the canadian arrow was a privately funded , early-2000s rocket and space tourism project concept founded by london , ontario , canada entrepreneurs geoff sheerin , dan mckibbon and chris corke .

the project 's objective was to take the first civilians into space , on a vertical sub-orbital spaceflight reaching an altitude of 112 km .

canadian arrow was considered one of the top three candidates for the x-prize competition , along with scaled composites ( burt rutan ) , and armadillo aerospace ( john carmack ) .

scaled composites won the competition on october 4 , 2004 .

the canadian arrow team 's motto was " making space for you " .

they have completed the first series of tests on their 57,000 lbf ( 254 kn ) thrust engine and have built a space training centre and a full-scale mock-up of their rocket .

after an open nomination process , they also recruited a team of six astronauts from around the world , including several seasoned military pilots and a nasa trained astronaut from ukraine .

astronaut candidates – the group " arrow six " includes david ballinger , ted gow , terry wong , jason dyer , larry clark and yaroslav " yarko " pustovyi , the only member of the team with actual space training .

in november 2010 geoff sheerin , the president of canadian arrow stated the company is unlikely to fly a canadian arrow rocket as a space tourism vehicle .

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canadian arrow <EOT> 845 avro arrow squadron a royal canadian air cadet squadron named after the avro arrow . this site naturally contains a section on the arrow .

" canadian arrow now has an engine with the thrust required to launch passengers to space , " said canadian arrow president and ceo geoff sheerin .

canadian arrow has also filed for patents on its rocket vehicle and engine modifications .

another good arrow page with some excellent pictures and links to other arrow sites .

( “test flying the arrow” , j . zurakowski , canadian aviation historical society journal , 1979 )

the arrow was built for the royal canadian air force by avro canada in malton , ont .

as for the canadian arrow team , the company is now likely not going to fly a canadian arrow rocket as a space tourism vehicle , sheerin wrote in an email to cbc news earlier in november .

the raise the arrow expedition team unveiled sonar imaging of the avro arrow model found at the bottom of lake ontario . ( raise the arrow expedition )

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geoff sheerin was the founder and president of canadian arrow which was based in london , ontario , canada . planetspace planned to operate the canadian arrow at a cost of $ 250 , 000 per seat service in 2007 .

* canadian arrow was planning to run a test the launch pad abort system at cape rich in september 2005 .

a spokeswoman for transport canada , vanessa vermette , confirmed sheerin ' s characterization of canadian arrow ' s status .

geoff sheerin , president of canadian arrow , and dr . chirinjeev kathuria have announced that they have joined forces to form a new corporation called planetspace that will complete construction and testing of its first suborbital rocket called the canadian arrow .

canadian arrow ' s most recent engine test achieved 50 , 000 pounds of thrust , demonstrating canadian arrow ' s ability to achieve suborbital flight and making it the most powerful liquid propellant rocket engine ever built and tested in canada .

* on 25 april 2002 canadian arrow displayed a full - scale rocket mock - up in new york city’s rockefeller center .

* in 2003 , canadian arrow opened its canadian arrow space centre in london , ontario , canada . in june 2003 , canadian arrow introduced the six individuals who were selected to train to become the test pilot astronauts : larry c . clark , david ballinger , jason paul dyer , wayne ‘terry’ wong , marvin edward ‘ted’ gow , and dr . yaroslav ‘yarko’ pustovyi .

the first unmanned launch into space by canadian arrow was planned to happen in 2006 . the canadian arrow wanted to send crews of two pilot astronauts on each of the early manned test flights . all six astronauts would have eventually flown various missions .

the team is also shifting its london - based space center into a new facility built specifically for the canadian arrow effort .

for many canadians , the avro arrow has come to symbolize both the potential , and the unfulfilled promise , of canadian innovation .

a site that is dedicated to the history of the royal canadian air force . some avro arrow information is also located there .

the standards under this subpart apply to every canadian air operator engaged in commercial air services under subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations .

the name canadian arrow is a nostalgic nod to the avro arrow fighter jet , which was developed and then controversially mothballed in canada in the 1950s , prompting an exodus of engineers to the us .

canadian arrow mines ltd is engaged in acquiring and exploring mineral properties . its mining projects include alexo kelex deposits and kenbridge nickel project .

the canadian arrow ' s crew cabin separates from the nosecone shroud , just before rocket engine burnout in this artist ' s depiction .

the project is in partnership with the canada aviation museum , the royal canadian air force , the canadian conservation institute and the oex group .

* in 2005 canadian arrow linked up with internet entrepreneur dr . chirinjeev kathuria to form planetspace to offer $ 250 , 000 suborbital flights .

“today totally proves our canadian arrow design , ” said geoff sheerin , leader of the london , ontario - based arrow’s bid for the x prize . “it went really well and everything worked as it should . ”

in this artist ' s depiction of a future canadian arrow flight , the crew cabin separates from the nosecone shroud just before rocket engine burnout .

the canadian arrow x prize team has successfully tested the rocket engine that is designed to , in the coming months , take passengers into space .

canadian arrow has completed a number of increasingly powerful engine tests , as well as a successful drop test of the space capsule and recovery system .

a little boy watches the canadian - built fighter , the avro arrow , as it is wheeled out of its hangar in 1958 or 1959 .

the private spaceflight partnership planetspace - canadian arrow announced plans to build the silver dart spacecraft , an orbital vehicle designed to launch eight people into space .

after separation from its booster , the canadian arrow cabin is oriented to provide the best window view for the passengers in this artist ' s interpretation .

a crowd surrounds the avro cf - 105 arrow in a photo taken before the canadian government abruptly ended the project and ordered the built planes destroyed .

* canadian arrow was a contender in the x - prize competition which was won by burt rutan’s spaceshipone in october 2004 . canadian arrow didn’t finish developing their rocket in time to try for the $ 10 million x prize , but it did conduct a drop test of its crew capsule in august 2004 .

raise the arrow — an expedition formed in late july by oex recovery group to find nine models of the canadian fighter jet avro arrow that was controversially scrapped in 1959 — announced friday it found its first test model of the avro arrow near point petre , ont . last week using advanced sonar technology .

the cancellation of the cf - 105 arrow was a deathblow for avro . it was also a serious setback for the canadian aerospace industry as a whole .

the arrow project was thought to have been cancelled due to cost over - runs , u . s . government intervention and canadian political agenda ' s .

" today totally proves our canadian arrow design , " said geoff sheerin , leader of the london , ontario - based arrow ' s bid for the x prize . " it went really well and everything worked as it should . "

a replica of the famous avro arrow is rolled out at the canadian air and space museum in 2008 . 55 years after it ' s first flight , the avro arrow still stirs feelings of pride , and regret , in many canadians .

unfortunately , the arrow project would be cancelled just three days before the festivities .

organ , richard . avro arrow : the story of the avro arrow from its evolution to its extinction . cheltenham , ont . : boston mills , 1980 .

jan zurakowski in front of a model of arrow 201 at the 40 th . anniversary of the first flight of avro arrow 201 on march 21 , 1998 .

cyanide poisoning from seaside arrow - grass is similar to symptoms discussed under sheep .

the canadian air & space museum . ( formerly the toronto aerospace museum ) this organization has recently built a full scale all metal replica of the avro arrow . check out the final completion of this arrow model and other projects at the museum .

the backers of canadian arrow , a rocket entry in the $ 10 million ansari x prize competition , watched happily as their crew compartment drifted down into lake ontario .

sixty years after nine avro arrow free flight models went missing in lake ontario , a high - tech , all - canadian search is under way for their recovery .

provide for the recognition of aboriginal cultural values and traditions within canadian society at large .

the evaluation of your canadian certified counsellor application will take from 6 to 8 weeks .

in this artist ' s conception , the canadian arrow ' s escape tower system blasts the nose cone clear from the rest of the spaceship . this picture shows the rocket on a barge , but canadian arrow ' s team intends to conduct the first launches from a land - based military test range on the shore of georgian bay .

“welcome to the website dedicated to the super arrow program . the super arrow design emerged from the core belief in our country that we can design and build our own advanced supersonic military aircraft and subsequent industries . the arrow represented the pinnacle of canadian aerospace and the super arrow follows in that tradition and aims to be the successor of that lineage of pedigree and to inspire all canadians . welcome to our website . ”

and for a project that was cut down in its prime , the arrow has enjoyed a remarkable cultural afterlife . each decade seems to bring yet another arrow history .

stewart , greig . an arrow through the heart : the life and times of crawford gordon and the avro arrow . toronto : mcgraw - hill ryerson , 1998 .

