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OBJECT TYPE: jet aircraft
DATE: 1949–1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1264.001

MANUFACTURER: A.V. Roe Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner
LOCATION: Malton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: Prototype
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM ALLOYWITH FLUSH, WIRE-SANDWICH GLASS [ANTI-ICING]

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Avro
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Malton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: AUGUST 10, 1949-1956
Canada: THE AVRO CANADA C.102 JETLINER WAS CANADA'S FIRST JET AIRCRAFT TO FLY. THIS PUT CANADA AT THE FOREFRONT OF AVIATION DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT.
Function: THE JETLINER IS A TWIN-ENGINE, INTERCITY PASSENGER CARRIER THAT WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE TRANS-CANADA AIRLINES REQUIREMENTS.
Technical: THE JETLINER WAS THE FIRST JET TRANSPORT TO FLY IN NORTH AMERICA, & THE SECOND TO FLY IN THE WORLD, ONLY 13 DAYS AFTER THE FLIGHT OF THE DEHAVILLAND 106 COMET. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WAS STOPPED BY THE FEDERAL GOV'T IN 1951 IN ORDER TO FORCE THE COMPANY TO CONCENTRATE ON THE CF-100 FIGHTER; ONLY ONE JETLINER WAS BUILT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRPLANE, BELOW THE WINDOWS IS THE MFR'S LOGO READING: 'AVRO/ AIRCRAFT'
Missing: N/A
Finish: THE AIRCRAFT IS GREY, WITH YELLOW & BLACK STRIPES
Decoration: N/A

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A.V. Roe Canada Ltd., Nose, airplane, between 1949–1956, Artifact no. 1967.1264, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1967.1264.001/

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