Cold War Buffs.........

[Spurs košarka kultura]

I'm looking for the actual numerical name (i.e. F-111, F-4) of a prototype/interceptor/fighter made in Canada to intercept Russian bombers coming over the north pole called the Aveo(?) It was made largely of titanium and employed many technological advancements. The project was scraped due to the KGB inflitrating the factory, hence the Mig-25 was found to have many similar/identical parts. Anyone know it's exact name?

[Spurs košarka kultura]

n/m found it: CF-105 Avro Arrow

[gtownspur]

^^shortest dick ever.

[Nbadan]

http://www.globalaircraft.org/photos/planephotos/cf-105_1.jpg


* First a/c designed with digital computers being used for both aerodynamic analysis and designing the structural matrix (and a whole lot more).
* First a/c design to have major components machined by CNC (computer numeric control); i.e., from electronic data which controlled the machine.
* First a/c to be developed using an early form of "computational fluid dynamics" with an integrated "lifting body" type of theory rather than the typical (and obsolete) "blade element" theory.
* First a/c to have marginal stability designed into the pitch axis for better maneuverability, speed and altitude performance.
* First a/c to have negative stability designed into the yaw axis to save weight and cut drag, also boosting performance.
* First a/c to fly on an electronic signal from the stick and pedals. i.e., first fly-by-wire a/c.
* First a/c to fly with fly by wire AND artificial feedback (feel). Not even the first F-16's had this.
* First a/c designed to be data-link flyable from the ground.
* First a/c designed with integrated navigation, weapons release, automatic search and track radar, datalink inputs, home-on-jamming, infrared detection, electronic countermeasures and counter-countermeasures operating through a DIGITAL brain.
* First high wing jet fighter that made the entire upper surface a lifting body. The F-15, F-22, Su-27 etc., MiG-29, MiG 25 and others certainly used that idea.
* First sophisticated bleed-bypass system for both intake AND engine/exhaust. Everybody uses that now.
* First by-pass engine design. (all current fighters have by-pass engines).
* First combination of the last two points with an "ejector" nozzle that used the bypass air to create thrust at the exhaust nozzle while also improving intake flow. The F-106 didn't even have a nozzle, just a pipe.
* Use of Titanium for significant portions of the aircraft structure and engine.
* Use of composites (not the first, but they made thoughtful use of them and were researching and engineering new ones).
* Use of a drooped leading edge and aerodynamic "twist" on the wing.
* Use of engines at the rear to allow both a lighter structure and significant payload at the centre of gravity. Everybody copied that.
* Use of a LONG internal weapons bay to allow carriage of specialized, long-range standoff and cruise missiles. (not copied yet really)
* Integration of ground-mapping radar and the radar altimeter plus flight control system to allow a seriousstrike/reconnaissance role. The first to propose an aircraft be equally adept at those roles while being THE air-superiority fighter at the same time. (Few have even tried to copy that, although the F-15E is an interesting exception.)
* First missile armed a/c to have a combat weight thrust to weight ratio approaching 1 to 1. Few have been able to copy that.
* First flying 4,000 psi hydraulic system to allow lighter and smaller components.
* First oxygen-injection re-light system.
* First engine to have only two main bearing assemblies on a two-shaft design.
* First to use a variable stator on a two-shaft engine.
* First use of a trans-sonic first compressor stage on a turbojet engine.
* First "hot-streak" type of afterburner ignition.
* First engine to use only 10 compressor sections in a two-shaft design. (The competition was using 17!!)
* The Avro Arrow was one of Canada's finest aviation achievements, even though it never entered service.

Source: AvroArrow.org (http://www.avroarrow.org/)

[gtownspur]

^^ thank you Dan. Despite having kook thoughts, you are the most polite person on this forum.

[Nbadan]

^^ thank you Dan. Despite having kook thoughts, you are the most polite person on this forum.

It's the only rule in the PR forum there is as far as I know, no moderating, just act like gentlemen/women

More people should try it.

:hat

[gtownspur]

i second that. If i go off on you call me on it.

[Spurs košarka kultura]

Cheers Dan, I couldn't find it b/c I thought it was called an Aveo, hence any search engine would bring back Chevy ads.

As for this being the shortest thread ever. Hey I gots to be famous for something.