* in june 2005 canadian arrow was granted permission to use cape rich located on the tip of canadian forces meaford range and training area for rocket test flights . cape rich is an ideal location for launch and recovery in the fresh waters of georgian bay .

the first silver dart spaceflight is expected follow the inaugural manned canadian arrow launches , the first of which is slated for 2008 with four more to follow , sheerin said .

the test , conducted on may 5th at a site north of london , is the latest in a series completed on the rocket engine for the canadian arrow launch vehicle .

sheerin ' s silver dart program is separate from his canadian arrow effort to use a proven v2 rocket design to build a three - person rocket ship for suborbital flights . plans for the silver dart date back about four years as sheerin was researching the canadian arrow rocket to compete in the $ 10 million ansari x prize competition for suborbital spaceflight .

meal , with music from the rca cadets , avro arrow squadron " 845 " .

next steps for the team will include continued testing of the engine to prepare it for actual flight onboard the first canadian arrow spacecraft that is scheduled for launch next year . when successful , the arrow will make canada the fourth nation to put humans into space .

meanwhile , canadian arrow’s astronaut team has been hard at work writing a training program that they , and hopefully passengers , will use to prepare for suborbital flights , sheerin said .

" we will also be working closely with the appropriate officials to plan for canadian arrow ' s first unmanned launch into space in 2006 and if all goes as planned cape rich will play a pivotal part in canadian history over the next few years " sheerin said .

note 5 : see the watercolour by von germann ein canadischer bauer . [ canadian farmer ]

national aviation museum library . various documents and manuals from avro are held there . follow this link to see a list of their arrow cf - 105 related materials . arrow documents

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canadian arrow continues to develop the concept of a launch from an offshore barge since this would open up the possibility of flights near other locations in the great lakes system . / for further information : canadian arrow phone 519 - 659 - 5852 phone 519 - 671 - 2257 fax 519 - 659 - 8163 urltoken urltoken in : international , technology , travel , other

the story of the arrow starts with the establishment of avro canada , in december 1945 .

rl206 was almost complete when the government cancelled the arrow program on february 20 , 1959 .

said by thane _ bitter : diefenbaker ' s decision to cancel the arrow . . .

but , though the avro arrow’s life was short , its story goes on and on .

national archives of canada . various documents relating to the avro arrow can be found there .

lake ontario hides sunken treasure : nine test models of the avro arrow . 3 : 03

in an astonishing act of devastation , all traces of the avro arrow are ordered destroyed .

the bomarc missile casts a shadow over the avro arrow as canada enters the missile age .

audio of the plane ' s first flight , with comments from arrow engineers and managers .

“at the time , we were in the top three of the largest producers of aeronautical parts in the world . but the cancellation of the arrow absolutely devastated the canadian aerospace industry . ”

meanwhile , canadian arrow ' s astronaut team has been hard at work writing a training program that they , and hopefully passengers , will use to prepare for suborbital flights , sheerin said .

" cape rich is our cape kennedy , so to speak , " said geoff sheerin , president and chief executive officer of planetspace , the company supporting development of the canadian arrow rocket .

“the models were part of the design test program for the avro arrow at point petre in the mid - 1950’s , and were an important step in the final design work for the arrow , ” raise the arrow expedition leader john burzynski said in a media release on thursday .

jim gave a very interesting and revealing talk on such things as the destruction of the arrow , who ordered the destruction , the cbc mini series movie : " the arrow " , the fate of the " lost arrow " and what it was like to work for avro .

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to many canadian aerospace experts , the real loss in the cancellation of the avro arrow wasn’t just in the plane itself , but the possibilities for what avro may have done in the future .

the arrow project would also create a made - in - canada plane and an industry that would add thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to the canadian economy , the proposal’s author wrote .

never accomplished before , the canadian arrow will be bringing brave souls to the edge of suborbital space and then releasing them from their capsule where they will jump and parachute safely back to earth .

on may 18th the university of chicago will be holding a panel discussion on space tourism . this panel will consist of planetspace management , canadian arrow astronauts and faculty from the university of chicago .

if the team recovers the avro test model it will be put on display at the royal canadian air force museum located at cfb trenton as well as the canadian aviation and space museum in ottawa .

shocking parliament and avro employees , diefenbaker announces the arrow and iroquois engine programs are cancelled immediately .

when it comes to the avro arrow , the true regret is what might have been : flying saucers . hover cars . a lunar rover – and even the possibility of a canadian using it .

for more information , video and interviews regarding these and other test by canadian arrow plan to attend the chicago press conference announcing planetspace on may 18th 11 : 00 am at the university of chicago .

when the canadian jet fighter program was abruptly cancelled in 1959 , over 30 , 000 people lost their jobs and all avro arrow - related material was ordered destroyed , including six completed jet fighters .

“the avro arrow was a tremendous example of canadian innovation and ingenuity , ” said lieutenant - general michael hood , rcaf commander . “today , as we look back at the example of the arrow , we also look to the future as we foster and support a culture of technological and intellectual innovation in the royal canadian air force and in canada that will take us to 2030 and beyond . ”

these commercial air service standards outline the requirements for complying with subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations .

( 5 ) regaining competency ( refers to subsection 705 . 106 ( 2 ) canadian aviation regulations )

dietitians of canada , canadian paediatric society , college of family physicians of canada , community health nurses association of canada . the use of growth charts for assessing and monitoring growth in canadian infants and children .

planetspace announces that canadian arrow has received permission to launch from cape rich on georgian bay attention : assignment editor , business / financial editor , news editor , science editor , travel / tourism editor london , ontario - - ( ccnmatthews - june 2 , 2005 ) - canadian arrow has been granted permission to use cape rich located on the tip of canadian forces meaford range and training area for rocket test flights . cape rich is an ideal location for launch and recovery in the fresh waters of georgian bay .

since canadian arrow is designed to launch off a barge , team members are scouting areas around the great lakes region , specifically lake huron and georgia bay regions , as potential launch sites for powered flights .

this graphic shows the planned trajectory for the canadian arrow escape tower system tests . the nose cone assembly would rise to at least 4 , 000 feet in altitude , then splash down in georgian bay .

in 1952 , a new specification was drafted by the royal canadian air force for the next generation of fighter aircraft . these specifications called for advanced capabilities , to counter the threat of soviet nuclear - armed supersonic bombers entering canadian airspace . avro canada offered several proposals for delta - wing fighter aircraft to meet these specifications , and in 1954 , they entered into an agreement with canadian government to design the arrow .

the canadian arrow by planetspace corporation is based upon the v2 rocket and is the first canadian company to develop a vehicle dedicated towards the space tourism industry . based in ontario , planetspace not only sees a future in hauling up space tourists , but also is interested in initiating the extreme sports of space diving .

today , the legacy of the avro arrow is one of both pride and frustration for most canadians .

the successful drop tests paves the way for a series of flight tests for canadian arrow in upcoming months , starting with a launch pad abort and leading up to an eventual manned launch , team members said .

canadian arrow may have lost out on the $ 10 million ansari x prize but the team is developing a privately funded suborbital ship that might just beat the competition to launch the first paying passengers to space .

( ii ) two or more convictions , occurring during separate unrelated events , under the canadian aviation regulations .

( e ) the air operator maintains training records as required by subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations .

tremblay ms , willms jd . secular trends in the body mass index of canadian children [ erratum appears in

the largest remaining piece of an avro arrow on display at the canada aviation and space museum in ottawa .

the avro cf - 105 arrow captured canadians’ imaginations in a way few projects have , before or since .

the arrow myth makes the chiefs of staff look bad and that is reason enough to stop the lying .

jan describes his experience of being a test pilot of the arrow with comparisons to the cf - 18 .

the main goal of the arrow 2000 project is to build and fly a " piloted " scaled down version ( 2 / 3 scale ) of the avro arrow . other aviation related projects are also being developed .

the home page of fhybr models , manufacturers of the radio controlled jet model kit of the avro arrow .

