Avro Arrow Model Recovered from Lake Ontario

"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano) 08/22/2018 at 13:17 • Filed to: None

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An iconic piece of Canada’s aviation history has been pulled from the depths of Lake Ontario.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Goggles Pizzano 08/22/2018 at 13:29

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Lucky I don’t need oxygen to live underwater like you do, STUPID!

-Avro Arrow model

Goggles Pizzano > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/22/2018 at 13:30

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HA!

Nom De Plume > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/22/2018 at 13:31

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Goggles Pizzano 08/22/2018 at 13:32

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My immediate thought for a reply was just the words “OH MY GOD! CONKY!”

CalzoneGolem > Goggles Pizzano 08/22/2018 at 13:39

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itschrome > Goggles Pizzano 08/22/2018 at 13:43

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god damn Canadians throwing trash in my lake! glad they got it out of there!

ttyymmnn > Goggles Pizzano 08/22/2018 at 14:06

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So, is it really a scale model of the Arrow, or just a test article for developing delta wings? Or is that tomato/tomahto?

someassemblyrequired > ttyymmnn 08/22/2018 at 14:17

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There are apparently 5 pre-production models that are full scale replicas of the Arrow - this is not one of them. It’s one of the ones used for testing the wing shape.

They’ve been recovering these over the last few years, it’s an ongoing project and they’ll be back next summer.

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 08/22/2018 at 14:19

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Couldn’t Canada afford a wind tunnel?

someassemblyrequired > ttyymmnn 08/22/2018 at 14:47

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Supersonic wind tunnels weren’t all that common at the time, there was some in Germany, but the first supersonic wind tunnels weren’t built in the US until after WWII.

Probably just cheaper and easier to use scale models, as there was really no other supersonic application in Canada at the time.

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 08/22/2018 at 14:54

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I was being a bit sarcastic, but yes. Your comment got me clicking. Look for something in the next few days.....

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/22/2018 at 15:24

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I have a C onky christmas tree ornament somewhere...

Rock Bottom > someassemblyrequired 08/22/2018 at 15:32

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Well technically Langley had a very small supersoni c tunnel in 1942, though their 4x4 came on-line in 1948. The Ames Research Center has the 1x3 on-line in 1945. Plenty of time to help The Maple Leaf State research delta wings!

someassemblyrequired > Rock Bottom 08/22/2018 at 15:36

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Didn’t know that, I knew the Ames facility was mid-50s.   Though the US didn’t seem to want the Arrow around, which might have prevented the use of those facilities.  

Rock Bottom > someassemblyrequired 08/22/2018 at 15:51

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Oh for sure, we tried to kill it for them. And I’m not positive on when the Ames 6x6 supersoni c came on line, but I would have guessed the late 40s? It’s older than dirt .

someassemblyrequired > Rock Bottom 08/22/2018 at 15:58

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Yep, you’re right they had a supersonic facility in the 40s - more details here:

https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4302/ch2.3.htm