CAC Boomerang - Specifications (CA-12)

Specifications (CA-12)

Data from The Great Book of Fighters

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
• Height: 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
• Wing area: 225 ft² (20.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,373 lb (2,437 kg)
• Loaded weight: 7,699 lb (3,492 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 305 mph (265 knots, 491 km/h) at 15,500 ft (4,730 m)
• Range: 930 mi (810 nm, 1,500 km)
• Service ceiling: 29,000 ft (8,800 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,940 ft/min (14.9 m/s)
• Wing loading: 34.2 lb/ft² (167.1 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (256 W/kg)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano or CAC cannons
  • 4× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns
• Bombs: Could be fitted when the large drop tank was not carried