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more than three decades after the arrow ' s first flight , the doomed plane is suddenly popular again .

the avro arrow was canada’s shot at the big leagues ; the country’s chance to be a world leader .

the same day the arrow was unveiled to the public in october 1957 , the soviet union launched the world’s first satellite—sputnik 1 . the launch not only overshadowed the arrow’s ceremony in the press , but it was also a factor in the decision , less than 15 months later , to cancel the canadian jet fighter program altogether .

canadian arrow rocket engine successfully tested at 45 , 000 lbs thrust - moving private space company closer to flight status attention : assignment editor , business / financial editor , news editor , science editor , travel / tourism editor london , ontario , canada - - ( ccnmatthews - may 6 , 2005 ) - may 5 , 2005 - canadian arrow has successfully tested their main engine designed to produce the thrust required for liftoff of the rocket .

please stay tuned for more updates , however for right now , we are going deeper into the canadian shadows .

esprit de corps , canadian military magazine . esprit de corps covers the efforts of canadian soldiers in both world wars and the korean war in every issue , as well as their current deployments on peacekeeping missions around the world .

( 7 ) consolidation period ( refers to subsection 705 . 106 ( 4 ) of the canadian aviation regulations )

willms jd , tremblay ms , katzmarzyk pt . geographic and demographic variation in the prevalence of overweight canadian children .

rl204 has the distinction of being the only arrow to land outside of malton . test pilot peter cope made an unscheduled stop at the royal canadian air force base in trenton in february 1959 , due to a blocked runway .

interested in a space flight on the canadian arrow ? planetspace has announced that they will start taking reservations shortly . start saving now also since the expected price for space tourists will be above the $ 100 , 000 mark .

* the canadian arrow’s v2 based rocket engine was successfully tested on may 12 , 2005 at a thrust level of 50 , 000 lb ( 223kn ) , which is sufficient to get the three - man capsule into space .

flight tests ahead the successful drop test paves the way for a series of flight tests for canadian arrow in upcoming months , starting with a launch pad abort and leading up to an eventual manned launch , team members said .

planetspace was created just last month to breathe new life into the canadian arrow effort , which sheerin set up four years ago to compete for the $ 10 million x prize . sheerin lost that space race to the team behind

the avro arrow rl201 taking off for the first time , with the test pilot janusz zurakowski at the controls .

this is the very first design of the super arrow derived from the northrup yf - 23 . a supporter of the super arrow produced this model for us . it is a pleasure to have added this to our collection .

* the avro arrow was one of canada ' s finest aviation achievements , even though it never entered service .

national research council , aeronautical library . various technical manuals and drawings on the arrow are known to exist there .

" morningside " looks at how the russian satellite cast a long shadow on the unveiling of the avro arrow .

but the arrow only ever made it to the testing phase . the project was scrapped by the diefenbaker government .

john burzynski is spearheading the project and says the arrow represents what canadians have done and what canadians can do .

the canadian arrow now likely won ' t fly as a space tourism vehicle , said geoff shirin , who led the project . a prototype of the spacecraft is displayed in new york in 2002 . ( ( associated press ) )

the first flight of the arrow should have been a crowning moment for the canadian aerospace industry . yet the plane was scrapped by the federal government just a few months later , in a decision that remains controversial to this day .

the full - sized jet was considered a massive achievement for the canadian aviation industry . the arrow’s delta - winged design and supersonic , near - mach two speed put canada on the map as a high - technology industrial force .

those flights would each be powered by the company’s canadian arrow rocket , based on german v2 rocket technology developed during the second world war . planetspace learned the details of the v2 design partly by studying examples that survive in museums .

ottawa — a canadian company is seeking to go back in time to help fly canada’s air force into the future .

the royal canadian air force design specifications were formidable and surpassed anything documented in any other country in the western world .

operations conducted under subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations require a type a , b or c operational control system .

( d ) crew member training in accordance with subsection 725 . 124 ( 30 ) of the canadian aviation regulations .

a foreign licensed pilot may be granted authority for training and checking only when a canadian licensed pilot is not available .

( iii ) reciprocating to reciprocating - provided both are certified for operations under subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations .

the canadian arrow team hopes to win the x - prize , a worldwide initiative to get private citizens into space . " this is fantastic and i ' m honored to be with such a select group of people , " canadian arrow astronaut david ballinger told space . com . " it ' s a chance in a lifetime . " along with ballinger , the " arrow six " includes canadian forces capts . ted gow , 34 , and terry wong , 38 , both experienced military pilots . 31 - year - old jason dyer , originally from london , ontario , is an aerospace engineer by training . finally , there ' s an american among the " arrow six , " 28 - year old larry clark . he ' s a commercial pilot who hopes to become the youngest man ever launched into space .

after being fueled with alcohol and liquid oxygen ( cryogenically cooled ) , the canadian arrow will then launch at the proposed launch time . the first stage of the rocket will burn for about a minute before exhausting all of the fuel .

after a worldwide search for candidates , the canadian arrow team , one of 24 groups competing for the $ 10 million x - prize , announced friday the composition of its first flight crew . the six will all train with hopes of making the final cut , as part of the two - man crew the arrow team hopes to send into space .

although no complete arrow survived the cutting torches , it continues to fly in photographs , articles , documentaries and artifacts .

campagna , palmiro . storms of controversy : the secret avro arrow files revealed toronto , canada : stoddart , 1992 .

the effort to erase the arrow is usually attributed to john diefenbaker , the volatile prime minister who canceled the program .

rénald fortier , curator of the canada aviation and space museum in ottawa , with a surviving avro arrow wing tip .

the test , conducted late last evening at a test site north of london confirms that the canadian arrow team has successfully reengineered a world war ii rocket design into a modern technology that is capable of winning the $ 10 million x prize .

the search and recovery efforts of oex are being sponsored by a group of canadian mining companies and financial institutions . other sponsors include the rcaf , the canadian coast guard , the ontario ministry of tourism , and the canada aviation and space museum .

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( a ) the number of incidents and their level as defined in section 705 . 175 of the canadian aviation regulations ;

canning pm , courage ml , frizzell lm . prevalence of overweight and obesity in a provincial population of canadian preschool children .

may 12 , 2005 - canadian arrow has successfully tested their main engine twice in one week with increase in thrust to 50 , 000lbs . attention : assignment editor , business / financial editor , news editor , science editor , travel / tourism editor london , ontario - - ( ccnmatthews - may 13 , 2005 ) - the test , conducted on may 12th at a site north of london , is another in a series completed on the rocket engine for the canadian arrow launch vehicle .

many people suggested that arrow mythology was based on what might have been . in concept , the arrow was the most advanced airplane of its time . had it been fully developed , many people told me , canada would have become a major force in aviation . ( several canadian companies , notably bombardier and cae , nevertheless grew into major international aerospace players . )

" you want to have a multitude of vehicles , " said planetspace chairman chrinjeev kathuria . " with the canadian arrow , you ' d want to enter the [ spaceflight ] market very quickly . the second stage is the silver dart . "

as mentioned before , although the arrow would have been far superior to any other jet at that time , there was some doubt on how marketable at ' canadian ' jet would have been to important countries like the uk , usa and france .

as the second stage re - enters the atmosphere , the ballute will slow the passenger cabin until it is released and the three parachutes are released . these will slow the canadian arrow to a speed with which it will gently hit the water .

if you find the story of the arrow a bit depressing , do not despair ! the canadian aerospace industry is still around and has very much recovered from the dark days of the late 1950s . as jim floyd said at the 40th anniversary of the first flight of avro arrow 201 , we should be proud of the people who are working in the canadian aerospace industry today , and we should tell them that we appreciate what they are doing for canada . " hear , hear ! "

an expedition launched in late july , 2017 , has located one of the nine models of the avro arrow , which were dumped at the bottom of lake ontario after the canadian fighter jet program was controversially scrapped in 1959 . ( supplied photo )

between 1946 and 1952 , the avro canada team achieved several impressive canadian “firsts , ” such as the design and production of the jetliner—the first commercial jet designed and flown in north america—and the cf - 100 , the first canadian - designed fighter aircraft .

the avro arrow , shown in flight in 1958 , was designed to defend canada against bomber attacks from the soviet union .

an image of one of the models found at the bottom of lake ontario by the raise the arrow expedition . the model is covered in zebra mussels , and there are plans to raise it from the water . ( raise the arrow expedition )

the avro arrow was scrapped in 1959 after its development was controversially cancelled by prime minister john diefenbaker . ( avro museum )

cbc ' s newsmagazine takes viewers behind the scenes at the malton airport hangar where the avro arrow was tested and built .

it is not too late to resurrect the arrow . we have the technology because the russians still manufacture vacuum tubes . all of us should write to our mps and demand that the canadian air force be forced to purchase arrows instead of foreign aircraft .

sheerin ' s team originally planned to launch canadian arrow ' s commercial flights from a barge in the great lakes . " we still are exploring those options , and that might be in the end what we do commercially , " he said wednesday .

in the eyes of many canadians like gartshore , a museum is an ideal location for the models . the avro arrow was more than just a plane . it became a symbol of canadian excellence long after its demise because of its advanced technical innovations .

