Mississauga to build full scale Avro Arrow replica

**LX89** · 11-15-2019, 12:00 AM

Hot off the press today.

https://www.insauga.com/multi-millio...to-mississauga

**RedSN** · 11-15-2019, 01:04 AM

The city says the total cost of undertaking the AVRO Arrow project in the 30-month timeline is $3,622,982.

Wonder if the conservatives will cancel this project also?

ZR · 11-15-2019, 08:02 AM

Cool project.

**Quicksilver** · 11-15-2019, 09:47 AM

That's fabulous. The Arrow was ridiculously ahead of it's time, designed and built by a tremendously talented team of engineers, designers and fabricators. It was a huge blow to the Canadain Aerospace industry, and was probably one of the worst decisions by any government in the 20th century.
When I was a boy I built several models of the Arrow, and I followed the stories avidly even though I was only 9 at the time.

For many years there was an historical aviation club based in Downsview at the old Airport that was building an Arrow replica, using some of the original salvaged parts, and engaging some of the original engineers. I seem to recall they ran into problems with their lease and had to move.
I wonder what happened to them.

**LX89** · 11-15-2019, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

That's fabulous. The Arrow was ridiculously ahead of it's time, designed and built by a tremendously talented team of engineers, designers and fabricators. It was a huge blow to the Canadain Aerospace industry, and was probably one of the worst decisions by any government in the 20th century.
When I was a boy I built several models of the Arrow, and I followed the stories avidly even though I was only 9 at the time.

For many years there was an historical aviation club based in Downsview at the old Airport that was building an Arrow replica, using some of the original salvaged parts, and engaging some of the original engineers. I seem to recall they ran into problems with their lease and had to move.
I wonder what happened to them.

The link below tells where that replica is today.
Prior to that it was sitting outside a hangar at Pearson airport in disrepair.

A fucking disgrace to the people (some who were former Avro employees) who spent 10 years building it.

https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/avro-arrow...vale-1.4211170

**redo75** · 11-16-2019, 10:08 PM

I had a chance to take a tour of the build of a pilot flying 60% scale of the original CF-104 Arrow aircraft. Located outside Calgary. Check the website www.avromuseum.com under photos of Arrow II. At the time had just picked up 2 Pratt and Whitney JT-15D turbo fan engines. Impressive.