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AVRO CF 105 Arrow

General information
Type Interceptor
National origin Canada
Manufacturer Avro Canada
Status Cancelled (20 February 1959)
Primary user Royal Canadian Air Force
Number built 5
History
Manufactured 1957–1959 (design work began in 1953)
First flight 25 March 1958

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Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Manufactured 1957–1959
(design work began in 1953) First flight 25 March 1958





The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft designed and built by Avro Canada. The CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at altitudes exceeding 50,000 feet (15,000 m) and was intended to serve as the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) primary interceptor into the 1960s and beyond. The Arrow was the culmination of a series of design studies begun in 1953 that examined improved versions of the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck. After considerable study, the RCAF selected a dramatically more powerful design, and serious development began in March 1955. The aircraft was intended to be built directly from the production line, skipping the traditional hand-built prototype phase. The first Arrow Mk. 1, RL-201, was rolled out to the public on 4 October 1957, the same day as the launch of Sputnik

Design and development

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One of the most famous aircraft in Canadian history, the CF-105 Arrow never made it into operational use with the Royal Canadian Air Force although it was flown by RCAF test pilots. The CF-105 Arrow was a supersonic all-weather two-seat interceptor designed and produced by Avro Aircraft Limited in Malton, Ontario.

Design and development

Background

Full size replica of the CF-105 Arrow at the Canadian Air and Space Museum, Toronto

In the post-Second World War period, the Soviet Union began developing a capable fleet of long-range bombers with the ability to deliver nuclear weapons across North America and Europe. The main threat was principally from high-speed, high-altitude bombing runs launched from the Soviet Union travelling over the Arctic against military bases and built-up industrial centres in Canada and the United States.To counter this threat, Western countries developed interceptors that could engage and destroy these bombers before they reached their targets.

A. V. Roe Canada Limited had been set up as a subsidiary of the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1945, initially handling repair and maintenance work for aircraft at the Malton, Ontario, Airport, today known as Toronto Pearson International Airport. The next year the company began the design of Canada's first jet fighter for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), the Avro CF-100 Canuck all-weather interceptor. The Canuck underwent a lengthy and troubled prototype stage before entering service seven years later in 1953. Nevertheless, it went on to become one of the most enduring aircraft of its class, serving in a variety of roles until 1981.
 

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Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Manufactured 1957–1959 (design work began in 1953)
First flight 25 March 1958

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        • Crew: 2
        • Length: 29 ft 5 in (8.97 m)
        • Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
        • Height: 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
        • Wing area: 330 sq ft (31 m2)
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        • Empty weight:  (22,244 kg)
        • Gross weight:(25,818 kg)
        • Max takeoff weight: (31,119 kg)
        • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J75-P-3 afterburning turbojet engines, 16,500 lbf (73 kN) thrust each dry, 23,500 lbf (105 kN) with afterburner
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    • Maximum speed: (1,307 mph, 2,104 km/h) at 50,000 ft (15,000 m) max. recorded speed (Mach 2+ potential)
    • Maximum speed: Mach 1.98
    • Cruise speed: 527 kn (606 mph, 976 km/h) / M0.91 at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
    • Combat range: 261 nmi (300 mi, 483 km) (combat radius)
    • Service ceiling:(16,000 m)
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The Arrow Mark 1 was the initial version powered by two Pratt & Whitney J75 turbojet engines that produced 23,500 pounds-force (105 kN) of thrust each. The Mk 1 was used for development and flight testing. Five were completed.

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Within two months of the project cancellation, all aircraft, engines, production tooling and technical data were ordered scrapped

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An attempt was made to provide the completed Arrows to the National Research Council of Canada as high-speed test aircraft.

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