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the canadian arrow x - prize team has performed a successful low - pressure test of their liquid oxygen and ethyl alcohol rocket engine , bringing them one step closer to winning the $ 10 million x - prize . the canadian arrow is based on the design of a world war ii german v - 2 rocket , but it’s been updated with modern technology . the team has scheduled several more tests of the rocket engine at higher pressures , and hopes to make an actual launch attempt some time in 2004 .

raise the arrow said new sonar imagery confirmed the first discovery of an avro arrow free - flight model since they were abandoned in the lake nearly six decades ago . the group promised photos and video of the find will be revealed publicly on friday .

rcaf memorial museum in trenton . the museum has an arrow throttle control , a scale model of the arrow ( which was taken from the avro plant after black friday ) and a velvet glove missile . follow this link to see these artifacts : trenton

the first sleek white avro arrow is unveiled in front of a crowd of 12 , 000 at the avro plant in malton . but the russians unveil something of their own . arrow photo : national archives of canada , pa - 210520 0 : 33

“the arrow represents a period when canada stood up on its own and did its own thing , ” paul squires , a historian with the canadian aeronautical preservation association , told global news . “in many ways , it’s become a symbol of the country . ”

although the royal canadian air force and government were becoming increasingly alarmed by the arrow program’s rising costs and delayed schedule , avro canada continued to press on with production . on march 25 , 1958 , the first avro cf - 105 arrow was ready for flight tests . famous test pilot janusz zurakowski would be at the controls , with air escort by two of the four men who would eventually fly in cf - 105s : fellow avro canada test pilot “spud” potocki , and royal canadian air force pilot jack woodman .

welcome to the website for beaverworks canada and the super arrow program . we have made the decision to slim down the content on our website and effectively go dark for the time being and focus on the development of our core infrastructure and financing . the super arrow is derived from asking the question of where would have avro taken the design of the arrow if they were not shut down . the super arrow is an arrow and we are exceedingly proud of our work , the development and her spirit that reflects the values of all canadians . our path is the unorthodox one , yet one in which we retain absolute security over our work . no information will be disclosed pertaining to any details regarding the super arrow program…other than she is making very nice progress .

nine avro arrow free - flight models that were launched in a series of tests from 1954 to 1957 rest on the bottom of lake ontario . earlier this summer , oex recovery group incorporated ( oex ) , which is financially supported by a group of canadian mining companies and financial institutions , announced the search for and recovery of these models . the project is called “raise the arrow” .

like many canadians , i have an interest in the history of canadian aviation and aerospace . one of my particular interests are the events that surround the development and ultimate destruction of the cf - 105 avro arrow . a review of the internet will reveal that there are many fine pages already in existence that are dedicated to explaining the purpose of the avro arrow . not wishing to duplicate their efforts , i have decided to design this page to supply information that is generally not found on most of the other arrow pages and to provide links to some of the more notable arrow home pages . this page is also a member of the avro arrow web ring and you can connect to other web ring sites at the bottom of this page . as well , since the

fifty - five years ago today , on march 25 , 1958 , the infamous avro arrow made its very first test flight .

the submarine , equipped with a high - resolution sonar system , was on a mission — to search for nine test models of a canadian legend , the avro arrow supersonic military jet , that have been resting deep in the lake since the cold war era .

planetspace does have an advantage over other budding space tourism companies , however , in that they have signed a joint information sharing agreement with nasa . under the agreement , nasa will share information to help the canadian arrow transport passengers and cargo into low earth orbit .

a new , canadian commercial spacecraft prototype could launch as soon as next year , a former contender for the ansari x prize hopes .

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the avro arrow was initiated by a postwar liberal government and was to have been canada’s main contribution to norad , the joint air defense alliance with the united states . powered by two jet engines of a new canadian design , the arrow was supposed to swoop up to canada’s arctic at nearly twice the speed of sound and shoot down soviet bombers making their way to north america with nuclear payloads .

this rare photo of an arrow test model about to be launched is from the book the avro arrow by lawrence miller ( james lorimer and co . , ltd . , publishers - toronto ) . it is hoped at least one the nine test models can found , recovered and put on display nearly 60 years after they were used to “kick start” the most ambitious experimentation in canadian aviation history .

the team we ' ve got is an extraordinary group of people , " said canadian arrow team leader geoff sheerin in an interview with space . com . " we were actually looking for people who were a lot like ( nasa ' s ) mercury seven . "

sheerin said his group is now about $ 2 million in funding away from putting canadian arrow on the launch pad . the group has spent about $ 5 million from sponsors and volunteers - - including man - hours - - to develop their vehicle , he added .

“our team has spent five years researching , designing and building toward the test we performed tonight , ” said canadian arrow team leader geoff sheerin . “we had a perfect ignition and good clean burn . there were a lot of smiles here , that’s for sure . ”

“we feel they are important pieces of canadian history , ” explained expedition leader john burzynski . “the actual planes have all been destroyed except for a few bits and pieces , so we’re bookending the story of the arrow by finding these last pieces of the plane . ”

the reasons for the cancellation of the arrow were a mix of politics , timing , and bad luck . the cf - 105 ( as the arrow was officially known ) was originally designed as a long - range interceptor , meant to meet and destroy soviet bombers .

production of the first arrow , called rl201 , was started in 1956 , with an anticipated first flight by the end of 1957 .

the technological advances made during the arrow ' s development thus continue to live on , in aircraft design and development around the world .

many other canadians born long after blowtorches were used to cut up the planes also know the story and lament what could have been , stoking the idea , sometimes verging on conspiracy theory , that the arrow’s cancellation is an example of the united states thwarting a canadian ambition .

sheerin said his group is now about $ 2 million in funding away from putting canadian arrow on the launch pad . the group has spent about $ 5 million from sponsors and volunteers — including the value of worker - hours — to develop their vehicle , he added .

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“we are very pleased to have the strong support of the rcaf in the search and recovery efforts for these historic canadian artifacts , ” said john burzynski , oex recovery group expedition leader . “the arrow was a canadian high technological accomplishment and just a beautiful aircraft . the models are some of the last surviving reminders of that development program , and we’re hoping to find these lost family members and bring them home . ”

canadian arrow was a privately developed sub - orbital vehicle which was based on the world war 2 v - 2 rocket design . the vehicle had been updated using technology of the 2000s and data from over 3 , 000 previous flights of the early v - 2 type rockets .

this was the first time the arrow would be unveiled to the public , and the first time many employees would see it put together .

zurakowski took off at 9 : 51 a . m . on march 25 , 1958—almost five months after the arrow ' s public debut .

following the cancellation of the arrow program , avro canada laid off almost 14 , 000 employees ( between avro aircraft and orenda engines ) .

a team of london - based divers greeted the arrow’s crew compartment , and prepared it to be towed back to the national yacht club .

the avro arrow fighter jet program was canceled in 1959 , after smaller models of the aircrafts were launched into lake ontario from point pelee .

david shea , vice president of engineering at kraken sonar , speaks during an announcement of the discovery of a free - flight model of the avro arrow found in lake ontario , during a press conference in toronto on friday , september 8 , 2017 . the canadian press / chris donovan

the thunderfish alpha , an autonomous submarine , was lowered into lake ontario last month to hunt for relics of a famed canadian jet fighter program .

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sheerin said planetspace also would need a launch authorization certificate from transport canada ' s launch safety office in order for the canadian arrow tests to proceed . " we ' ve started the process " for getting the certificate , but a formal application has not yet been filed , he said .

planetspace ' s business plan calls for two passenger seats aboard each piloted flight to be sold for $ 250 , 000 each — a fare that includes 14 days of training . sheerin said passengers would spend the bulk of that time at the canadian arrow space center in london , ontario .

oex recovery group , which is spearheading the raise the arrow project , said it started searching near point petre , ont . , in july .

a high - priority target has been identified ! it appears to resemble an avro arrow free - flight model . we have deployed . . .

sheerin entered the ansari x prize with plans for a v2 rocket - derived , reusable manned spacecraft dubbed the canadian arrow . arca - short for aeronautics and cosmonautics romanian association - also cast its orizont vehicle in the manned suborbital contest with plans for a reusable rocket engine built from composite materials .

the canadian arrow can be steered by using graphite jet vanes and flaps on the fins that will turn the vehicle in the needed direction . the second stage of the vehicle is where the passengers will be . it is 20 feet long and has four jato rocket engines to add to propulsion .

