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| Canadian Air & Space Museum - Avro CF-105 Arrow
Bill Maloney 11/6/2009 |
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Length: 77 feet 9 inches
Wingspan: 50 feet, 0 inches
Height: 21 feet, 3 inches
Crew: 2
Weight: Empty 43,960 lbs Loaded - 62,400 lbs
Max Speed: 820 mph
Cruise Speed: 700 mph
Range: 1,310 miles
Service Ceiling: 75,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 3,010 gallons internally
Powerplant: Two Pratt & Whitney J75-P-3 turbojets 23,500 lbs thrust each with afterburner
Armament:
Eight Sparrow AIM II Air to Air missiles internally or
Four Air-2 Genie Air To Air nuclear tipped rockets
First Flight : 1958
Cost: $80,000,000 each for 5 airframes
This particular exhibit is a wonderful replica of the original Canadian Avro Arrow Interceptor. I have to say my photos don't do the Arrow justice. It is much more spectacular in person, and really looks best when it is outdoors and you can see the complete airplane without any obstructions.
An Avro Arrow Nose section and a pair of CF-105 wings survive at the Canada Aviation Museum. The Arrow was said to have been cancelled in favor of an American surface to air missile system, the Bomarc. A complete Bomarc Missile can also be found at the Canadian Aviation Museum.
The Pratt & Whitney J53-P-3 turbojets were meant to be interim engines until the Orenda Iroquois turbojets were completed for use in the Avro Arrow. An Orenda 11 turbojet engine survives at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario. One more Avro Arrow jet engine can be found at the Canada Aviation Museum
To learn more about the story of this controversial aircraft, the Discover Vancouver website has a page with a great deal of detail on the Avro CF-105 Arrow story.
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