I remember when the F-16 vs. F-20 competition was happening, and thought that
the F-20 should have won.
The Aerospace Museum in Los Angeles has the one that flew (?), now hanging as
an exhibit. They also have an A-12 (sister* to the SR-71), an F-104 (the rocket
with wings), and a space shuttle. The F-20 is hanging vertically in the
circular structure in the picture. (Big plus - the Rose Garden in the summer!)
https://goo.gl/maps/Ct3kSpmrSn5JSETC8 ;<https://goo.gl/maps/Ct3kSpmrSn5JSETC8>
The USAF flew the SR-71, Christians In Action flew the A-12. IIRC the A-12 is a
single seat. (WTAF!? How does one guy fly and navigate and handle the radios
while also handling that aircraft!?)
There’s some more heavy metal in the park just outside Air Force Plant 42. (No
joke, that’s the name.)
https://goo.gl/maps/3miEV1eVUn3XhH7h6 ;<https://goo.gl/maps/3miEV1eVUn3XhH7h6>
Also near LA: Planes of Fame, https://goo.gl/maps/9DgW9Rq4HVooz2xf9 ;
<https://goo.gl/maps/9DgW9Rq4HVooz2xf9>
Also kinda near LA: Palm Springs Air Museum:
https://goo.gl/maps/2aCH3UjGDfaSgQfe6 ;<https://goo.gl/maps/2aCH3UjGDfaSgQfe6>
And in San Diego: San Diego Air & Space Museum: https://g.page/SDASM?share ;
<https://g.page/SDASM?share>
But that Canadian Arrow is still really cool.
I would like to have seen that. It’s also interesting that NASA got all those
Canadian aerospace engineers, and didn’t even have to accept Nazis to do it.
On Jun 19, 2020, at 4:45 AM, John Welch <jwelch@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jwelch@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Reminds me of the F-20 Tigershark. As capabable as the F16, but cheaper and
without the issues of the -16, like hydrazine. Cancelled.
From: <mmr-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mmr-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> on behalf
of Jeremy Lumley <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Reply-To: "mmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <mmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Date: Friday, June 19, 2020 at 1:27 AM
To: "mmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <mmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:mmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: [mmr] Re: An clean, concise synopsis of the CF-105 Arrow
Yes that is a good article. I came across it recently myself and had not
heard of the Arrow.
Sounds a lot like the saga of the TSR 2 in the UK.... Another waste of
advanced technology of the day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_TSR-2 ;
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_TSR-2>
Got to see one in the RAF museum at
Cosford a few years ago. Amazing looking aircraft even now.
Jerome
On 19/06/2020, at 4:09 PM, Daniel O'Donnell (Redacted sender odonnells for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
On Jun 18, 2020, at 6:21 PM, Shaun Redmond <sredmond@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:sredmond@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi All,
I came across this BBC article that is proabaly one of the clearest and
most concise descriptions of the CF-105 Arrow program.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200615-the-record-breaking-jet-which-still-haunts-a-country?utm_source=pocket-newtab
<https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200615-the-record-breaking-jet-which-still-haunts-a-country?utm_source=pocket-newtab>
Worth a read in my opinion.
Cheers,
Shaun
This *is* a good story. Thanks for calling our attention to it.