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a canadian team of rocketeers has moved one step closer to launching its own manned spacecraft with the successful parachute drop test of a crew capsule today .

a canadian team of rocketeers has moved one step closer to launching its own manned spacecraft with the successful parachute drop test of a crew capsule saturday .

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“it wasn’t just about finding something lost : for generations , the arrow story has fascinated many of us and has become something dear to many canadians , ” said john burzynski , ceo of osisko mining and expedition leader . “it lingers in the canadian psyche as to what this could have been . ”

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lolly wolly doodle is an american company that manufactures women 's and children 's clothing for sale online .

it was founded in 2008 by brandi temple in her hometown of lexington , north carolina , where it is headquartered .

after investments by venture capitalists such as revolution growth , it has expanded to include production facilities in new york city ; some business is outsourced to china and latin america .

while it is not its only channel , lolly wolly doodle sells most of its products through its facebook page .

temple claims the company is the largest business on that site .

it is considered to have succeeded in using facebook as a sales platform where many larger , established retailers had failed .

the company takes a fast fashion approach to product development and production .

since it offers custom services like monogramming , it uses just-in-time production ; its workers have been compared to short-order cooks .

the network effects of distributing through a prominent social media site eliminate the need to spend money on marketing or advertising .

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lolly wolly doodle <EOT> personalized & trendy styles for ladies , girls & babies . – lolly wolly doodle

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lolly wolly doodle sell the majority of their children ' s clothing through their facebook page .

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when you have a name like lolly wolly doodle , it’s hard not to get some kind of attention .

and i can totally understand why . the material and quality that lolly wolly doodle offers is amazingly comfortable .

what they ' re working on now : lolly wolly doodle , an apparel store for kids that lives on facebook .

now over 375 , 000 fans on facebook and over 100 employees , lolly wolly doodle continues to grow and thrive .

lolly wolly doodle , a children ' s clothing manufacturer , celebrated its growth friday afternoon with a grand re - opening .

what a darling outfit ! she looks adorable in it ! i really like the matching outfits lolly wolly doodle has for families .

lolly wolly doodle ' s facebook page now has over one million likes and the company today brings in over $ 10 million annually .

when we first decided to explore the idea of coordinating clothing for parents and their children , lolly wolly doodle was an obvious choice . whether you’re looking to create a miniature version of yourself or pull together coordinating pieces for a family portrait session , lolly wolly doodle has it all .

brandi temple , founder and majority shareholder , poses at lolly wolly doodle in lexington , n . c . , friday march 15 , 2013 .

lexington , n . c . - - an infusion of cash and dedicated customers are fueling the growth of lexington - based lolly wolly doodle .

temple brandi : scrappy : use everything you have , trust yourself , and press the reset button for success , the lolly wolly doodle way / brandi temple .

revolution growth , an investment company co - founded by steve case , who also co - founded america online , has invested $ 20 million in lolly wolly doodle .

burr sullivan , the president and chief executive of the lexington area chamber of commerce , said that 100 additional jobs in lexington through lolly wolly doodle is encouraging news .

lolly wolly doodle was created in 2008 by brandi tysinger of lexington . temple started lwd in her home as an ebay store creating cute , affordable clothing for kids .

temple began making dresses not just for daughters but for others too . she began to sell the clothes and her clothing company , lolly wolly doodle , was born .

the way temple built the lolly wolly doodle customer base on facebook makes her part of a growing number of people turning to social media to embark on their dream .

lolly wolly doodle is passionate about providing families across the country with beautiful , high - quality and affordable apparel and accessories . in fact , lolly wolly doodle founder and ceo , brandi tysinger - temple , started the company in 2008 by sewing clothing for her own children because she couldn’t find anything in stores that matched and was tasteful and fun .

temple said she would love for lolly wolly doodle to be able to hire more rapidly , but right now the company based in her hometown of lexington is tight on space .

we’ve been telling you about lexington children’s clothing maker lolly wolly doodle for years now , but it’s always nice to see a triad entrepreneur continue to garner national media attention too .

local online retailer lolly wolly doodle’s just - in - time manufacturing process is poised to launch a new revolution in the fashion industry , a new investor in the company said thursday .

the clothing line became a community , temple says , through lolly wolly doodle ' s facebook page , where temple posted photos of the clothes and encouraged customers to contribute their experiences .

once a week harper sink , 4 , prepares to be dressed and coiffed for the camera as a model for one of lexington ' s fastest - growing companies , lolly wolly doodle .

founded in 2009 by first - time entrepreneur and mom brandi temple , lolly wolly doodle is a $ 20m + funded company at the intersection of ecommerce , social media and customized . . .

brandi temple is the founder and ceo of lolly wolly doodle , a social shopping innovator and leader in personalized children’s apparel and accessories . a mother of four and first - time entrepreneur , temple founded the lexington , north carolina , company in 2009 . all lolly wolly doodle clothes are designed , manufactured , or customized in the u . s . , creating new american manufacturing jobs . lolly wolly doodle is one of the first online retailers to fully leverage social platforms , from product design and brand building to order taking and community sharing . for more information , visit : urltoken

" i have an e - commerce crush on lolly wolly doodle , " says will young , the director of zappos labs , which is the division of zappos that looks for new ways to engage its customer base . young uses lolly wolly doodle as an example of innovation frequently , noting that the company has about 900 , 000 fans on facebook compared to zappos’ 1 . 5 million .

lolly wolly doodle refines its product designs based on real - time feedback from customers , then uses a just - in - time manufacturing process to produce children’s clothing items that are made to order .

in an interview in april , temple , the chief executive of lolly wolly doodle , said that company sales tripled in 2012 over 2011 , and she expects sales to double this year over 2012 .

when experts were saying that selling on social media is akin to selling to people who are sitting at a bar enjoying a drink with their friends , lolly wolly doodle was quietly proving that social commerce is a no longer a business model , but a way for businesses to sell and grow . what is it about the lolly wolly doodle business model that makes it such a success ? and why is it that with social media it has grown exponentially ? since lolly wolly doodle opened for business in 2009 it has doubled its income every year . in 2013 it annual revenue was over $ 10 million !

" my head spins on how much we have to do . i don ' t think we stopped and realized the mountains we already climbed , " said lolly wolly doodle ' s founder brandi tysinger .

lolly wolly doodle ' s simple strategy for selling on its facebook wall powers a business model that revolutionizes the apparel trade by minimizing complexity and inventory risk , much as dell once did for the pc industry .

this is why i was delighted to hear of america online co - founder and revolution master entrepreneur steve case ' s $ 20 million investment into kid clothing manufacturer lolly wolly doodle of lexington , north carolina .

lexington - steve case , co - founder of revolution growth and former co - founder of aol , announced a $ 20 million investment in lolly wolly doodle , a social commerce apparel company . lolly wolly doodle was founded by first - time entrepreneur and mother - of - four , brandi temple . lolly wolly doodle has been a pioneer in using social media to propel its business , it has become a social commerce success story with a facebook community of more than 580 , 000 fans . the investment will enable the company to scale its operation including recruiting executive talent and hiring 100 more people in north carolina in operations and manufacturing .

you can check out a wide variety of fun , fashion forward and festive ensembles that your little one will be able to move in easily and look even cuter than they already are at lolly wolly doodle here .

lolly wolly doodle , a children’s apparel retailer , built their business on facebook — and emily hickey was the company’s coo at its peak of social success . since leaving lolly wolly doodle , emily built instant ad copy to help advertisers quickly and effectively launch social ads . and , when she isn’t speaking at national retail conferences , like growcommerce , she’s consulting with retailers on how to profitably acquire customers on social channels like facebook and instagram .

in turn , customers would post pictures of their kids wearing temple ' s designs , essentially becoming unpaid evangelists for the brand . the word of mouth spread rapidly , and today lolly wolly doodle has more than 586 , 000 facebook fans . " for most fashion brands , the internet and social are an afterthought , " case says . lolly wolly doodle , by contrast , is " a classic viral brand that resonated with its audience . "

founded in 2009 by first - time entrepreneur and mom brandi temple , lolly wolly doodle is a $ 20m + funded company at the intersection of ecommerce , social media and customized manufacturing . lolly wolly doodle designs and manufactures personalized children ' s clothing and accessories using real - time feedback from customers through social networks to refine and iterate its products on an hourly basis . the company has developed an innovative design studio and just - in - time manufacturing process in the lexington nc factory to support this innovative model . lolly wolly doodle is headquartered in lexington , north carolina , with an office in new york that focuses on development of new social commerce technologies and marketing .

founded in 2008 by brandi temple , lolly wolly doodle has gained local and national attention for using social media to grow its business , primarily through facebook . currently 60 percent of its sales are generated through the facebook platform .

the latest outlet to focus on founder brandi temple ’s social - media juggernaut is inc . magazine , which has temple on its cover and dubs lolly wolly doodle “the startup that conquered facebook . ” the package tells the story of the company’s start from temple’s sewing of clothes for her own daughter to $ 11 million in sales last year , including its $ 20 million venture capital haul in 2013 . lolly wolly doodle now has about 250 employees .

