Specifications
Data from Commonwealth CA-15: The 'Kangaroo' Fighter
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 36 ft 2½ in (11.04 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
- Height: 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
- Wing area: 253 sq ft (23.50 m²)
- Empty weight: 7,540 lb (3427 kg)
- Loaded weight: 9,500 lb (4,309 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 12,340 lb (5,597 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Griffon liquid-cooled V12 engine, 2,035 hp (1,517 kW) at 7,000 ft (2,134 m)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 448 mph (390 knots, 721 km/h) at 26,400 ft (8,050 m)
- Range: 1,150 mi (1,000 nmi, 1,850 km) on internal fuel
- Service ceiling: 39,000 ft (11,887 m)
- Rate of climb: 4,900 ft/min (24.9 m/s)
Armament
- Guns: 6 × 0.50 in. (12.7 mm) machine guns (250 rounds each)
- Rockets: provision for 10 × rockets
- Bombs: 2 × 1,000 (450 kg) bombs
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