CAC Winjeel
| CAC Winjeel (CA-22, CA-25) | |
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| Type: | Trainer aircraft |
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| First flight: |
February 23, 1955 |
| Commissioning: |
1955 |
| Number of pieces: |
64 |
The CAC Winjeel was a beginner's training aircraft from the Australian manufacturer Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation .
History and construction
In 1948 the RAAF issued the No. AC.77 for a new three-seater trainer aircraft to replace the de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane and CAC Wirraway as a beginner trainer aircraft . One of the requirements was to build a simple, robust aircraft that was easy to maintain at the same time, and also had the lowest possible operating costs. CAC's response was the proposal for a low-wing aircraft, the CA-22.
The new aircraft was a single-engine, low-wing aircraft with a non-retractable tail wheel landing gear and a 9-cylinder radial engine. Teachers and students sat next to each other under a sliding roof that opened backwards. In addition, a third seat could be installed behind the two pilots. After the first evaluation of the project, a contract was signed in May 1949 for the construction of two prototypes, the development of which took the next 18 months. The two specimens were completed in 1950 and approved for flight testing after the tests on the ground. The first of the two machines flew for the first time on February 23, 1951. As the tests were successful, 62 copies were ordered. The Winjeel remained in service with the RAAF as a beginner's training aircraft until 1977 when it was replaced by the New Zealand PAC CT / 4 Airtrainer .
A small number of Winjeels were used in the Forward Air Control (FAC) role from 1977 to 1994.
variants
- CA-22 Winjeel: prototype, 2 built
- CA-25 Winjeel: Production version, 62 built
Military use
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 8.92 m |
| span | 11.81 m |
| height | 2.52 m |
| Wing area | 23.22 m² |
| Empty mass | 1542 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1969 kg |
| Cruising speed | 264 km / h |
| Top speed | 291 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 4572 m |
| Range | 886 km |
| Engines | 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 -AN-2 Wasp Junior radial engine with 336 kW |
See also
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Individual evidence
- ^ Air International, December 1994, p. 322.