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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0901.009

MANUFACTURER: Presco Products
MODEL: AVRO CANADA CF-105 ARROW
LOCATION: Bedford, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 9
Total Parts: 26
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 36.0 cm
Width: 31.0 cm
Height: 32.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Presco
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Bedford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1954-1959
Canada: Unknown
Function: DESIGNED TO PERFORM AS AN ALL-WEATHER INTERCEPTOR AIRCRAFT.
Technical: IN 1953 WORK WAS BEGUN AT A.V. ROE CANADA LTD. ON THE DESIGN OF A RADICALLY NEW SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT, INTENDED TO COUNTER DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERSONIC BOMBERS SUPPOSEDLY BEING DEVELOPED IN USSR. A TAILLESS HIGH DELTAWING CONFIGURATION WAS SELECTED: THE DELTA PROVIDED THE LIGHTEST WING FOR A LOW THICKNESS/CHORD RATIO * CONT'D
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Manufacturer's blue label reads: "CANADIAN PRATT & WHITNEY/ AIRCRAFT CO. LIMITED/ JULY 2 31958"/ Manufacturer's plate reads: "NEW PART NO.[ILLEGIBLE]/ OLD PART NO. [ILLEGIBLE]/ SERIAL NO. [ILLEGIBLE]/ TYPE [handwritten] 7-1662-583/ SPEC. NO. [ILLEGIBLE]/ ORDER NO. 7112-3/ PRESCO PRODUCTS [ILLEGIBLE] BEDFORD, OHIO"/ Red label reads: "RUBBER CURE/ 3-1958/ DATE-FUEL"
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unfinished
Decoration: N/A

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Presco Products, Compressor, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1967.0901, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.0901.009/

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