The Arrow

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1. Which aerospace company designed and built the Arrow prototypes? McDonnel-Douglas Avro Canada Boeing-Vertol Royal Canadian Air Force Research and Develpoment

2. Who was the chief of design assigned to the Arrow project? Neil Armstrong Jim Chamberlain Louis Riel Jan Zurakowski

3. Which technical designation was given to the Arrow Project? CF-100 CF-18 CF-105 CC-103

4. Which Indian tribe name was to be used for the Canadian-built engine program initiated after the initial prototypes were completed? Shawnee Cree Iroquois Beaver

5. Who was the president of A.V. Roe Canada during the Arrow project? Answer: (Two Words)

6. What date was the first roll-out of a completed Arrow prototype? November 11, 1958 July 1, 1956 October 4, 1957 April 15, 1957

7. What was the numerical designation of the first Arrow prototype? RL-200 CF-105 Arrow 1 RL 201

8. Who was Avro Canada's Chief Experimental Test Pilot? Jan Zurakowski Robert Miller Buzz Aldrin Mackenzie King

9. When did the first fully-functional Arrow take to the skies? March 25, 1958 January 14, 1959 July 1, 1958 September 30, 1957

10. Was there ever a crash or runway accident involving an Arrow? Yes No

11. Who was the lucky man who was the only man to ever be a passenger in an Arrow? F/Lt. Jack Woodman Red Darrah Crawford Gordon Lester B. Pearson

12. On which aircraft was the Iroquois engine initially flight-tested? CF-100 Fighter Interceptor B-47 Bomber T-33 Tutor CF-18 Fighter Interceptor

13. What type of Missile was originally developed mainly for the Arrow's defense system? Sparrow 2 Pidgeon 4 Robin 3 Bluejay 1

14. Which Prime Minister cancelled the Arrow program? John George Diefenbaker William McKenzie King Lester B. Pearson Brian Mulroney

15. Which political party did the man who cancelled the Arrow program belong to? New Democrats Bloc Quebecois Progressive Conservative Liberals

16. What term was given to the day the Arrow program was cancelled? Answer: (Color and Day)

17. What date was the Arrow program cancelled? February 29, 1960 July 1, 1958 September 15, 1959 February 20, 1959

18. How many men and women lost their jobs as a result of the Arrow program's cancellation? About 36,000 About 14,000 About 10,000 About 75,000

19. How many Arrows were on the assembly line awaiting assembly on Black Friday? 37 17 6 22

20. How many completed Arrows were on the flight line on Black Friday? 6 3 5 7

21. Who played Crawford Gordon in CBC's excellent two-part film "The Arrow"? Answer: (If you haven't seen the movie, go rent it!)

22. How did Crawford Gordon eventually die? Brain Tumor Cirrhosis Committed Suicide Car Accident

23. After they were fired from Avro, where did many of the former employees go to work? Answer: (One Word)

24. What, if anything survived Black Friday? Nothing One Iroquois Engine Nose cone, Landing gear, one Iriquois engine Wing and Rudder

25. Is there still an Arrow out there somewhere? Yes No