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Canada / Early Cold War

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow

A large Canadian Mach 2 interceptor prototype program intended for continental air defense.

Archive ID: afm_0000453
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, shown in the selected representative source image.Library and Archives Canada / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — CanadaImage source

A large Canadian Mach 2 interceptor prototype program intended for continental air defense.

Primary roleInterceptor
First flight1958
OriginCanada
ManufacturerAvro Canada
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
CF-105 Mk 1PrototypeInterceptorRoyal Canadian Air Force

Representative specifications

Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.

CF-105 Mk 1

CF-105 Mk 1 — C014 baseline technical profile

Crew
2

Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J75 turbojets

Armament: Planned internal radar-guided air-to-air missile armament.

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Aircraft Built and Flown — Salamander · Tier 3