The Avro Arrow was Canada’s broken dream and it could have been one of Canada’s greatest aeronautical achievements. The cancelation of the Avro Arrow was a huge mistake that set Canada’s aviation industry back, which resulted in a Brain Drain to USA and was an act of Canada bowing to USA pressure. The Avro Arrow, an advanced, supersonic, twin-engine, all-weather interceptor jet aircraft developed by A.V. Roe of Canada in 1949, could have been many things. It might have become the fastest plane in
Avro Arrow In the study of Canadian military history the Avro Arrow has become a buzzword found on the lips of all technological, political and even airforce enthusiast. At the risk of seeming unoriginal in topic selection, this critique reviews the fascinating biography, Fall of an Arrow, by Murray Peden. Peden's historical biography accurately covers a variety of aspects of the A. V. Row Arrow, from specifics in military capability, to competing technological and political/economic significance
the western world began receiving threats on a nuclear attack against Canada from the Soviet Union. The only defense that Canada held against this deadly attack was the CF-100, or the Canuck. That is until 1954 when the Avro aerospace industry built the CF-105, or the Avro Arrow, one of the most notorious inventions in Canadian history. The Avro Arrow was said to be 'way ahead of its time'. The technology used in the Avro Arrow was not cheap. It cost approximately 12.5 million dollars to construct
the event that caused this day to be known in Canada as “Black Friday” took place: the cancellation of the Avro Arrow project. This incident stung the pride of Canadians and was a major turning point in Canadian history. But the question that remains today is: Why did Prime Minister Diefenbaker scrap the Arrow project? John Diefenbaker: An Appointment with Destiny by Arthur Slade, CF105 Avro C- 105 Arrow: Cabinet Decisions, and The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow programme : decisions and determinants by Russell
The Avro arrow should have been cancelled. It has taken on a mystic and unrealistic aura over the years, with people believing it could have changed our military and technological future. That is a pipe dream. Its reputation has outgrown its reality. It encountered a variety of problems stopping it from coming into commission. It’s production and development experienced a massive amount of obstacles and costs soon went through the roof. Prime Minister Diefenbaker was under pressure from the US to
an agreement called the North American Air Defence was signed. This agreement between Canada and the United States ensured that the two nations would defend and fight for each other if under attack. The NORAD headquarters, located in Colorado, was initially created in 1948, but it was not until 1951, when it was successfully re-established. The headquarters would not only protect the US, but also protected Canada by using the Distant Early Warning system. The “DEW line” consisted of stations with