredibly sophisticated jet fighter, the Avro Arrow.

Author : T. F. J. Leversedge
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 1550463101

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The Arrow by T. F. J. Leversedge Pdf

Boston Mills is delighted to publish, in one volume, a copy of the original Avro Arrow Pilot Operating Instructions manual and the previously unpublished RCAF Testing/Basing Plans. The special edition includes CD ROM with 22-minute Avro Story video, CF-100 and other video clips, slide show with over 350 Canadian aviation and Arrow-era photos, 100 heritage black and white photos photos dating to 1902, Arrow screensavers, plus Windows 98 media player.

Author : Palmiro Campagna
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1770705457

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Storms of Controversy by Palmiro Campagna Pdf

The development of the Avro Arrow was a remarkable Canadian achievement. Its mysterious cancellation in February 1959 prompted questions that have long gone unanswered. What role did the Central Intelligence Agency play in the scrapping of the project? Who in Canada’s government was involved in that decision? What, if anything, did Canada get in return? Who ordered the blowtorching of all the prototypes? And did Arrow technology find its way into the American Stealth fighter/bomber program? When Storms of Controversy was first published in 1992, its answers to these questions sent a shock wave across the country. Using never-before-released documents, the book exploded the myth that design flaws, cost overruns, or obsolescence had triggered the demise of the Arrow. Now, in this fully revised fourth edition, complete with two new appendices, the bestselling book brings readers up-to-date on the CF-105 Arrow, the most innovative, sophisticated aircraft the world had seen by the end of the 1950s.

Author : Marc-André Valiquette
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Avro Arrow (Jet fighter plane)
ISBN : 2981155210

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Destruction of a Dream by Marc-André Valiquette Pdf

More than 50 years after its demise, the CF-105 Arrow still evokes mixed emotions. Not only the Arrow, but all of Avro Canada's postwar projects were significant undertakings for this country's aircraft industry. Avro Canada and Orenda Engines were really "the" companies to work for during the period of 1945 to 1959. Unfortunately, a few of these projects would never be realized. This series tells the story of the Malton plant, from its birth in 1938 to its demolition in 2003. The first volume recounts the rise of the company, from its birth as National Steel Car up to the manufacturing of the CF-105 Arrow. Second World War achievements, post-war adaptation, Jetliner, CF-100 and the start of the CF-105 project are some of the subjects covered. The second volume is dedicated to the Arrow, from its rollout up to the RCAF Bomarc missile acquisition. The third volume deals with the final weeks of the Arrow project until its cancellation on February 20th 1959. The fourth and final volume discusses the project cancellation, the destruction of aircraft, engines and materials, post-Arrow projects, "Avroites" reunions and work at the Malton and Orenda plants until the Malton plant's demolition in 2003.

Author : Randall Whitcomb
Publisher : St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : 1551250829

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Avro Aircraft & Cold War Aviation by Randall Whitcomb Pdf

This book is definitely not another rehash of old Avro Arrow material! It covers the entire history of Avro Canada, includes much about Avro in Britain and about advanced aviation progress in the United States. Its sub-plots involve the aerospace race of the 20th century set in global political aspects. The reader will discover the exciting advances in aviation over the last century and be able to assess the impact of the Avro story as a result. Statistical comparisons of Avro's products to the benchmark products of the American competition provide the most shocking evidence of how advanced the Avro actually was. Examines the C-102, CF-100 and the CF-105 Arrow interceptor through exceptionally detailed technical and aerodynamic discussions, and the political and economic factors at work in the demise of the Arrow. Most particularly the author focuses on the staggering front-line achievements of the A.V. Roe Company, later Avro Canada Ltd. His own stunning artwork illustrates the book.

Author : Lawrence Miller
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459415270

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The Avro Arrow by Lawrence Miller Pdf

When it first flew in 1957, the Avro Arrow was the world's best supersonic combat aircraft. It was the proudest achievement of the engineers and designers in Canada's world-leading aircraft industry. They had already succeeded in building the worlds first passenger jet. This book tells the story of building, testing, and flying the Arrow. It explores the reasons why the Diefenbaker Conservative government of the day cancelled the contract to build these planes — and then ordered the six already finished airplanes cut up and destroyed.

Author : Lawrence Miller
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781552778951

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The Avro Arrow: A Picture History by Lawrence Miller Pdf

Dramatic images tell the story of the creation -- and destruction -- of the best aircraft in the world.

Author : Marc-André Valiquette
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : 2981155229

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Destruction of a Dream by Marc-André Valiquette Pdf

Author : Murray Peden
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781554881604

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Fall of an Arrow by Murray Peden Pdf

On February 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker announced to the House of Commons the cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow. Its development costs to that time were $340 million. The Arrow was to be the world’s unsurpassed interceptor aircraft. Yet within two months of the Prime Minister’s announcement, six completed aircraft were dismantled and all papers and documents associated with the project were destroyed. Here is the history and development of the Arrow - the plane that would make Canada the leader in supersonic flight technology. The Arrow was designed to fly at twice the speed of sound and carry the most advanced missile weapons system. Here are the stories of the men and women who were in the vanguard of the new technology - who had come from England, Poland, and the United States to make aviation history.

Author : Daniel Wyatt
Publisher : Mushroom Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781843197348

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The Last Flight of the Arrow by Daniel Wyatt Pdf

February 20, 1959, the Canadian prime minister stood before the House of Commons to announce that his government had decided to cancel the CF-105 Avro Arrow supersonic fighter-interceptor program. What were the reasons... the REAL reasons? Were the Americans involved? In this tale of intrigue, the Russians plan an air strike on North America. Canadian and American Intelligence get wind of it through secret channels. The Canadians pretend to terminate the Arrow and then - with the help of the Americans - deploy the machine for what it was designed for. It's mission: catch the Russians with evidence of its strike force. While the public mourns the death of the supersonic fighter, the Arrow blasts its way across the Pacific on a vital, long-range, photo-recon mission to save the Free World and avert World War III. Behind the controls is a hand-picked Royal Canadian Air Force pilot. Target - Siberia.