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CAC Wirraway
| Crew | 2 as trainer 1 when pressed into the fighter role |
| Dimensions | 42' by 29'6" by 11'9" 12.80m by 8.99m by 3.58m |
| Wing area | 254 square feet 23.6 square meters |
| Weight | 4271-5617 lbs 1937-2548 kg |
| Maximum speed | 212 mph 341 km/h |
| Climb rate | 27 feet per minute 8.2 meters per second |
| Service ceiling | 24,750 feet 7540 meters |
| Powerplant | 1 550 hp (410 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN1 9-cylinder radial engine |
| Armament | Two 0.303 Vickers
Mk.5 machine guns in the nose One rear-firing flexible 0.303 Vickers GO machine gun (trainer version) |
| Bomb load | Up to 500 lbs (227 kg) |
| Range | 870 miles 1410 km |
| Production | 755 in Australia to 1945. |
The Wirraway was an Australian-built
version of the North
American T-6
Texan
that
was used in a number of roles for which it was never really intended,
simply
because it was available. One variant even had dive brakes, which
were almost never used. An excellent trainer and general-purpose light
aircraft, it was not a real fighting aircraft.
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