Commonwealth CA-12 Boomerang

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Contents 1 Historical Data 2 Individual Model Data 2.1 CA-12 Boomerang 3 See Also

Historical Data

Country: Australia

Type/Role: Single-seat Interceptor, Reconnaissance-fighter and Fighter-bomber

Manufacturer: Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty., Ltd.

Factories: Fisherman's Bend

Company Designation: A46-1

Military Designations: CA-12 Boomerang

First Flight: May 29, 1942

Service Date: ???

Units Equipped: ???

# Produced: 250

Individual Model Data

CA-12 Boomerang

Engine(s): 1x 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C4G Twin-Wasp 14-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled radial

Armament: 2x 20 mm Hispano cannon and 4x .303 cal Browning machine-guns

Ordnance: 1x 500 lb bomb

Maximum Speeds: 296 mph at 7,600 ft., 273 mph at sea level

Service Ceiling: 29,000 ft

Range: 930 miles at 190 mph at 15,000 ft, maximum endurance 4.9 hours

Empty Weight: 5,450 lbs

Normal Weight: 7,000 lbs

Maximum Weight: 7,600 lbs

Wingspan: 36 ft 3 in

Length: 25 ft 6 in

Fuselage: welded chrome-molybdenum stell-tube framework with metal and fabric skinning

Wings: single-spar structure with sressed-skin covering and fabric-covered control surfaces

See Also

Aircraft Manufacturers During World War II