Requiem for a giant : A.V. Roe Canada and the Avro Arrow /

No Canadian company has fuelled as much speculation about its demise as A.V. Roe Canada Limited. When its name was erased off the corporate map in 1962, A.V. Roe's most ambitious undertakings - the Jetliner, the Iroquois Engine, and the Arrow - were reduced to scrap. In Requiem for a Giant: A.V...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Campagna, Palmiro
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : Dundurn Group, ©2003.
Colección:desLibris. Books collection.
Temas:
A.V. Roe Canada Limited > History.
A.V. Roe Canada > Histoire.
A.V. Roe Canada Limited.
1945-1980
Avro Arrow (Jet fighter plane)
Aircraft industry > Canada > History.
Avro Arrow (Avion de chasse à réaction)
Industrie aéronautique > Canada > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
Aircraft industry.
Politics and government
Canada > Politics and government > 1945-1980.
Canada > Politics and government > 1957-1963.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1957-1963.
Canada.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1
  • Beginnings; Chapter 2
  • Jet Jitters; Chapter 3
  • "Unsellable"; Chapter 4
  • Criticism; Chapter 5
  • NORAD; Chapter 6
  • Who Needs the Bomarc?; Chapter 7
  • The Arrow: The Pearson Perspective; Chapter 8
  • How Much is Too Much?; Chapter 9
  • Termination, Speculation, and the End of A.V. Roe Canada; Chapter 10
  • In the News; Chapter 11
  • Questions and Answers; Appendix
  • The Secret Files; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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