The Arrow Scrapbook: Rebuilding a Dream and a Nation

The Arrow Scrapbook: Rebuilding a Dream and a Nation

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Peter Zuuring
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The Definitive collection of original documents on the Avro Arrow fiasco, rarely seen photos,drawings, letters, and more...Landmark research sets the record straight. Extensive photos, drawings and documentation, many never before seen, detail the Arrow saga.Learn why the RCAF "un-officially" canceled the Arrow Program 6 months before Diefenbaker did it officially.Surprising evidence turns the table on many accepted myths.Calculated plans and arrogance provide and object lesson in large scale government/industry projects.Find out what the American and British really thought and contributed to the Arrow Program.Plans are revealed to rebuild the Arrow, as a National Project, ready to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of flight in Canada in 2009.In April, 1924, the Royal Canadian Air Force was born. Barely thirty years later, Canadian Engineers were drawing up plans for an advanced jet Interceptor. The engines to power this craft were two generations beyond anything that had yet seen the light of day.1999 is the 75th Anniversary of the RCAF, now known simply as the air division of the Canadian Armed Forces. It's a proud history, but it is marred by political interference of colossal proportions. The Arrow Scrapbook celebrates a Canadian achievement that was killed by lack of foresight on the part of a few men.Yet was it simply lack of foresight, or were there larger forces at work? There is mystery and even some intrigue surrounding the cancellation of the Arrow. Peter Zuuring's scrapbook does justice to the events and the context of the times, and goes far beyond any other collection yet seen in documenting these events.About the Peter Zuuring is the Founder and first Director of the ARROW Alliance. Known for his innovative ideas, the Dutch born, University of Toronto Engineering Graduate, has over thirty years of practical, hands-on entrepreneurial experience. From big business Petrochemicals to Wayne Gretzky's patented hockey blades, Peter Zuuring has taken many paper plans to reality.