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The development of the Avro Arrow was a remarkable Canadian achievement. Its mysterious cancellation in February 1959 prompted questions that have long gone unanswered. What role did the Central Intelligence Agency play in the scrapping of the project? Who in Canada's government was involved in that decision? What, if anything, did Canada get in return? Who ordered the blowtorching of all the prototypes? And did Arrow technology find its way into the American Stealth fighter/bomber program?
When Storms of Controversy was first published in 1992, its answers to these questions sent a shock wave across the country. Using never-before-released documents, the book exploded the myth that design flaws, cost overruns, or obsolescence had triggered the demise of the Arrow.
Now, in this fully revised fourth edition, complete with two new appendices, the bestselling book brings readers up-to-date on the CF-105 Arrow, the most innovative, sophisticated aircraft the world had seen by the end of the 1950s.
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If you want the concise truth, this is the book.,
By counterviews (Madison, AL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Storms of controversy: The secret Avro Arrow files revealed (Paperback)
Of all the books on this subject that I have read, this author offers the most compelling arguments as to why this landmark aircraft and engine project was concelled. And if you are an American, it is not flattering, because there was much behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the U.S. to 1) ensure that potential nuclear war was conducted over Canada and not the Northern U.S, 2) protect the interests of the U.S. aerospace industry by pursuading the Canadians to purchase our weapons systems even though those systems could not answer the defense needs of Canada. And then there is the tragedy of the project itself. As an aerospace engineer, I fully appreciate how advanced this aircraft was for the mid 50's. If this project had been allowed to continue to completion, I have no doubt that the Arrow would still be flying today. And finally, with the demise of the Arrow, the Canada aerospace industry suffered a 20 year setback, as did their economy. I would say this is the best book I've read on the Arrow. But the story doesn't end here. Some incredibly technically talented people left Canada for the U.S. and made valued contributions to our space program. This is all well described in Chris Gainor's "Arrows to the Moon". Read both and get the entire story.
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This review is from: Storms of Controversy: The Secret Avro Arrow Files Revealed (Paperback)
After 50 years at last ! It was time that we know what did happen before, during and after that historic BLACK FRIDAY ! One of the most infamous technological steals in human history. And a look back in times shows that USA and many other countries ( East and West ) came up with super jet fighters and interceptors strangely quite similar to the Arrow. Coincidence ???Captain Marc Fortier
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Towards the Truth,
By Randall Whitcomb (Toronto Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Storms of controversy: The secret Avro Arrow files revealed (Hardcover)
Campagna worked for the Department of National Defence in Canada. As such he knows how the government operates when it comes to embarrassing information, and he also knows where much of it is stored.Apparently he came to the conclusion that the Americans were behind much of the intrique that went on and in the end killed not only the Arrow program, but also the company itself! He does an excellent job of bringing forward documents which really demonstrate the undercurrent of intrigue, deceipt and cover-up that surrounded this program. Campagna also includes a fair amount of information to demonstrate how first class the Avro products and engineering etc. really was. At the same time he allows the politicians to demonstrate their ignorance, wrong-headedness, and in fact manifest dishonesty over the program by direct quotations. The existence of a hidden agenda emerges yet Campagna restrains himself, for the most part, on speculation. All in all an excellent effort. This book broke alot of ground and goes some distance towards pointing out what Canada lost on February 20th 1959. If I have one criticism of the work, it is this: there isn't very much context about the aircraft being designed elsewhere, and about the industry and Cold War in general. I think this kind of context would have better demonstrated the Avro story in terms of its value to Canada and the West as a whole.
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