CAC Wirraway - Specifications (CAC Wirraway)

Specifications (CAC Wirraway)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 27 ft 10 in (8.48 m)
• Wingspan: 43 ft 0 in (13.11 m)
• Height: 8 ft 8¾ in (2.66 m)
• Wing area: 255.75 ft² (23.76 m²)
• Empty weight: 3,992 lb (1,810 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 6,595 lb (2,991 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial engine, 600 hp (450 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 191 knots (220 mph, 350 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 135 knots (155 mph, 250 km/h)
• Range: 720 miles (630 nm, 1,200 km)
• Service ceiling: 23,000 ft (7,010 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,950 ft/min (9.9 m/s)

Armament

• Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.62 mm) Vickers Mk V machine guns synchronised to fire through the propellor arc and 1 × 0.303 in (7.62 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 (7.62 mm) Browning AN-M2 machine guns mounted under the outer wing panels.
• Bombs: If no observer is carried,
  • 2× 500 lb (230 kg) bombs
  • 2× 250 lb (110 kg) bombs