" we didn ' t create a business . we created a community first , " temple said . " these moms talked together and they shared their stories and their pictures of their children wearing the lolly wolly doodle clothes . "

have you purchased a grab bag ? i came across your site by googleing reviews for lolly wolly doodle reviews . i’m interested to purchase one but not sure what to expect . they must be good considering they seem to sell out .

revolution growth , an investment company owned by steve case , who co - founded america online , is leading a $ 20 million investment into lolly wolly doodle , a children ' s clothing manufacturer that started about five years ago in lexington .

the investment will allow lolly wolly doodle to hire 100 more operations and manufacturing workers across north carolina , company officials announced thursday . lwd will also " significantly add " to its technology and marketing team in new york city , officials said .

i ' m pretty non - preppy in my sartorial style but the big bows and custom coordinated kids ' fashion from lolly wolly doodle is hard to resist . especially for the holidays . i love seeing kids decked out for big occasions .

only then is it actually made , in a kind of real - time social cycle . unlike most retail , which is made and then sold , lolly wolly doodle knows just how much demand is out there , and improves it with easy personalization .

anyone interested in applying for jobs at lolly wolly doodle can stop by their lexington location at 1120 piedmont drive and fill out an application or call ( 336 ) 238 - 5002 . you can learn more about lwd by visiting their website or facebook page .

where her company is moving now is into becoming a bigger player in the $ 22 billion a year kids ' apparel market in the u . s . lolly wolly doodle is going up against the likes of billion dollar businesses like gymboree® and oshkosh b ' gosh® .

the business model for lolly wolly doodle is simple , and its simplicity is the key to its success . when the brand posts pictures of dresses on the facebook page , fans who wish to buy simply comment and add details such as the size that they want and their email address . temple would send them a paypal invoice that made it easy to complete the payment process . as time went by it became increasingly difficult for lolly wolly doodle to keep up with production , invoicing and shipping . they moved to bigger premises in 2012 .

i knew the kids would both love lolly wolly doodle ' s flag day collection . we received a couple of coordinating outfits to try out . stars , stripes , red , white and blue… it ' s adorable stuff . ( and washable for imminent popsicle disasters ! )

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keeping it simple : shopping on lolly wolly doodle is as simple as putting in one’s order details as a comment on a picture . it takes less than 30 seconds to do this . so a facebook user can accomplish this without missing a beat on their social media interactions .

business to order : as lolly wolly doodle mostly creates clothing that they have already received an order for they don’t have to worry about inventory risk . it is imperative that businesses realize and accept that social commerce is not only about a trend or product going viral . it is also about predictive analytics , or the ability to foresee and predict which products are mostly likely to sell than others . lolly wolly doodle serves as a model for many other businesses that are a success with social commerce . in fact soldsie , the social commerce technological platform was also inspired by this brand .

well , partly . lolly wolly doodle these days outsources about 30 percent of its manufacturing to china and latin america , but those garments are all the proven winners that emerge from the u . s . - made small runs that first appear on facebook and the lolly site . the lexington warehouse has racks of premade blanks that were made overseas and await monogramming or other customization before being shipped .

hi ! i ' m brandi temple , mom of 4 and founder of lolly wolly doodle ! we truly thank you for the honor of dressing your family and helping create over 200 jobs here ( and counting ! ) in lexington , nc . happy shopping and give us a shout if you need anything !

on thursday , case declined to give lolly wolly doodle’s actual revenue but said , “the revolution growth strategy is to only invest in companies that are beyond the startup phase and moving into the speed - up phase . the minimum revenue is $ 10 million , so obviously by definition it’s greater than that . ”

social voice : the brand has over a million fans today . every time a fan comments on a post by lolly wolly doodle , it appears on their friends’ newsfeed . there is no bigger or better way to promote the business than with the word of its customers . the brand’s customers are its biggest asset .

the $ 20 million infusion of venture capital will make that move possible . lolly wolly doodle also plans to hire an additional 100 people in lexington over the next two years . the company ' s physical expansion mirrors its digital growth : last month , the online retailer released a mobile app and started selling on pinterest and instagram .

in a squat little structure overlooking a highway access road in lexington , north carolina , smack in the hilly , pork - loving piedmont region , a revolution is brewing . there ' s no sign on the building but a piece of paper taped to the door : lolly wolly doodle , it says , as if in some southern code . lolly wolly doodle . that ' s the name of an unassuming online children ' s clothing company started by brandi temple , a likable local mom who had never held a corporate job when she started posting her homemade dresses on the web five years ago - - then managed to seize one of the holy grails of online sales .

" i have an e - commerce crush on lolly wolly doodle , " says will young , the director of zappos labs . young does a lot of public speaking , and he tells the lolly story every chance he gets . he first heard it at a retail conference in germany , from an analyst who herself heard it from a venture capitalist in new york . as a rough benchmark for lolly wolly doodle ' s social success , young points out that the company has about 900 , 000 fans on facebook , whereas zappos has 1 . 5 million . " but their business is a tiny fraction of our size , " he adds . more important , temple ' s fans are delivering : " lolly , " says young , " has been able to do something that no big brand has been able to do , which is to convince people to actually buy on facebook . "

today her children ' s apparel company , lexington , n . c . - based lolly wolly doodle , earns more than $ 10 million in annual revenue . what ' s more , it is one of the largest employers in lexington , and has just raised $ 20 million in a funding round led by revolution growth , a venture capital firm run by billionaire steve case . two factors lie at the heart of temple ' s success : an innovative manufacturing approach known as " just - in - time " manufacturing and a commitment to truly social commerce . lolly wolly doodle currently does 60 percent of its sales through facebook , temple says , and the remainder through its website .

before i knew it , girl was getting undressed and putting on this outfit from lollywolly doodle and hamming it up .

in contrast , lolly wolly doodle was born on the web , and social is fundamental to how the company began , grew , markets , connects , and , frankly , exists . it’s how the company managed to grow without inventory and marketing costs , and how it built a unique mass customization model , case said . it’s a true social enterprise .

investors found her and helped her hire stars like emily hickey , and now lolly wolly doodle is growing quickly . almost all of its business comes from its facebook page , where it shows new clothes and lets fans buy them directly from the social network . by the end of 2013 , we bet a lot more people will know about temple and her company .

what i found out about lolly wolly doodle was the company was founded in 2008 by a mother who started sewing clothes for her young girls as a hobby because she couldn’t find anything in stores that matched and were tasteful . she had leftover fabric , sewed a few extra pieces and sold them on ebay . the response was great and her sewing and selling continued .

as chairman and ceo of revolution , a washington , d . c . - based investment firm he co - founded in 2005 , steve case partners with visionary entrepreneurs to build significant , “built to last” businesses . revolution entities—including the revolution growth and revolution ventures funds—have jointly backed more than 30 companies , including zipcar , runkeeper , lolly wolly doodle , bigcommerce , and echo360 .

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but then shana fisher , founder of high line venture partners in new york city , reached out . she had heard about lolly wolly doodle , and urged temple to stay the course . " on the first call , i told her , ' you ' re not selling ; we ' re going to do this together , ' " fisher says . she was as impressed by temple ' s business instincts , she says , as she was with her clothing designs and social outreach . ultimately , her firm provided temple with an undisclosed amount of seed funding . in september 2010 , on the back of that investment , lolly wolly doodle moved into its first real production facility , an 8 , 000 - square - foot space , and hired its first in - house cutters and seamstresses .

entrepreneur brandi tysinger - temple , founder of the lexington , n . c . kids clothing company lolly wolly doodle that conducts business on facebook , admits she did not even have a business plan when she launched her business . but today , facebook recognizes her business as one of its largest retailers with a page touting almost 550 , 000 likes and 68 , 500 who are talking about it .

my kids have had their own sense of style since toddlerdom , so it takes a special occasion for them to deign to be dressed alike . being ultra - patriotic , jasper is especially fond of the 4th of july . july is his birth month , so he thinks of the whole month as reason to celebrate . lolly wolly doodle has some seriously awww - inducing outfits for the 4th :

scrappy : use everything you have , trust yourself , and press the reset button for success , the lolly / brandi temple .

called an internet pioneer by cbs , hln and businessweek . tysinger - temple offered remarks entitled " fearless entrepreneurship in a socially - connected world : community building . always improving . " at catawba college ' s 10th annual ceo lecture thursday , april 25 on campus . her company , lolly wolly doodle ( urltoken or urltoken ) , has gained international recognition for its innovative way of doing business using facebook .

