General Information

Serial #

25206

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM & FIBRE GLASS, DURALUMIN, CLAMSHELL DOORS - CANOPY

Dimensions

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

Length

875.0 cm

Width

298.0 cm

Height

240.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Avro

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Malton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1958-FEBRUARY 20, 1959

Canada

IN FOUR YEARS CANADIAN ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, & DESIGN CREATED THE AVRO ARROW, CANADA'S FIRST SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT. IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING ADVANCED CANADIAN TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT, THUS A SOURCE OF CANADIAN PRIDE AND A BENCHMARK OF CANADIAN ABILITY.

Function

AIRCRAFT DESIGNED TO PERFORM AS AN ALL-WEATHER, SUPERSONIC INTERCEPTOR. DEVELOPED TO REPLACE THE CF-100; FOR PROTECTION OF NORTHERN AREAS FROM THE SUPERSONIC BOMBERS THE SOVIET UNION WAS SAID TO BE DEVELOPING.

Technical

DELTA WINGED AVRO ARROW WAS THE MOST ADVANCED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT IN THE WORLD IN 1959.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, ON THE AIR INTAKE, LARGE BLACK PRINT READS: '206'/ BELOW THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CANOPY, RED PRINT READS: 'EMERGENCY/ CANOPY OPENING'/ A RED ARROW POINTS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE HANDLE TO THE LEFT/ YELLOW SCRIPT CONTINUES READING: 'PUSH TO OPEN/ STAND BACK/ PULL HANDLE'/ NEAR THE TIP OF THE NOSE, ON BLACK AREA, READS: 'DO NOT PAINT'/ THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, ALONG THE AIR INTAKE BLACK HANDWRITTEN MARKER READS SIDEWAYS: 'CUT/ HERE'/ RIGHT SIDE OF AIR INTAKE READS: 'EMERGENCY/ CANOPY OPENING/ OTHER SIDE'/ * CONT'D IN SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A