First
Flight |
Model |
Military
Number |
Name |
| 1949 |
|
|
Orenda |
|
|
Orenda
Aerospace Corp. has its beginning in 1945 when Hawker
Siddeley purchased the Victory Aircraft Plant in Malton, Ontario
to form Avro Canada. In 1946,
Avro Canada purchased Turbo Research. Avro Canada's first
engine was run in 1948.
Avro Canada's next engine was the Orenda which was
first run in 1949. The Orenda was used to power the CF-100 and
the Canadair built F-86 Sabre.
With the demise of Avro Canada, Orenda Engines Ltd. was formed in
1956. The company produced General Electric J79 and J85
turbojets under license. Today, Orenda Aerospace is division
of Magellan Aerospace and produces the only certified liquid-cooled
V-8 aircraft piston engine in the world. |
