Ghost Flight RL206
by Michael Swanson
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24.000 x 36.000 x 1.000 inches
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Title
Ghost Flight RL206
Artist
Michael Swanson
Medium
Painting - Oil / Canvas
Description
The AVRO ARROW was Canada's (fly by wire) commitment to NATO during the 1950's. This state of the art machine was to intercept threats to America comming from over the North Pole.
Setting many speed & climb-to-height records using P&W 6,500 lbs. thrust engines, it became the victim of cost over runs and missel technology, I chose to paint the last completed air frame that SHOULD have flown with it's 29,000 lbs. thrust Canadian designed and built Iroqouis engines but was scrapped and totally destroyed by that days short sighted conservative government, imagine what it would have done for our high tech industries if we had kept a few of them flying for shows?
In 1959 as a kid in Sea Cadets we flew over the spot call Death Row on our way to Halifax in an old Trans Canada Air North Star. I can still recall the stewardess panicking when we all got out of our seats to look down at the row of partially dismantled Arrows as we lifted off from the old Malton airport now YYZ. The old North Star cadets and all, almost side slipped into oblivion. I painted this piece to show it in a positive attitude climbing to height in its environment and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the planes demise.
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Comments (29)
David Lloyd Glover
Nice painting of my favorite fighter...and from a fellow Sea Cadet to boot. I was at HMCS Rainbow in Esquimalt as the CPO at the same time.
Jacek Dudzinski
Amazing work. I love it! If you have a sec, please let me know what you think about my images. I really want to progress with my knowledge
Michael Swanson
It was primarily designed to intercept Russian Bombers coming over the North Pole. The US actually helped Canada develop it by lending support for testing but competed when NATO members wanted to buy it in place of US planes :(
Sheldon Goldman
Beautiful work Michael. Since it could outperform the Phantom jet that had been used in Viet Nam years later, many people in Canada say that the US forced Canada to dismantle the Avro Arrow. Then as now, the US has wanted to be at the forefront of weapons technology, which is still one of its biggest businesses.
Painted Ladies Inc
Congratulations for being featured in Painterly Fine Art group! You are invited to post this painting in our featured gallery for this month found in the discussions. Posting your artwork in our discussions helps keep your paintings visible and directs more traffic to our talented group!
AnnaJo Vahle
Wow! Love the pure white and blue colors. Fabulous sense of speed and atmosphere, Michael. f/l
John Malone
Congratulations on this marvellous painting being FEATURED on BEST REPRESENTATIONAL OIL ACRYLIC WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS OF FAA! V/F….group administrator, john malone
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