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{{:Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow/info}} | |||
The '''Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow''' often known as the '''Avro Arrow''' was an interceptor built by Avro Canada. It was intended to reach Mach 2 at altitudes above 50,000 ft. | |||
Recent views of videos of the | Design studies begun in 1953 and the first prototype rolled out 4 October 1957. Flight testing begun on 25 March 1958 and acceptance testing for the Royal Canadian Air Force was planned for early 1959. Sparking huge political controversy the Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker, halted the development of the Arrow (and its Iroquois engines) on 20 February 1959 and two months later the destruction of plans, tooling, production lines and airframes was ordered. | ||
== Review == | |||
Recent views of videos of the Avro Arrow, notably a film and a documentary, interested me in trying out the Arrow in Flight Gear. I vaguely remember the file in the aircraft list and decided to try it out. | |||
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The radar altimeter is a welcome addition, but the altimeter does not work, there is a large ASI and a VSI that works, and that was sufficient to fly around, get lost, find a runway and make a few low passes before landing in a large field and rolling for an interminable amount of time before stopping. | The radar altimeter is a welcome addition, but the altimeter does not work, there is a large ASI and a VSI that works, and that was sufficient to fly around, get lost, find a runway and make a few low passes before landing in a large field and rolling for an interminable amount of time before stopping. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery mode="nolines" widths=300px heights=300px> | |||
The Arrow on the tarmac.png | The Arrow on the tarmac | |||
The Arrow in a right bank.png | The Arrow in flight | |||
Landing in a rough field.png | Landing in a rough field | |||
</gallery> | |||