Tuesday 6 December 2016

Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.1

The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck's origins can be traced back to the very late 1940s as the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) needed an interceptor capable of patrolling the inmense areas of Canada's north operating in all-weather conditions.
The proposed two-seat fighter was designed around two powerful engines, an advanced radar and fire control system placed in it's nose making it that way able to fly under every weather 24/7.

Back in October 1946 a designed labelled as XC-100 was presented to the RCAF by the chief engineer Edgar Atkin who passed his design to John Frost, in order to redesign the design together with Jim Chamberlin, Avro's main Aerodynamacist.
The first prototype ,named CF-100 Canuck Mk.1, made it's maiden flight on 19th January 1950 with Gloster's chief test pilot Squadron Leader Bill Waterton at the controls. It was powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon engines delivering 2950Kgp of thrust each.

A second prototype was made, also belonging to the Mk.1 series, and was also powered by the same engine.










Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-100_Canuck
2. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters

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