In article %TKyb.541322$9l5.366272@pd7tw2no,
"Ed Majden" writes:

"Alan Minyard"
4. Given the range of the CF-105 and the size of Canada, you would have
huge holes in
your coverage.

66 Voodoo's sure didn't plug these holes! Nor did the Bomarcs at two
eastern bases. Most airports used for dispersal have supplies of jet fuels.
The U.S. had cruise type missiles and I expect the Russians had their own
versions. Don't forget, the Bomarc was used until the early 1970s where
weapons were much better. By the way an Arrow could be equipped with a Geni
as it had a large weapons bay.

Actually, the CF-105 was intended to intercept bombers penetrating
Canadian Airspace at Mach 2/50,000'+. The RCAF's and DND's own
studies showed that conventional launch/control of teh CF-105s from
their proposed bases resulted in intercepts occuring over Boston,
Massachusetts, Albany New York, and Gary, Indiana. Not much good for
protecting Canada. (ANd that was launching after they'd penetrated
teh Contiguous Radar COverage of teh Mid-Canada Line.
The Arrow did have decent supersonic endurace, for its day, and a good
climb rate. That's only a factor though, if the bomber is coming in
at more than Mach 1.5. For the Mach 0.85/40,000' targets that did
turn out to be the threat, the Arrow had no advantages over the F-101
or F-106. The Arrow's weapon system (MX-1179 Radar/FCS, and Falcon
Missiles) was exactly the same as the F-101's. ASTRA was an adject
failure, and Sparrow II just wasn't going to work with 1950s
technology. There's no point in developing a completely new and
expensive platform to carry the same weapons with the same
effectiveness. All that would have accomplished is the total
bankrupcy of Canada. The Arrow's weapons bay wasn't particularly
large, either. It was about as long as that of an F-106, a bit wider,
and much shallower. IIRC, the maximum depth was about 20". There
wouldn't have been enough space for internal carriage of a whopping
big rocket like the Genie.

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