Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow
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The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a cutting-edge Canadian supersonic interceptor aircraft developed in the 1950s, renowned for its advanced design and controversial cancellation.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avro CF-105 Arrow | 2 |
| Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow canonical | 2 |
| Avro Arrow interceptor | 1 |
| Avro Canada Iroquois engine program | 1 |
| delta-wing CF-105 Arrow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5035696 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Context triple: [Avro, notableWork, Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow]
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A.
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck is a Canadian-designed, twin-engine, all-weather jet interceptor that served as a key component of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s air defense during the early Cold War.
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B.
Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter
The Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter is a Canadian-built variant of the Northrop F-5 light supersonic fighter aircraft, used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force for tactical support and training during the Cold War era.
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C.
Canadair CP-107 Argus
The Canadair CP-107 Argus was a Canadian-built long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Cold War.
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D.
Canadair Sabre
The Canadair Sabre was a Canadian-built, license-produced version of the famed F-86 Sabre jet fighter, widely used by NATO air forces during the early Cold War.
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E.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is a Canadian-built jet trainer and light attack aircraft, derived from the Lockheed T-33, that served as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s primary jet trainer for several decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Target entity description: The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a cutting-edge Canadian supersonic interceptor aircraft developed in the 1950s, renowned for its advanced design and controversial cancellation.
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A.
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck is a Canadian-designed, twin-engine, all-weather jet interceptor that served as a key component of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s air defense during the early Cold War.
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B.
Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter
The Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter is a Canadian-built variant of the Northrop F-5 light supersonic fighter aircraft, used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force for tactical support and training during the Cold War era.
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C.
Canadair CP-107 Argus
The Canadair CP-107 Argus was a Canadian-built long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Cold War.
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D.
Canadair Sabre
The Canadair Sabre was a Canadian-built, license-produced version of the famed F-86 Sabre jet fighter, widely used by NATO air forces during the early Cold War.
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E.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is a Canadian-built jet trainer and light attack aircraft, derived from the Lockheed T-33, that served as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s primary jet trainer for several decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interceptor aircraft
ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ prototype aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | aluminum alloy ⓘ |
| avionicsFeature |
advanced radar for long-range interception
ⓘ
integrated fire-control system ⓘ |
| canceledBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| cancellationConsequence |
loss of advanced Canadian aerospace capability
ⓘ
mass layoffs at Avro Canada ⓘ |
| cancellationReason | shifting defense priorities toward missiles and NORAD systems ⓘ |
| configuration |
delta-wing
ⓘ
twin-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPositions | pilot and weapons systems officer ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Avro Aircraft Limited
ⓘ
linked to:
Avro Ltd
James C. Floyd ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-altitude interception of Soviet bombers ⓘ |
| designedMaxSpeed | Mach 2+ at altitude ⓘ |
| designedRange | over 650 nautical miles ⓘ |
| designedServiceCeiling | over 50,000 ft ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1958-03-25 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation |
Malton Airport
ⓘ
Malton, Ontario ⓘ |
| height | 6.4 m ⓘ |
| intendedArmament |
air-to-air missiles
ⓘ
nuclear-tipped missiles (planned) ⓘ |
| introduced | 1958 ⓘ |
| legacy |
subject of ongoing political and historical controversy
ⓘ
symbol of Canadian technological achievement ⓘ |
| length | 23.7 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Avro Canada ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | around 32,000 kg ⓘ |
| museumRepresentation | full-scale replica at Canadian Air and Space Museum (later moved) ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Arrow ⓘ |
| numberBuilt |
1 incomplete airframe
ⓘ
5 flying prototypes ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ |
| plannedPowerplant | Orenda PS-13 Iroquois (Arrow Mk.2) ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Pratt & Whitney J75 (Arrow Mk.1)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pratt & Whitney J75
|
| programCancellationDate | 1959-02-20 ⓘ |
| prototypeDesignation |
RL-201
ⓘ
RL-202 ⓘ RL-203 ⓘ RL-204 ⓘ RL-205 ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Royal Canadian Air Force Air Defence Command
ⓘ
linked to:
RCAF Air Defence Command
|
| relatedProgram |
Avro Canada Iroquois engine program
ⓘ
linked to:
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow
|
| role | supersonic interceptor ⓘ |
| status | canceled project ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | no complete original airframes ⓘ |
| wingspan | 15.2 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Description of subject: The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a cutting-edge Canadian supersonic interceptor aircraft developed in the 1950s, renowned for its advanced design and controversial cancellation.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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