Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow PDF eBook + Aircraft Flight Manuals

General Characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 77 ft 9 in (23.70 m)
• Wingspan: 50 ft (15 m)
• Height: 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
• Wing area: 1,225 sq ft (113.8 m²)
• Airfoil: root: NACA 0003.5 (modified); tip: NACA 0003.8 (modified)
• Empty weight: 49,040 lb (22,244 kg)
• Gross weight: 56,920 lb (25,818 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 68,605 lb (31,119 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J75-P-3 afterburning turbojet engines, 16,500 lbf (73 kN) thrust each dry, 23,500 lbf (105 kN) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,136 kn (1,307 mph, 2,104 km/h) at 50,000 ft (15,000 m) max. recorded speed (Mach 2+ potential)
• Maximum speed: Mach 1.98
• Cruise speed: 527 kn (606 mph, 976 km/h) / M0.91 at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
• Combat range: 360 nmi (410 mi, 670 km)
• Service ceiling: 53,000 ft (16,000 m)
• Wing loading: 46.5 lb/sq ft (227 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.825 at loaded weight

Armament

• 2× AIR-2A Genie unguided nuclear rockets, or
• Up to 4× Canadair Velvet Glove (cancelled 1956), or
• 8x AIM-4 Falcon missiles, or
• 3 AIM-7 Sparrow II 2D active guidance missiles (cancelled)

Avionics

• Hughes MX-1179 fire control system