And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The Orenda engined Sabre produced over 7,200lbs of thrust compared to the F86A's 5,200lbs of thrust from it's GE engine. With almost 38% more power, a larger slatted wing and a flying stabilizer the Canadair Mk6 Sabre was the best version made. Al_in_Ottawa
What is most remembered was the AVRO Arrow a delta winged twin engine Mach 2 fighter interceptor that was cancelled after demonstrating its abilities by a stupid government demonstrating its inability to imagine success. They cancelled the program on a Friday afternoon in 1959 and the company laid off everyone. The effect was to decimate the Canadian aircraft industry.
In 1953, Jackie Cochran set a world speed record of 652.55 mph in a Canadair Sabre powered by an Orenda 3, so I guess the engine was as advertised.
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The Orenda engined Sabre produced over 7,200lbs of thrust compared to the F86A's 5,200lbs of thrust from it's GE engine. With almost 38% more power, a larger slatted wing and a flying stabilizer the Canadair Mk6 Sabre was the best version made.
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AVRO always to be remembered as builder of the Lancaster bomber and other aircraft.
ReplyDeleteWhat is most remembered was the AVRO Arrow a delta winged twin engine Mach 2 fighter interceptor that was cancelled after demonstrating its abilities by a stupid government demonstrating its inability to imagine success. They cancelled the program on a Friday afternoon in 1959 and the company laid off everyone. The effect was to decimate the Canadian aircraft industry.
ReplyDeleteFor more information see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow
DeleteThere were a lot of conspiracy theories about its cancellation. One was that the US CIA was concerned that the U2 program would be exposed.
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