1/144 CF-105 AVRO Arrow====================
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This long awaited kit is now available for order from the guys at Miniwings.
http://www.miniwing.cz/Avro/Avro_CF_-_105/
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A nice looking kit in its own right, and would look good with the Fantastic Plastic Avro 730, or the forthcoming V-Bombers from Anigrand, or the TSR.2 from Cafe.Reo or Wolfpack Designs.
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Released: January 2009!
also see here for reviews on other miniwings kits
http://www.internetmodeler.com/artman/publish/flaviation/Miniwing_1_144_Avro_CF-105_Arrow.php
Anyone know the price range for these kits?
ReplyDeleteshould know soon
ReplyDeletemost of their other kits are in the ball park of 18-22 euros + 6 euros s&h for a single kit (the postage per unit becomes cheaper the more u buy)
don't get canadians talkings about the arrow..... cheers jay
ReplyDeleteJay
ReplyDeleteI get the feeling the CF-105 is the Canadian "TSR-2" ?
A brilliant project killed off for political reasons, probably to appease 'you know who' for reasons of self interest?
bd99
a couple of guys on yahoo small scale models forum have received their kits already and are posting good feedback!
ReplyDeleteThe Avro Arrow is the most overrated aircraft in history.
ReplyDeleteThere are some facts posted at http://www.international.gc.ca/department/history-histoire/dcer/details-en.asp?intRefid=8169
Note the price is about $10 million each,"...the present programme called for their re-equipment with the CF-105, requiring a production order of 169 in number. These, together with aircraft recovered from the development and pre-production order for 37, would provide sufficient aircraft for nine squadrons. The total cost would be $2 billion spread from 1959-60 to 1963-64." [The Voodoos that were purchase instead were about $2 million each.]
The recommendation to cancel and why is shown by, "...the cost of the CF-105 programme as a whole was now of such a magnitude that the Chiefs of Staff felt that, to meet the modest requirement of manned aircraft presently considered advisable, it would be more economical to procure a fully developed interceptor of comparable performance in the U.S."
The Arrow 'unicorn' myth was created as part of a political conspiracy to defeat John Diefenbaker's government and harm Conservatives in general. There never was a 'unicorn'.
Thanks, an interesting read!
ReplyDeleteThe reason the Voodoo was 2 million per aircraft as opposed to 10 is that it was a woefully inferior aircraft. It would be like a little leaguer trying to hit a fast ball from a major league picter. They're not even close.
ReplyDeleteThe Arrow was simply, and factually, the most sophisticated aircraft of it's day. And would remain so for a good 10 years. It was cancelled for 1 reason. The American's didn't want their aircraft industry ruined.
"I get the feeling the CF-105 is the Canadian "TSR-2" ?"
It's the other way around. The TSR-2 flew 5 years after the Arrow was cancelled. The TSR-2 is the British Arrow.
The link to: http://www.international.gc.ca/department/history-histoire/dcer/details-en.asp?intRefid=8169
ReplyDeleteis a document created by the Conservative government purely on misinformation and distorted truths to cancel the project. Actual facts and documents recently revealed from the Eisenhower Library tell a MUCH different story. I suggest reading: 'Storms of Controversy' (4th Ed. 2010) to get the facts.
By the way -- the Voodoo's were not only inferior, but they were also second-hand. Certainly no replacement for the Arrow, in any way, shape or form.
Frankly, we blew it when we allowed the Arrow to be canned.