The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck was a Canadian twin-jet all-weather fighter and interceptor designed and built by Avro Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the only Canadian-designed fighter to enter mass production. Work began in 1946 against an RCAF specification for a long-range patrol and all-weather interceptor, and the first prototype flew on 19 January 1950 on a pair of Rolls-Royce Avon engines. Production aircraft used the domestically developed Avro Orenda turbojet instead, and the type was built in five marks, ending with the Mk 5, which carried rocket pods on its wingtips. In all 692 were manufactured, including 53 bought by Belgium. The Canuck served with the RCAF and its successors until it was finally withdrawn from service in 1981, and it was the aircraft the cancelled CF-105 Arrow was meant to succeed.
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Development, first flight
On 19 January 1950, the CF-100 prototype flew its maiden flight from Malton, Ontario
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is a Canadian twinjet fighter-interceptor
Development, engines
powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce Avon RA 3 turbojet engines
Development, Orenda engine
Pre-production and production series aircraft were powered by the domestically-developed Avro Orenda engine
Production, withdrawal
It was finally withdrawn from service during 1981.
Production, total built
692 CF-100s of different variants were manufactured
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 23,100 lb (10,478 kg)
Specifications, maximum take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 36,000 lb (16,329 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 552 mph (888 km/h, 480 kn)
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a Canadian twinjet fighter-interceptor designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Avro Canada
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is a Canadian twinjet fighter-interceptor designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Avro Canada
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a Canadian twinjet fighter-interceptor designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Avro Canada
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is a Canadian twinjet fighter-interceptor
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is a Canadian twinjet fighter-interceptor
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