With the potential to become the greatest fighter of its era, the Avro Canada CF-105 was desinged and developed at the height of the 'Cold War' as the ultimate interceptor to seek and destroy Soviet Intruders into Norad airspace. The Arrow was perfect for the RCAF's needs to protect the vast and vulnerable northtern approaches. However it fell foul of the same fate as many British fixed wing projects. When Defense Ministers of the major powers were preaching the philosophy that the days of manned airplanes was over. Like the Soviets they believed all future air power was the premise of the ICBM and other SAMs. It was the 'Age of the Missile'! Or so they erroneously predicted.
Details
- Publication Date
- Aug 1, 2016
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781326752408
- Category
- History
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): peter dancey
Specifications
- Format
- EPUB