CAC CA-16 Wirraway Statistics
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| Type
| Fighter/training aircraft
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| Manufacturer
| Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Melbourne, Vic
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| Ordered
| 1948 (RAN)
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| Number purchased
| 755 including 17 for RAN
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| First Delivered
| 24 November 1948
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| Last Delivered
| 30 November 1953
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| Weight
| loaded=6,595
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| Dimensions
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- Wing Span: 43 ft 0 in
- Length: 27 ft 10 in
- Height: 8 ft 8 in
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| Crew
| 2
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| Engine
| One 600 bhp Pratt & Whitney R-1340 nine cylinder radial
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| Performance
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- Initial Rate of Climb: 1,950 ft per minute
- Ceiling: 23,000 ft
- Speed: 191 mph
- Range: 720 miles
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| Armament
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- Guns: 2 x 0.303 Vickers machine guns
- Bombs: 2 x 500 lbs and 2 x 250 lbs
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| Operated by
| RAAF as WW2 fighter/trainer, RAN as trainer at Naval Air Station Nowra
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