CAC Woomera - Specifications

Specifications

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 3 (pilot, bomb aimer/navigator, rear gunner)
  • Length: 39 ft 7 in (12.07 m)
  • Wingspan: 59 ft 2½ in (18.05 m)
  • Height: 18 ft 2 in (5.53 m)
  • Wing area: 440 ft² (40.9 m²)
  • Empty weight: 12,756 lb (5,798 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 22,885 lb (10,402 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C3-G Twin Wasp 14-cylinder two-row radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 282 mph (454 km/h, 247 knots)
  • Range: 2,225 mi (3,580 km, 1,950 nm) (with external tank and one torpedo)
  • Service ceiling: 23,500 ft (7,165 m)
  • Rate of climb: 2,090 ft/min (10.6 m/s)

Armament

  • Guns:
    • 2 × .303in Browning machine guns in the nose
    • 2 × 20 mm Hispano MkII cannon in the nose
    • 4 × .303 Browning machine guns in two rear firing remotely-controlled barbettes
    • 1 x .303 Vickers K machine gun in a ventral position
  • Bombs:
    • 4× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs internally in engine nacelle bays
    • and 4× 500 lb (224 kg) bombs
    • or 2× Mk XII, Mk XV or Mk 13 aerial torpedoes mounted under the fuselage
    • or 1× torpedo and 1× 293 imp gal (352 USG) external fuel tank mounted under the fuselage

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