1 . make one sample . every lolly product starts with a one - off item that ' s tested with a preview sale on facebook or on the lolly website before going into wider production . around 15 new product designs are tested in this way every day .

hickey , the coo , calls lolly wolly doodle a " fast - fashion " company , referring to the category of retailers , epitomized by the spanish chain zara , that constantly refresh their product lines according to trends and sell at low prices , with low margins . fast fashion is largely immune to the slow seasonal cycles that drive traditional fashion companies - - which inevitably have to rely on deep discounts to move unsold inventory - - but it requires nimble manufacturing that can take on small product runs and constantly adapt to demand signals . when companies rely on remote mega - factories , they have much less control . " it ' s no small coincidence that zara is not made in china , " says forrester ' s mulpuru . " it ' s no coincidence that lolly wolly doodle is made in the u . s . "

essentially , temple is doing a modified version of a flash sale , but with just - in - time retail elements . customers fan the lolly wolly doodle site , which puts daily sales alerts into the news feed . once a new item comes up , the buyer comments on it with the size , the monogram desired and an email . the first people to comment get the item and pay for it immediately .

for lolly wolly doodle , however , social commerce was not the extra , it was the only . founder brandi temple , a mother of four who started the company to make some extra money when her husband was getting laid off , needed facebook to get the word out . and the just - in - time clothing manufacturer still uses facebook — and its 584 , 000 facebook fans — as its principle marketing vehicle .

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most clothing brands , including those for kids , design in new york , manufacture in bangladesh , ship to america , and sell in the mall . lolly wolly doodle , however , designs in lexington , shares on facebook , takes orders via its website , manufactures in north carolina , and ships cute , funky , unique , and customizable designs of macy’s quality but target’s pricing to its customers in about a week , case said . today alone it posted about 10 designs to facebook .

lolly wolly doodle has its humble and sincere beginnings in 2009 when brandi temple , a lexington mom , decided to sell some of the homemade clothes , the kind she had made for her daughters . temple wanted to create age appropriate clothes for her kids and often had leftover cloth that she decided to make into dresses and sell . she posted pictures of the dresses on ebay and offered to customize them to the needs of the customers . before she knew it brandi temple had a business going .

steve case is one of america’s best - known and most accomplished entrepreneurs and philanthropists , and a pioneer in making the internet part of everyday life . as chairman and ceo of revolution , a washington , d . c . - based investment firm he co - founded in 2005 , steve partners with visionary entrepreneurs to build significant , ‘built to last’ businesses . revolution entities – including the revolution growth and revolution ventures funds – have jointly backed more than 30 companies , including zipcar , livingsocial , addthis , lolly wolly doodle , bigcommerce and echo360 .

4 . make orders . lolly makes only enough products to fill the orders from the preview sales . every product at this stage is made in - house in north carolina .

at lolly wolly doodle , our brand is built simply and squarely around family . to us , family means the center of meaning in our lives . family is the way we learn to help and care for each other and laugh while we ' re doing it . family is the place where we are supported and grow – where we learn our hardest lessons and share our greatest joys . we hope that our brand can be a great , positive touch point for the importance of family values and offer assurance , inspiration and togetherness for families everywhere .

5 . no overstock . because it ' s using just - in - time manufacturing and not making bets on demand , lolly has no excess inventory for its initial product runs .

" if traditional garment manufacturing is a pretty straightforward assembly - line affair , the seamstresses at lolly work more like short - order cooks in a diner where the menu changes daily . "

larger companies may not have caught on yet , but there are certainly lolly imitators . in early 2012 , a san francisco entrepreneur named chris bennett heard temple ' s story right around the time he was looking to start a new company . called soldsie , bennett ' s new technology platform helps other entrepreneurs start businesses based on the lolly wolly doodle model by handling all the order processing for them . " lolly was really the light bulb moment , " for him he admits . " i read an old news story [ from a local paper in north carolina ] that said they had generated something like $ 2 million in revenue based on 30 , 000 fans , and it was just far more volume than i ' d seen anyone do with facebook . " today , soldsie has more than 1 , 000 mostly tiny client companies , but it processes over $ 1 million in transactions every month , and bennett says he ' ll announce partnerships with several " huge " brands this summer .

while temple advertises her designs on social networks and the company website , she doesn ' t actually keep any inventory of finished pieces . lolly wolly doodle uses just - in - time manufacturing , which means that a company makes only as many items as are sold . when a sale is made , the buyer has 72 hours to pay . when they do , artisans go to work cutting fabric , and the buyer receives the garment in two to four weeks . the online retailer enjoys substantial cost savings because it doesn ' t have to worry about being stuck with dead inventory if a garment doesn ' t sell .

over the past year or so , lolly wolly doodle has become the envy of the e - commerce establishment , and the story of this nice lady in lexington has become something of a viral legend . at a time when big brands are trying ( and mostly failing ) to harness social media to goose business , the story goes , an unheard - of startup out in the sticks has cracked the code on social commerce . behind that little piece of paper on the door , it turns out , is a company that says it does more sales on facebook than any other brand in the world . and outsiders seem to agree .

but temple isn ' t one to dabble . " anything i ' ve ever done , i go over the top , " she says . " i can ' t just pick up a book and start reading it , because i ' ll stay up all night and keep reading . " despite her best efforts at being a full - time homemaker , she ' s also a born entrepreneur who had been trying to make and sell things to people since she was a little girl - - friendship bracelets , pages from her coloring books . now , as will ' s business dwindled , she started taking lolly wolly doodle seriously .

lolly wolly doodle brought in about $ 11 million in 2013 , and it has roughly doubled its revenue every year since its inception in 2009 . it expects revenue to double again this year . last june , revolution growth , a fund started by aol co - founder steve case , invested $ 20 million in the company , and ( of course ) aims to make it a multibillion - dollar brand . the size of case ' s investment - - and a look at how temple ' s business will probably evolve - - suggests that lolly has done more than solve the social - commerce conundrum . along the way , temple has created an innovative u . s . - based manufacturing process and supply chain that feed off the brand ' s social - media cues to maximize efficiency . that mechanism seems likely to be adaptable to any number of products and services . unlikely as it may seem , temple ' s company may just represent the beginning of the next e - commerce revolution .

temple tells this story in her bright , pastel - green office in one of the four buildings that now house the company . a 20 , 000 - square - foot former medical - equipment warehouse , the headquarters facility opened in early 2012 after the state of north carolina agreed to pay for half of the cost of buying and renovating it , to help boost job creation in the region . manufacturing and design happen here , and next door a smaller building houses the company ' s photo studio . across town sits an 80 , 000 - square - foot warehouse and shipping hub . with about 250 employees , lolly wolly doodle is now one of the largest employers in lexington . at the rate it ' s growing , it could soon be the largest .

" a lot of jobs and businesses in manufacturing went overseas , " case said . " what brandi and lolly are doing is bringing jobs back to the united states and creating jobs in places like lexington , which expects to hire 100 or more people . "

" but their business is a tiny fraction of our size , " he says , and they make actual purchases frequently . " lolly has been able to do something that no big brand has been able to do , which is to convince people to actually buy on facebook . "

temple ' s parents had never had much money and raised her to be thrifty ( " i was born with a silver - plated spoon , " as she puts it ) , so she quickly grew frustrated with the fabric left over after making her daughters ' dresses . she figured she could post her finished garments on ebay as samples and offer to make more , on demand , in a size range that would use up all her remnants . the idea worked , and within a few months she found that she couldn ' t keep up with demand , so she enlisted her family members and friends from church to help with cutting and sewing . she started to show her garments at junior league events and began to establish a small following for lolly wolly doodle . ( about that name : it ' s a nickname temple once gave her niece , a twist on the old children ' s song . )

2 . market sample i n preview sale . several times a day , lolly posts new designs on its facebook wall and website . on facebook , fans can order the sample in their children ' s sizes and add monograms and other details simply by commenting on the post and leaving their email address and product specifications .

temple had never run a business , aside from running a short - lived day spa she had opened in lexington a few years earlier . despite having built lolly from scratch , she had no idea how to place a value on the company . " i was like , ' if you ' re telling me this is not worth $ 1 million but maybe $ 5 million , that ' s interesting , ' " temple said .

