Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - Specifications (Arrow Mk 1)

Specifications (Arrow Mk 1)

Data from The Great Book of Fighters, The Canadian Approach to All-Weather Interceptor Development, Avro Arrow: The Story of the Avro Arrow from its Evolution to its Extinction

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 77 ft 9 in (23.71 m)
• Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
• Height: 21 ft 2 in (6.25 m)
• Wing area: 1,225 ft² (113.8 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 0003.5 mod root, NACA 0003.8 tip
• Empty weight: 49,040 lb (22,245 kg)
• Loaded weight: 56,920 lb (25,820 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 68,605 lb (31,120 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J75-P-3 turbojets
  • Dry thrust: 12,500 lbf (55.6 kN) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 23,500 lbf (104.53 kN) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 1.98 (1,307 mph, 2,104 km/h) at 50,000 ft (15,000 m) max. recorded speed; Mach 2+ potential
• Cruise speed: Mach 0.91 (607 mph, 977 km/h) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
• Combat radius: 360 NM (410 mi, 660 km)
• Service ceiling: 53,000 ft (16,150 m)
• Wing loading: 46.5 lb/ft² (226.9 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.825 at loaded weight

Armament

• Rockets: 1–4× AIR-2 Genie unguided nuclear rockets or
• Missiles: Up to 8× AIM-4 Falcon, Canadair Velvet Glove (cancelled 1956) or 3 AIM-7 Sparrow II 2D active guidance missiles (cancelled)

Avionics

• Hughes MX-1179 fire control system