 The aircraft was designed for vertical take-off and landing which was thought to be hazardous and required an electronic flight-stabilization system, then not-yet available.Financed largely by Avro, the Canadian government deemed these problems too expensive to finance beyond an initial funding of $400,000.A USAF-led delegation to Avro in December 1953 gave Avro the opportunity to discuss their projects, but Y-1 was not deemed worthy of financing.