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The Avro Arrow: The Story of the Great Canadian Cold War Combat Jet -- In...
by Miller, Lawrence | PB | Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781459402317
- Book Title
- Avro Arrow : the Story of the Great Canadian Cold War Combat Jet -- in Pictures and Documents
- Item Length
- 10in
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company LTD., Publishers
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Transportation, History
- Topic
- Aviation / General, Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), Military / Aviation
- Item Width
- 8in
- Item Weight
- 16.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 112 Pages
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When it first flew in 1957, the Avro Arrow was the world's best supersonic combat aircraft. It was the proudest achievement of the engineers and designers who came out of Canada's world-leading aircraft industry. They had delivered other notable aircraft, including the world's first passenger jet, but the Arrow put them ahead of everyone else in the field. The Arrow was designed to protect Canada against the military threat posed by the Soviet Union and its long-bombers loaded with nuclear weapons. It did everything it was supposed to do -- and more. Yet, after only six airplanes were built, the Arrow was killed. It was cancelled by a Conservative government overnight -- thousands lost their jobs. Its builder, Avro Aircraft, was ruined, and with it went an important high-tech industry. Astonishingly, the government ordered the finished airplanes cut up and destroyed. Nothing was to remain -- and nothing did. Using hundreds of photos, most in colour, along with original documents, this book tells this amazing story -- a key development in Canada's Cold War history. It provides the information that will let readers decide for themselves what best explains a decision which even today is hard to understand. And it shows Canada's capacity in engineering and science when challenged to produce the best in the world.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company LTD., Publishers
ISBN-10
1459402316
ISBN-13
9781459402317
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201541331
Product Key Features
Book Title
Avro Arrow : the Story of the Great Canadian Cold War Combat Jet -- in Pictures and Documents
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Aviation / General, Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), Military / Aviation
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
8in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Table of Content
Contents The Earliest Jet Airplanes Canada's Pioneering Jetliner The Avro CF-100 Jet Fighter Developing the Arrow The Unveilings The Arrows Fly Sudden Death Destroying the Dream All That Remains Timeline Select Bibliography Photo Credits Index
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
623.74/640971
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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