Avro Arrow

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf jet interceptor aircraft
gptkbp:armament air-to-air missiles
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:engineType twin turbojet
gptkbp:firstFlight 1958-03-25
gptkbp:height 6.04 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Avro Arrow
gptkbp:length 23.71 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Avro_Canada
gptkbp:maximumSpeed Mach 2
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Avro_Arrow_(1997_TV_miniseries)
gptkbp:museumDisplay gptkb:Canada_Aviation_and_Space_Museum_(replica)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Arrow
gptkbp:notableFor advanced aerodynamics
controversial cancellation
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:James_C._Floyd
gptkbp:numberBuilt 6
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:CF-105_Arrow
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Avro_CF-100_Canuck
gptkbp:projectCancelled 1959-02-20
gptkbp:projectCost over $250 million (1950s CAD)
gptkbp:relatedEvent Canadian aerospace industry layoffs
brain drain to the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:NATO
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:CF-101_Voodoo
gptkb:Bomarc_missile
gptkb:Diefenbaker_government
gptkb:Orenda_Iroquois_engine
gptkb:Avro_Canada
NORAD
delta wing design
supersonic flight
Canadian aviation history
Canadian technological innovation
Project cancellation controversy
gptkbp:role interceptor
gptkbp:status cancelled
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:testPiloted gptkb:Janusz_Żurakowski
gptkb:Wladyslaw_“Spud”_Potocki
gptkbp:wingspan 15.24 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Musée_de_l'aviation_et_de_l'espace_du_Canada
gptkb:Canada_Aviation_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:Malton,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkb:James_A._Chamberlin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6