Summary

This is a model of the CF-100 Canuck, which was designed by Avro Canadain the late 1940s and 1950s as an All-Weather Jet Interceptor. After it's firstflight in 1950, the Canuck entered service in 1952 with the Royal CanadianAir Force (RCAF). Serving with distinction until 1981, 692 planes were builtacross 5 marks. Of the 5 marks built, 3 types saw operational service.

This model was designed in Fusion 360 based on limited isometricdrawings and is intended to represent a CF-100 Mk.4 aircraft. This is awork in progress and will be updated as the model is improved.

Avro's follow-on design for this aircraft was the CF-105 Avro Arrow. TheCF-105 program was cancelled before it entered active service.

UPDATE: I'm working on adding in control surface markings, cockpitframes, and making the engine inlets a much more pleasing roundedshape. I will post updated files once I've got these additions/editscompleted.

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CF-100 AvroCanuck

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updated 26. 11. 2019 | published 26. 11. 2019

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As the size of the STL is quite small due to the ft => mm conversion, Irecommend scaling the plane and stand print up to 500% scale to make acomfortable shelf model (~1:60 scale). However, this will entail rotatingand cutting the model to minimize supports and increasing surface quality.

This is a bit of a tough model to crack when it comes to orientation as thewings are very thin and almost, but not quite, flat. Also, there are notreally any flat surfaces to conveniently set it on.

I recommend rotating the plane model by 55 degrees to be tail up and cutit into 3 sections lengthwise. I would then glue the pieces together toassemble using CA glue, but your (and my) mileage may vary in thisendeavour. haven't printed it yet, but I'll post photos after I try it out.

How I Designed This

I designed this model in Fusion 360 for the following reasons:-I couldn’t find a CF-100 model online-I had already designed the Avro Arrow model (the Canuck's youngerbrother) and thought it could use a friend

This modelling experience was the second time I used the Sculptingenvironment in Fusion360. I based the model on some isometric views Ifound of the plane, which were imported and scaled into 360 as canvasesfor reference. To get the contours of the plane, I imported section views ofthe fuselage and wings into 360, aligning and scaling them usingconstruction planes.

The sculpting essentially involved stretching, pulling, pushing simplecylinders into exceedingly complex shapes to define the wings, fuselage,engine ducting/housing, and the tailplane. I intend to add details for decal-ing, and surface details to show the location of the control surfaces.

As an extra bit of fun, I’ve also included a “Low-Poly” version of the Cf-100cut from a singular block based on 3 sketches of the outline of the Arrow

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as per the isometric 3 view. This was my first attempt at modelling theplane and it gave me a great feel for the plane in Fusion 360. If you wish toprint this instead, it is conveniently scaled the same as the other model soit should easily fit on the provided bases.

Any great plane deserves to be displayed and I modeled a lovely displaystand to go with the model for just this purpose! This was modeled aroundan SVG version of the Avro logo I found online, and was scaled with a copythe plane model I had designed as a reference. (Glue may be needed).This is a matching stand model to the one for the Arrow, but with textshowing "CF-100 Canuck"

This plane was modeled in Fusion360 in feet with a wingtip distance of57ft. The STL often is imported with a wingtip distance of 57mm. Thisgives a scale of ~1:305, but feel free to scale it as you want! The STLs areexported in Fusion 360’s highest fidelity so you shouldn’t lose any detailby making it bigger.

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isometric_rectilinear_basic_body.stl

final_plane_geometry_-_1st_draft.stl

cf-100_base_model.stl

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