For various reasons, mostly due to high costs, the Federal Government cancelled the Avro Arrow program on February 20, 1959. Almost everything connected to the program was destroyed. Fortunately the forward fuselage of the first Mark 2 Arrow was saved and is on display at the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa. There are also some portions of the wings and control surfaces at the museum in Ottawa.
Although there was many talk about the Arrow being obsolete by the time it entered service, it would still be effective none the less. It was 25 years ahead of its time. Here is what the Arrow might have looked like as it progressed though the years.
During the begining phases of the CF-105 design it was decided that great data could be obtained from free flight models. It was estimated that 1/8th scale models would give correct information at low levels compared with aircraft at higher altitude's. At Point Petre, nine tests were made plus two others at Langley Field U.S.A. They were fired from a Nike rocket at an angle of 45 degress and achieved mach 1.7
The first four were crude models with an approximate representation of the CF-105. Seperation was made by drag as the rocket expanded its thrust after 3 seconds. The last seven more sophisticated and representitive models were fited with 16 channels of telemetry for specific stability tests.
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