General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

Metal, wood and glass

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Avro

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Malton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

AUGUST 10, 1949-1956

Canada

THE AVRO CANADA C.102 JETLINER WAS CANADA'S FIRST JET AIRCRAFT TO FLY. THIS PUT CANADA AT THE FOREFRONT OF AVIATION DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT.

Function

THE JETLINER IS A TWIN-ENGINE, INTERCITY PASSENGER CARRIER THAT WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE TRANS-CANADA AIRLINES REQUIREMENTS.

Technical

THE JETLINER WAS THE FIRST JET TRANSPORT TO FLY IN NORTH AMERICA, & THE SECOND TO FLY IN THE WORLD, ONLY 13 DAYS AFTER THE FLIGHT OF THE DEHAVILLAND 106 COMET. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WAS STOPPED BY THE FEDERAL GOV'T IN 1951 IN ORDER TO FORCE THE COMPANY TO CONCENTRATE ON THE CF-100 FIGHTER; ONLY ONE JETLINER WAS BUILT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None apparent.

Missing

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Finish

Cabin side: Door is covered in medium reddish brown wood panel with a smoky glass window insert and a silver metal panel. Cockpit side, metal is painted green. It has binoculars to look into the cabin and a metal panel which opens to reveal the smoky window.

Decoration

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