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Other / Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Last post by Kerick on Yesterday at 09:51:34 AM »That’s a very pretty P-38!
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Canadian GB / Re: Canadian Group Build - Inspiration
« Last post by apophenia on Yesterday at 04:04:14 AM »Great stuff, Greg!
Indeed. That VTOL Canuck concept used the same Orenda-devised 'eyelid' flapper-valve cascade outlets as the 1956 'X-Wing' fighter for the US Navy's TS-140.
From Avro Canada's Oct 1956 brochure, "Proposal for VTOL Visual Fighter in Accordance with U.S. Navy Specification TS-140":
Maximum speed: Mach=1.75, climb/cruise Mach=0.9
Rate of Climb 55,600 ft/min (at sea level at Mach=0.9)
Ceiling (combat) 62,000 ft
Powerplants: 4 x Orenda-licenced Orpheus BOr.11 (5,760 lb st)
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BTW, I did a whole series of spin-offs from Avro's TS-140 submission for the Anything Goes GB way back in early 2012:
-- https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=910.0
Don't forget the VTOL/STOVL option:
Indeed. That VTOL Canuck concept used the same Orenda-devised 'eyelid' flapper-valve cascade outlets as the 1956 'X-Wing' fighter for the US Navy's TS-140.
From Avro Canada's Oct 1956 brochure, "Proposal for VTOL Visual Fighter in Accordance with U.S. Navy Specification TS-140":
Maximum speed: Mach=1.75, climb/cruise Mach=0.9
Rate of Climb 55,600 ft/min (at sea level at Mach=0.9)
Ceiling (combat) 62,000 ft
Powerplants: 4 x Orenda-licenced Orpheus BOr.11 (5,760 lb st)
_____________________________________________
BTW, I did a whole series of spin-offs from Avro's TS-140 submission for the Anything Goes GB way back in early 2012:
-- https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=910.0
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Other / Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
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Canadian GB / Re: Canadian Group Build - Inspiration
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Canadian GB / Re: Canadian Group Build - Inspiration
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Canadian GB / Re: Canadian Group Build - Inspiration
« Last post by GTX_Admin on Yesterday at 12:53:54 AM »Don't forget the VTOL/STOVL option:
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Canadian GB / Re: Canadian Group Build - Inspiration
« Last post by GTX_Admin on Yesterday at 12:52:15 AM »I heard somewhere that there was plans for a possible attack version. I imagine it would have been similar to the Canberra or B-57.
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Canadian GB / Re: Canadian Group Build - Inspiration
« Last post by apophenia on Yesterday at 12:17:28 AM »Yes there was. And there was a Canberra connection.
Avro Canada proposed adding 4 x bomb pylons in an attempt to meet a Sept 1950 USAF light bomber requirement. Those 4 x 1,000 lb bombs were considered inadequate and the CF-100 was dropped from the competition (along with North American's B-45 Tornado and AJ-1 Savage). That left just the Martin XB-51 and the English Electric Canberra ... which was eventually chosen as the Martin B-57.
In other 'Clunky' news ...
I played with a 'CU-100':
- https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg7297#msg7297
The Rat actually built a long-winged 'Dragon Lady' Canuck:
https://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal12/11201-11300/gal11281-CR-100-Bailey/00.shtm
And on the RW interceptor side, in May 1956, Avro Canada proposed a retrofit for CF-100s by placing a Bristol Orpheus turbojet on either wingtip.
Avro Canada proposed adding 4 x bomb pylons in an attempt to meet a Sept 1950 USAF light bomber requirement. Those 4 x 1,000 lb bombs were considered inadequate and the CF-100 was dropped from the competition (along with North American's B-45 Tornado and AJ-1 Savage). That left just the Martin XB-51 and the English Electric Canberra ... which was eventually chosen as the Martin B-57.
In other 'Clunky' news ...
I played with a 'CU-100':
- https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg7297#msg7297
The Rat actually built a long-winged 'Dragon Lady' Canuck:
https://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal12/11201-11300/gal11281-CR-100-Bailey/00.shtm
And on the RW interceptor side, in May 1956, Avro Canada proposed a retrofit for CF-100s by placing a Bristol Orpheus turbojet on either wingtip.
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Canadian GB / Re: Canadian Group Build - Inspiration
« Last post by Kerick on August 31, 2026, 10:30:53 AM »I heard somewhere that there was plans for a possible attack version. I imagine it would have been similar to the Canberra or B-57.
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Canadian GB / Re: Canadian Group Build - Inspiration
« Last post by apophenia on August 31, 2026, 04:08:23 AM »The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a thing of beauty and drama ... but the earlier CF-100 Canuck does not get the attention it deserves. After all, advanced though she was, only 5 x CF-105s were finished. By contrast, the 'Clunk' is the only production fighter of Canadian design (thus far) - some 692 CF-100s were built (including Belgian exports).
Like most Canadian boys of the time, I built the 1961 Aurora kit of the CF-100 Mk.4. Looking back, I probably should have scale-o-rama'd that 1/67 model. Instead, I just slapped the decals on and hoped that silver plastic could pass for polished metal. She was slung from my ceiling amidst the Spits and '109s but, eventually, fell victim to Mum's aggressive model-dusting technique.
Like most Canadian boys of the time, I built the 1961 Aurora kit of the CF-100 Mk.4. Looking back, I probably should have scale-o-rama'd that 1/67 model. Instead, I just slapped the decals on and hoped that silver plastic could pass for polished metal. She was slung from my ceiling amidst the Spits and '109s but, eventually, fell victim to Mum's aggressive model-dusting technique.