The Avro Arrow could have been many things - the fastest plane in the world, defence against Soviet bombers, Canada's entry into the supersonic age. Instead, it became a $400-million pile of scrap ...

It was meant to make Canada a leader in military aviation and engineering. But the Avro Arrow program was dropped less than a year after its first flight. Here’s why.

It was March 25, 1958, and it was the first test flight of the Avro Arrow. Reportedly, the plane only used half of the runway, and test pilot Janusz Zurakowsi's only complaint was the cockpit didn ...

Enter the CF-105 Avro Arrow. The Arrow’s mission mirrored that of the later MiG-25 Foxbat; hunt and destroy high-flying Soviet bombers as they entered Canadian airspace.Initial testing indicated ...

Summary and Key Points: The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a groundbreaking Canadian interceptor designed during the Cold War to combat Soviet bombers. -Capable of speeds above Mach 2 and altitudes ...

Canada's Avro Arrow supersonic jet was suddenly canceled in 1959, a controversial decision that benefited NASA. How is Canada preserving the few pieces of the aircraft that remain?

The Avro Arrow, also known as the CF-105, had a lot resting on its wings. However, the dream turned into a nightmare when the program was canceled less than a year after the plane’s first flight ...

In 1997, the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) commissioned a TV miniseries about the plane titled “The Arrow” starring Dan Aykroyd as Crawford Gordon, president of Avro Canada. A full ...

An 87-year-old man from Powassan, Ont. is trying to keep the history of the Avro Arrow aircraft alive through photos he's collected and taken when he worked on the project.

For $12k Shipped, A 60% Scale Model of Canada’s Legendary Interceptor is Up for Grabs. The legend of the Avro CF-105 Arrow advanced interceptor, its ...

Perhaps the fact the Avro Arrow never got to shoot down a Russian bomber was the key factor that led to its romanticization with the Canadian public. It's to the point that nearly 60 years after ...