Aircraft RequestsDiscuss CA 15 in the Aviation forums; Originally Posted by HealzDevo
Was it named HMS Terrible for the food quality on board? (Joking) Was that the HMAS ...
Was it an Irish naming committee or a Scottish naming committee? (That is a joke based on the fact that the Irish and the Scotts aren't really that fond of the English...)
Design work on the CAC CA-15 first began in 1943 with the intention that the a/c was going to be powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 radial engine, however it was announced that these engines would not be made available so CAC therefore decided on the Rolls Royce Griffon.
The CA-15 first flew in March 1946 and was handed over to the RAAF in June 46. It was damaged in a wheels up landing in Dec 46 and did not fly for a further 18 months. After this it was used in a very limited flying programme before being scrapped in 1950.
The 502mph was achieved in May 48 but only through a 4000ft dive, not in level flight. Although the Ca-15 resembles a Mustang it is infact a completely different design. It's unofficial name was the Kangaroo.
Some figures:- Weights
Max overload 12 340lbs
normal loaded 10 764lbs
empty 7 540lbs
Armament
6x .50 machine guns in wings with 250 rounds each.
provision for 10 rocket projectiles
or 2x 1000lb bombs under wings.
Performance
Max speed at sea level 368mph
at 25 600ft 442mph
at 26 400ft 448mph
at 30 000ft 439mph
at 32 000ft 432mph
Initial climb 3 650ft/min
max climb 4 990ft/min
climb at 30 000ft 2 250ft/min
time to 20 000ft 5.5 minutes
service ceiling 39 000ft
range wing tanks only 1 150miles
max range + drop tanks 2 540miles
Linear Mode
