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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.[9]
Bombs: If no observer is carried,
2× 500 lb (230 kg) bombs
2× 250 lb (110 kg) bombs
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.[9]
Bombs: If no observer is carried,
2× 500 lb (230 kg) bombs
2× 250 lb (110 kg) bombs