Since we all drive rocketships has anyone been to Toronto to check out the full scale Avro Arrow replica. I'm heading down this summer to be awed and snap some pics. I have been in love with the Arrow since I was a kid. Anyone else share the passion.

 

why did they never make those? I remember they were scrapped for some reason.

 

Politics.

& then we lost some of the best minds in Canada to NASA

 

Thanks for that sh. My dad will enjoy it too and probably have some memories of the time.

The music was great too.

 

Politics did the kill the Arrow from ever going into production. There are several good books out there about the Arrow story and the CBC movie. I personally feel wounded whenever I think about the Arrow. I have never been able to lose that wounded feeling and I wasn't even born at the time. It's strange.
Glad you liked the clip Deane-aka RBull.

 

Thanks for posting that Shilo.
I used to work with a couple older fellows that would tell me about their jobs at AVRO

 

Those gentleman must have a void in their hearts being so close to the project.
Here is the link to the Canadian Air and Space Museum in Toronto

http://casmuseum.org/

 

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Good post InTgr8r a good summation of those not familiar with the Arrow.

 

^yeah, quite a marvel that never happened.

 

I noticed Artwork of Canada's current jet fighter the CF18 Hornet beside the Avro in InTgr8r's video. Here is a pic taken of the CF18 and the Arrow Replica.

 

we can all thank diefenbaker for scrapping that program, mainly because no other countries we're interested in purchasing them i.e.) us,uk

 

You don't want to know my thoughts on Diefenbaker. My comments would be nasty and shocking.

My last post. I promise. This is the G forum.

 

I read the Arrow story to my 10 year old aviation fanatic son. All I can say is it's a good thing Dief's already dead...

I would definitely like to get out to T.O. to see the replica. The fella who runs a local hobby store is one of the foremost Arrow experts and built some of the models used in the (not very accurate) movie. What a magnificent machine and achievement that would have been. Instead we got the faulty Bomarcs and some used Voodoos with less than half the capability of the Arrow...for more money!!

 

Yeah, it's pretty sad Wayne....
Politics at their best.