Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
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The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck is a Canadian-designed, twin-engine, all-weather jet interceptor that served as a key component of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s air defense during the early Cold War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avro CF-100 Canuck | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
all-weather fighter
ⓘ
jet interceptor aircraft ⓘ twin-engine jet aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | jet-powered military aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal monocoque ⓘ |
| allWeatherCapability | yes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CF-100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
air-to-air missiles
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ rockets ⓘ |
| basedOn | Avro Canada design studies of late 1940s ⓘ |
| configuration |
straight-wing
ⓘ
twin-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
pilot
ⓘ
radar operator ⓘ |
| designedBy | Avro Canada engineering team ⓘ |
| designedFor |
NATO air defense
ⓘ
all-weather air defense ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1950-01-19 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | early Cold War North American air defense ⓘ |
| introduced | 1952 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Avro Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Canuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed for operations in harsh weather conditions
ⓘ
equipped with airborne interception radar ⓘ one of the first Canadian-designed jet fighters to enter mass production ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| powerplant | Avro Canada Orenda turbojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Canadian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriodStart | early 1950s ⓘ |
| radar | airborne interception radar ⓘ |
| retired | 1981 ⓘ |
| role |
all-weather interceptor
ⓘ
fighter ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Canadian Air Force Air Defence Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedBy | Belgian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airspace interception
ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ weapons training ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Cold War air defense operations ⓘ |
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