9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Avro Canada CF-100 "Canuck": 5of7· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck at the National Museum of the Air Force; front quarter view: Aaron Headly· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. CF-100-Alberta Aviation Museum: Bzuk at English Wikipedia· Public domain
- 4. CF100: Ryan1825· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. CF100 - Trenton: Robert Taylor· CC BY 2.0
- 6. Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck in Haliburton, Ontario: Gogerr· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. CF-100 scramble: Bzuk at English Wikipedia· Public domain
- 8. CF-100CMR: SilkCameron· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Cf100 st hub 416 Sqn RCAF: Inknown· Public domain
what is it?
The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck (affectionately known as the "Clunk") is a Canadian twinjet fighter-interceptor designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Avro Canada. It was the only Canadian-designed fighter to have entered mass production. Work commenced in October 1946 in response to a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) specification calling for a new jet-powered interceptor/fighter aircraft suitable for long-distance patrol missions and all-weather operations.
How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 17.4 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 76 years ago, in 1950.
- Top speed is 6.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 17.4 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Can fly 1.6× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1950-01-19
- introduced
- 1952
- retired
- 1981
- status
- retired
- number built
- 692
- role
- interceptor aircraft
- makers
- Avro Canada
- engines
- 2× Avro Canada Orenda 11
- length
- 16.5 m
- wingspan
- 17.4 m
- height
- 4.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 16.3 t
- top speed
- 888 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 13,716 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q791488, Wikipedia: Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.