Over the past 1-2 weeks, I had quite good luck being randomly picked to do the topic of the Avro Arrow in my grade 10 history class. After lots of research, I found the topic incredibly intriguing and quite sad, as well as shameful on the authorities when you finally saw the end result of what really happened.

Anyways, throughout the research, I've gathered a few interesting facts and pictures from the interwebs worth sharing for people who might be interested in learning about this topic.

Specs:
(In a nutshell: almost a 5th generation jet fighter in today's standards if the program were to continue.)

General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 77 ft 9 in (23.71 m)
Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
Height: 21 ft 2 in (6.25 m)
Wing area: 1,225 ft² (113.8 m²)
Empty weight: 49,040 lb (22,245 kg)
Loaded weight: 56,920 lb (25,820 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 68,605 lb (31,120 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J75-P-3 turbojets (or 2x Orenda Iroquois turbojets)
Dry thrust: 12,500 lbf (55.6 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 23,500 lbf (104.53 kN) each
Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 1.98 (1,307 mph, 2,104 km/h) at 50,000 ft (15,000 m) max. recorded speed; Mach 2+ potential[117]
Cruise speed: Mach 0.91 (607 mph, 977 km/h) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
Combat radius: 360 NM (410 mi, 660 km)
Service ceiling: 53,000 ft (16,150 m)
Wing loading: 46.5 lb/ft² (226.9 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.825 at loaded weight

^ (The above facts are from Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. The Great Book of Fighters. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI Publishing, 2001)

First rollout (1957)

First flight (1958)

Manufacturing / assembly line (1958-59)

Avro Arrow destruction after prime minister John Diefenbaker's orders

(Colorized image)

(These are supposedly secretly taken by employees of the Malton Ontario plant from a cessna, as the project and the destruction being "confidential")