tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488399485515759859.post7186681700656206948..comments2023-10-23T12:51:29.292-04:00Comments on Stephen Weir articles, editorials and popular social media weir postings: Junk Store Gyro, Tom Clancy And A Replica Avro Arrowsweirsweirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06858270071675805729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488399485515759859.post-60890123780521711472013-10-24T16:58:39.888-04:002013-10-24T16:58:39.888-04:00Wow, that's a pretty far reach, and not quite ...Wow, that's a pretty far reach, and not quite sure I can see your reasoning. The government did not run the company, so therefore could not have closed Avro, so it must have been the opposition party that did it??????? You have an agenda methinks.<br /><br />Perhaps the government did have some influence with the company when they cancelled all the contracts, quashed the side deals to sell engines, prevented foreign companies/governments from buying up the assets and having the working prototypes destroyed. That's just the bits I've heard about, and no doubt there must be more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488399485515759859.post-85741892982076113042013-10-10T23:19:17.809-04:002013-10-10T23:19:17.809-04:00Tom Clancy would have done some research on the Ar...Tom Clancy would have done some research on the Arrow.<br /><br />Avro Canada was always British-owned and most of the top people except for Smye and Gordon were from the U.K.<br /><br />The aircraft's maximum continuous operating speed was Mach 1.9 but it could "dash" to around Mach 2 for a few minutes.<br /><br />The range for a Mk. 2 was only 1254 nm. compared to 1930+ nm. for a Voodoo.<br /><br />Now think about this. The Prime Minister of Canada cannot fire the employees of a British-owned company. Since the government gave $50 million to Avro Canada to keep staff on this begs the question. Why have Canadians been blaming the wrong guy for all these years.<br /><br />Think about it. Which party benefitted from the aftermath of "Black Friday"?Murray Bnoreply@blogger.com