Avro Arrow "Avro Arrow" by Brent Wilson This is an essay about the short life of one of Canada's finest achievements, the Avro Arrow.

<Tab/>The compelling rise and demise of the Avro Arrow is a chronicle of triumph and tragedy for Canadian aviation but still remains a benchmark of technology and innovation as one of the finest achievements in Canadian aviation history. The Arrow was a technical masterpiece, at the forefront of aviation engineering at the time, surpassing that of all other nations, and was to be admired by some, coveted by others, and …

…Canadian aviation industry had seen to a love story and a murder mystery. The issues that the Arrow raised seem to be timeless. Whether the course of Canadian history would have been any different if the project had stayed afloat is a question left for historians to decide, but for the rest of us the Arrow continues to exist and a symbol of Canadian excellence and is a testimate to what we are capable of.