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Avro Arrow
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1476427788.jpg Interesting history surrounding this jet... __________________________________________________ _________________ The fall of the Avro Arrow So why was the Avro Arrow cancelled by the Canadian government in 1959? “The official reason given by the Diefenbaker government [at that time] was that the Arrow was too expensive, and it was no longer worth the money,” Cohen said. “Avro as a company was going through millions of taxpayer dollars.” “The government had an agenda to destroy it. They wanted the money for other things, so they came up with all kinds of reasons why they didn’t need it,” Squires said. The reasons for the cancellation of the Arrow were a mix of politics, timing, and bad luck. The CF-105 (as the Arrow was officially known) was originally designed as a long-range interceptor, meant to meet and destroy Soviet bombers. But on October 4, 1957 – the same day as the first Avro Arrow rolled off the production line – the Soviets launched the satellite Sputnik, becoming the first nation to put a man-made object into orbit. And just like that, everything changed. More: 55 years later, biggest question surrounding Avro Arrow remains “what if?†- National | Globalnews.ca Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow |
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The Sprinter concept
Gannet Design Moto Guzzi Sprinter Is a Truly Different Concept - autoevolution http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/imag...-concept_1.jpg Quote:
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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1476473619.jpg Pic to comply with thread rules. On 20 February 1959 "Black Friday" - Diefendoofus - the PM at the time, effectively killed Canada's aerospace industry with one fell swoop by his cancellation of the programme. Most of the AVRO techs joined NASA shortly after they were unceremoniously dumped & helped a great deal in putting Armstrong on the moon. The mystifying & absurd part of the debacle which aggravates most was as follows: "The cancellation was the topic of considerable political controversy at the time, and the subsequent destruction of the aircraft in production remains a topic for debate among historians and industry pundits. "This action effectively put Avro out of business and its highly skilled engineering and production personnel scattered. The assembly line, tooling, plans and existing airframes and engines were ordered to be destroyed" STOOOPID!! Cheers JB |
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On the way to 150 mph. I got to give rides in this car as part of a fundraiser.
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Absolutely stunning car. What is most impressive is that for how competent it is on the track, it doesn't beat you up on public roads. Brilliant suspension engineering/tuning.
560 horsepower to motate 3000 pounds. It will keep up with traffic adequately. Quite the crowd pleaser screaming past at 8000 rpm. Thought I'd better post another pic: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1476562910.jpg |
This is the track, picture taken from another form of transportation. "The Ridge". I've never had a favorite track, as they're all fun, until I drove here.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1476563464.jpg Picture taken while the track was still under construction. They now also have a kart track that is a 1/5 scale of the big track. Elevation changes and all. Very cool. |
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