Avro Canada
Avro Canada, the full name A.V. Roe Canada Ltd.. was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer. The company was founded in July 1945 as a 100 % subsidiary of the British manufacturer Avro, after he had bought the Canadian aircraft manufacturer Victory Aircraft. Over the years, the company was active in several sectors. In 1962, Avro Canada's British parent company was merged into Hawker Siddeley group, so that Avro disappeared as a company. Hawker Siddeley then sold nearly all of its Canada business.
Aircraft division
This division ( Avro Aircraft) was only in creation of the company Avro Canada whose. The factories were located not far from Toronto, Ontario, Malton, one place.
After the war, production of aircraft has been discontinued, was the main business of this division now in repair and maintenance of aircraft. Quick decision was made to build new types of aircraft with jet propulsion. Potential buyers of the aircraft were the Canadian Air Force ( RCAF ) and the Trans-Canada Airlines ( TCA ), the forerunner of today's Air Canada.
Avro Canada, therefore, began in 1946 with the development of military aircraft Avro Canada CF -100 Canuck, an all-weather interceptor. Although the construction of the Hunter was mostly completed in the following year, he could not be built until the end of 1948 due to lack of production facilities. The maturation process of the Canuck took then again until 1952, the year he commissioned into the RCAF. The hunter was Eying final in 1981.
Parallel Avro Canada developed a jet powered commercial aircraft, the Avro Canada C -102 Jetliner. This development project had to be abandoned in favor of the development of the Canuck however. In 1956, the only prototype of the aircraft was scrapped.
Even before the official commissioning of the Canuck was clear that there was a need for an even more powerful fighter. This led to numerous design studies of aircraft types with delta wings. In May 1952, including the Avro Canada CF -103 has been proposed. However, this aircraft went for a no orders, so it only remained for the construction of an experimental model.
In July 1953, commissioned the Canadian Defense Avro Canada to develop a hunter who should be specifically tailored to the needs of the RCAF. This order led to the Avro Canada CF -105 Arrow, which could conceptually rely on the studies for the Avro Canada CF -103, but nevertheless turned out bigger. A change of government in February 1959 led abrupt end to this project.
From 1958 Avro Canada began research and development for another project, which was known as the Avro Canada VZ- 9AV Avrocar. These were for an aircraft that looked similar in shape of a flying saucer. However, the two prototypes of the Avrocar could not meet the expectations, so that this project had to be discontinued in December 1961.
Engine division
In May 1946, Avro Canada, the Company acquired Turbo Research Ltd. , Which was originally concerned with testing of jet engines of the RCAF. The location of this division was located in Nobel, Ontario. At this time, the engines were TR.4 Chinook ( first tested in March 1948) and TR.5 Orenda ( first tested in February 1949) in development. The engine was so successful that we later used the name Orenda Engines for this division. Orenda is still considered brand in the market.
Other divisions
As part of diversification, another major divisions were added over time. But the main business area remained aviation.
- Canadian Steel Improvement ( 1954). In this section alloys of all kinds have been developed and produced.
- Canadian Car & Foundry (1957). This section dealt with the construction of wagons, trams, tankers and the like.
- Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation (1957). This division operation mining.