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Avro Arrow CF-105 — Inside the Design of Canada’s Lost Supersonic Interceptor Avro Arrow CF-105 — Inside the Design of Canada’s Lost Supersonic Interceptor explores the bold engineering choices that made the Arrow one of the most advanced aircraft of its era. Designed in the 1950s to defend North American airspace from high-altitude Soviet bombers, the CF-105 featured a large delta wing optimized for supersonic flight, exceptional climb rates, and long-range interception. Its structure used cutt

The Arrow's maiden flight

Avro Arrow CF-105 — The Fighter Canada Built, Then Destroyed Avro Arrow CF-105: The Fighter Canada Built, Then Destroyed The Avro Arrow remains the greatest "ghost" in aviation history—a jet that was decades ahead of its time, only to be executed by its own government. In the late 1950s, while the rest of the world was still figuring out supersonic flight, Canadian engineers at Avro were rolling out a twin-engine monster capable of Mach 2 speeds and altitudes of 60,000 feet. It was the first pro

Avro Arrow