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Charley is right, the Canadian industry has done wonders in recovering from the Arrow. Just imagine what it could be today, without the disruption.Charley is also right about the industry being a good place to work today. It put both my kids through university.I knew I had more about VT196. From "The Gloster Meteor" by Shacklady, VT196 was used by the RAF and RCAF for joint cold weather trials in Canada. Apparently the aircraft had been used for Derwent reheat trials in the UK in 1950 and 1951, before being restored to stock F.4 standards. It was shipped to Canada in the summer of 1953. After the cold weather trials were completed, the aircraft was loaned to the Canadian National Aeronautical Establishment (later part of the NRC) at Uplands, and used for afterburner trials in conjunction with Orenda. It was returned to the UK in June 1955. Details of the Orenda mods come from this book:
Charley is right, the Canadian industry has done wonders in recovering from the Arrow. Just imagine what it could be today, without the disruption.
Charley is also right about the industry being a good place to work today. It put both my kids through university.
I knew I had more about VT196. From "The Gloster Meteor" by Shacklady, VT196 was used by the RAF and RCAF for joint cold weather trials in Canada. Apparently the aircraft had been used for Derwent reheat trials in the UK in 1950 and 1951, before being restored to stock F.4 standards. It was shipped to Canada in the summer of 1953. After the cold weather trials were completed, the aircraft was loaned to the Canadian National Aeronautical Establishment (later part of the NRC) at Uplands, and used for afterburner trials in conjunction with Orenda. It was returned to the UK in June 1955. Details of the Orenda mods come from this book:
