Divers Chase Decades-Old Rumor, Find Classified Item That Was Never Meant To Go Public

Built For Speed

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She was everything that the name invoked. The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a supersonic interceptor. With its delta wings, it looked like a spearhead, and it flew as one, true and deadly.

The main specification improvements were in strength and speed. This baby could reach heights above 50,000 feet (ca. 15 km). She could fly at Mach 2 speeds. Mach 2 sounds pretty impressive, and when you think that it’s equal to 1500mph (ca. 2,414 km/h) you can see why!

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