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CAC Wirraway
Read the full article about the CAC Wirraway on Wikipedia: history, variants, operators and specifications.
Read on Wikipedia- First flight1935
- Introduction1939
- StatusRetired
- Number built755
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 2
- Length
- 27 ft 10 in
- Wingspan
- 43 ft
- Height
- 8 ft 8+3/4 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 220 mph
- Range
- 720 mi
- Service ceiling
- 23,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 S1H1-G nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine (600 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers Mk V machine guns synchronised to fire through the propeller arc and 1 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers GO machine gun on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit. Later versions had no Vickers Mk V guns, but had provision for 2 × 0.303 (7.7 mm) Browning Mk II machine guns mounted under the outer wing panels.; Bombs: The Wirraway is fitted with 18 bomb slips, allowing a wide range of bombs to be carried. Four electrically-actuated Universal Carriers are fitted inside the outer wings, capable of carrying up to 500 lb of bombs in normal situations or 1000 lb in overloa
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