Avro Canada C102 Jetliner

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The Avro Canada C102 Jetliner was a Canadian prototype medium-range turbojet-powered jet airliner designed and built by Avro Canada. Its name, "Jetliner", was chosen as a shortening of the term "jet airliner", a term which is still in popular usage for jet-powered passenger aircraft. The origins of the Jetliner can be traced back to Rolls-Royce's development of the Rolls-Royce Avon (an early turbojet engine) and interest at Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA) in the operation of a jet-powered airliner. During April 1946, a requirement for a twin-engined airliner, capable of seating at least 36 passengers and a range of 1,200 miles (1,900 km), was finalised. Avro Canada commenced work under a fixed-price contract that, unusually, included a three-year period in which the manufacturer was not allowed to sell the Jetliner to any other airline except for TCA. TCA pulled out of the project in 1947 after the contract's feasibility was called into question; support from the Canadian politician and engineer...

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