SinoSoldier
Colonel
If you want a real aviation tearjerker, read up on what the Diefenbaker government did to the Canadian Arrow project (arguably by far the most capable aircraft of the 1950s).
>>>>> MODERATOR INTRODUCTION <<<<<
This thread will be about the Avro Arrow interceptor, which was an advanced and very capable interceptor built in the late 1950s by Avro in Canada:
Here are some pictures:
Five aircraft were complete, the first four in flight testing and the fifth, with a new Canadian Iroquois Engine ready for flight when the program was abruptly cancelled and all aircraft, all drawings, all plans, and all tooling destroyed by the Canadian government.
The specifications for the aircraft, pictures and the stories of the first five aircraft, and the reasons for the cancellation can all be discussed here.
But, please do stay away from pure politics, and outlandish conspiracy theories.
Jeff Head
Super Moderator
>>>>> MODERATOR INTRODUCTION <<<<<
This thread will be about the Avro Arrow interceptor, which was an advanced and very capable interceptor built in the late 1950s by Avro in Canada:
Here are some pictures:
Five aircraft were complete, the first four in flight testing and the fifth, with a new Canadian Iroquois Engine ready for flight when the program was abruptly cancelled and all aircraft, all drawings, all plans, and all tooling destroyed by the Canadian government.
The specifications for the aircraft, pictures and the stories of the first five aircraft, and the reasons for the cancellation can all be discussed here.
But, please do stay away from pure politics, and outlandish conspiracy theories.
Jeff Head
Super Moderator
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