% virtual - pullquote - facebook is actively and successfully powering 60 percent of the company ' s sales % instead of being a mere cog in a branding strategy , social is used in ways many of the big brands have yet to master , in which facebook is actively and successfully powering 60 percent of the company ' s sales . the rest come through lolly ' s website . i expect we ' ll soon be learning of the brand ' s inevitable success on mom stronghold , pinterest .

what temple is really doing , says davis , is " reinventing apparel much as dell reinvented the pc industry . it ' s affordable custom [ manufacturing ] in real time with little inventory risk . " davis sees lolly ' s facebook commerce as an important tactic that kick - started the company , but it ' s just that : a tactic . the real innovation is using social media as the starting point for a new e - commerce model that ' s powered by a social feedback loop .

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lolly , meanwhile , hopes to become a huge brand using the model . davis , of revolution growth , thinks the company has created a template that it can ultimately apply far beyond children ' s clothes . " kids ' apparel , age 0 to 8 , is a $ 10 billion market , " he says . " so the first step is to become the leading company there . and the second step is . . . to add new brands on top of it that go into other segments . " that means men ' s and women ' s clothes , home goods , and beyond .

fisher laughed . " we wouldn ' t be having this conversation if i thought this company were worth $ 5 million . " if they could keep expanding lolly ' s community , it could become a $ 50 million or $ 100 million business , she explained ( let alone the much larger number revolution growth would love to see ) . fisher invested $ 100 , 000 in the young company , and a few months later helped temple line up a $ 1 . 4 million seed round of financing . temple moved the operation out of the garage into a 4 , 000 - square - foot former tire warehouse in lexington and started hiring .

one day , looking to scale her fledgling business , temple tried having a company in china that she had found through the website alibaba make a few dresses based on one of her patterns . when they came in , the dresses weren ' t perfect - - the smocked zebras looked more like cows , and the sewing wasn ' t up to her standards . wary of getting bad feedback on ebay , she posted the pieces on lolly ' s facebook page and asked people to comment and leave their email address if they wanted to buy them cheap ; she would just send them a paypal invoice . she had 153 facebook fans , mostly junior league contacts .

if traditional garment manufacturing is a pretty straightforward assembly - line affair , the seamstresses at lolly work more like short - order cooks in a diner where the menu changes daily . in one room , a dozen people cut fabric according to order tickets that flow through in real time - - 15 size - 2 aqua chevron charlotte dresses here , a single size - 6 salmon ruffle dress there . on the sewing floor , efficiency comes from how the orders are bundled ( not necessarily by garment or size but , because many items share attributes , by the type of sewing required ) and minimizing how many people or machines have to touch a garment . that information then informs the design process for new garments . a made - to - order dress now takes two weeks to land on a customer ' s doorstep ; temple hopes to shave that down to a week .

temple still marvels at how she has arrived at this point . she has " been blessed , " she likes to say , and at one point i ask her how much her faith has been a part of lolly ' s success story . " it is the story , " she says . " that moment i had the idea to put something on facebook . . . . " she chokes up and has to collect herself . " that idea didn ' t come from me . god had a purpose in reaching out to build this business . from our missions in africa to our moms in a jam " - - two of the company ' s recent philanthropic efforts - - " to the people we employ , it ' s not about me creating a business . it was about what we could all do together , the pay - it - forward mentality . "

the cycle works like this : first , the company makes a sample product and puts it up on facebook or another social platform for sale ( the company is expanding to instagram and will leverage pinterest and other platforms soon ) . then it makes only the sizes that people order , so there ' s no overstock . the company compares sales of that product with past styles and decides if it ' s a winner . if it is , two things happen : one , lolly can mass - produce it and keep some of it on hand for sale on its own site , urltoken ( even those garments are customizable with monograms and other touches , so customers are always getting something unique ) . two , a winning design can become the basis for a new product " pod , " an ever - expanding collection built on that template ; new iterations might be tweaked with different fabrics or necklines or ruffles , but there ' s a limited palette of tweaks for any given pod , keeping manufacturing complexity to a minimum .

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at lwd we work together as a team and as a family , driven by a shared set of core values .

we are passionate about providing families across the country with beautiful , high - quality and affordable apparel and accessories . we believe every family deserves to look great , and we wake up every morning to help you do so on a realistic budget !

we believe deeply in the importance of american manufacturing and are proud to manufacture over 50 % of our items entirely in our lexington factory . even the items that we design and have manufactured from other factories , we embellish and personalize in the us . our goal is to create as many jobs as possible . meaningful , dignified jobs at all skill levels - producing economically competitive , high - quality products .

we are committed to giving back to the community , well beyond just creating jobs and providing affordable high - quality clothing and a positive brand presence in our customers ' lives . as our company grows , we want to help by directly contributing to families , children and communities – local communities , our customers ' communities , and even global communities .

our holiday - based giving campaigns whereby we provide checks to members of our extended customer and employee communities who cannot afford to make the holidays special for their children ( i . e . , can ' t afford to prepare a special holiday dinner , dress in holiday clothes , and buy presents ! ) . we call this the ' moms in a jam ' fund and we work directly with our facebook community to nominate and choose the many special recipients of these holiday stipends .

our donations to provide children in africa with clean water , clothing and supplies . we are so proud to have been able to build our first well in 2012 – and hope there are many more to come !

we have big dreams to become one of the most successful family - focused apparel companies in the us , and one of the largest employers in north carolina . but no matter what . . .

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our children ' s clothes are designed for an age - appropriate fit with room for growth , so there ' s no need to buy big ! in fact , we always suggest buying a child ' s current size with the exception of our combo - sized cotton / knit items .

height is a much better indicator for fit then age or weight since kids can grow at very different rates ! age is a good guide for sending gifts .

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temple didn ' t plan on becoming a ceo . " really , i wanted to be a trophy wife , " she says , laughing at her former self . " i wanted to support a great husband and look cute . " this strategy led her to marry and have a son in her 20s ( the marriage ended in divorce ) , then to move to orlando , where she got engaged again and had a daughter with fran papasedero , the coach of the orlando predators arena football team .

one night , on his way home from a team dinner , papasedero crashed his car and died , apparently as a result of driving drunk . temple moved back to lexington , where her family has lived for generations . within a few months , she met will temple , her current husband , and they combined their two families , brady bunch - style ( he had a son from a previous relationship ) . brandi and will had a daughter , and life settled into a nice groove , with her as a stay - at - home mom while he made a good living selling bulldozers and other heavy equipment for the construction business .

the company will worked for thrived during the housing boom of the mid - 2000s , but over the course of 2009 , the construction business stalled , and the couple watched will ' s earnings drop by half . brandi , meanwhile , had started sewing clothes for her two daughters , who were five years apart , much as her mom and grandmother had done for her . the clothes had a certain ruffled , matchy southern charm : " i wanted something that was cute for church that didn ' t cost an arm and a leg , and i wanted to be able to monogram it , " she says . " i wanted the kids to look wholesome and look their age . " not the mini - sexpot styles offered by many major brands , in other words . she also refused to pay the $ 80 charged by specialty boutiques that did stock the right styles .

" i walked away from the computer and came back in like 30 seconds , and all the dresses were gone ! " she remembers . that afternoon , she tested a few other designs on facebook , offering to make them to order , just as she had been doing on ebay . she had never seen anyone sell anything this way ( no one had ) , and didn ' t really understand how facebook worked . she never used the social network , personally . but she sold more that first day on the site than she had in the previous month on ebay .

temple closed her ebay store a few weeks later , and over the next six months , she says , she slept two hours a night and made as many dresses as she could to keep up with the demand . she filled her garage with friends - and - family seamstresses . by day , they would sew dresses and boys ' rompers and post them on facebook and take orders . at night , they would send out invoices and ship product . everybody pitched in . will learned to monogram . brandi ' s dad would cook a family meal , and everybody would sit around the kitchen working late into the night .

late in 2010 , jcpenney opened the world ' s first facebook store from a major retailer - - a separate , shoppable tab on its facebook page - - and many other retailers followed suit . so - called f - commerce was hailed as a potential amazon killer in the press , but nothing happened . within a year , all those social stores started to quietly shut down . " it was like trying to sell stuff to people while they ' re hanging out with their friends at the bar , " forrester online retail analyst sucharita mulpuru said at the time .