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Orenda engine

Orenda engine

Guerre froide (1946 - 1991) Accession number : 2008.0132

In the 1940s, Canada began designing its own jet engines. The result was a turbojet engine of impressive power named Orenda. It was manufactured in 1957 and installed on the CF-100 Canucks.