Avro Canada CF-103
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| Type: | Interceptor |
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1 mock-up |
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The Avro Canada CF-103 was the project of an interceptor from the Canadian manufacturer Avro Canada in the early 1950s, and was intended to replace the CF-100 Canuck at the RCAF .
History and construction
Even before the prototype of the CF-100 flew, Avro Canada conducted studies for an advanced variant of the aircraft as the RCAF was looking for a supersonic interceptor. Due to the limitations identified with the CF-100, chief designer John Frost suggested a number of improvements, such as: B. thinner swept wings before. In December 1950, Avro Aircraft's design office began designing the CF-100's fuselage structure, with new swept wings and a new tail unit.
Frost saw the new design as an interim solution between the CF-100 and the advanced C-104 project. The main changes to the wing construction were the wing profile, the decreasing wing thickness, and the 42 ° arrowhead of the leading edge. This almost created a delta wing. Despite the planned installation of stronger engines and the new conception, only slightly better performance results compared to a series CF-100, namely only Mach 0.95 compared to Mach 0.85 of the series CF-100 Mk.2 and Mk.3.
In 1951 the Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce placed an order for two prototypes and a static fracture cell under the project name CF-103. A wooden mock-up was built, after which the prototype started. The first flight was planned for the summer of 1952, but was then postponed to mid-1953. As the Cold War progressed , the Canadian government demanded that the production of the latest CF-100 versions, as well as the development of their improved variants, take precedence over the CF-103, which ultimately led to the project being abandoned in December 1951.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 18.20 m |
| span | 13.1 m |
| height | 4.87 m |
| Wing area | ? m² |
| Empty mass | ? kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | ? kg |
| Top speed | 1039 km / h |
| Service ceiling | ? m |
| Range | ? km |
| Engines | 2 × Orenda 17 jet engines with afterburner with 37.8 kN |
| Armament | 8 M3 machine guns, and missiles under the wings |
See also
Individual evidence
literature
- Campagna, Palmiro. Requiem for a Giant: AV Roe Canada and the Avro Arrow . Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2003. ISBN 1-55002-438-8 .
- Milberry, Larry. The Avro CF-100 . Toronto: CANAV Books, 1981. ISBN 0-9690703-0-6 .
- Page, Ron, Richard Organ, Don Watson and Les Wilkinson ("The Arrowheads"). Avro Arrow: The Story of the Avro Arrow from its Evolution to its Extinction . Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1979, reprinted Stoddart, 2004. ISBN 1-55046-047-1 .
- Stewart, Greig. Shutting Down the National Dream: AV Roe and the Tragedy of the Avro Arrow . Toronto: McGraw-Hill-Ryerson, 1991. ISBN 0-07-551119-3 .
- Zuk, Bill. Janusz Zurakowski: Legends in the Sky. St. Catharine's, Ontario: Vanwell, 2004. ISBN 1-55125-083-7 .
Web links
- CF-103 (en) accessed November 25, 2012
- CF-103 Canuck II (en) accessed November 25, 2012