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CAC - CA-23 Taipan

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Aircraft Info

"The CAC CA-23 was a planned supersonic, twinjet, two-seat, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation of Australia.

The CAC CA-23 concept included two then-unconventional features. Firstly, its planform combined a delta wing with low-set horizontal stabilisers. Secondly, a distinctive, wide nose air intake for the jet engines. It was originally conceived as powered by two Rolls-Royce Tay engines; the final version was however designed for the more powerful Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines. The aircraft was to be fitted with the most up to date radar and electronic equipment. Its anticipated top speed was to be about Mach 1.5, which was much faster than any then-existing aircraft."

Weaponry

  • 4x M2 Browning 50. Caliber
  • 4x AIM-9A Sidewinder I
  • 2x AIM-7 Sparrow

Activation Group

  • AG2 : Master Arm
  • AG6 : jettison Fuel tanks
  • AG7 : Jettison Weapons
  • AG8 : Engine Switch

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Lower Parts

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 31.0ft (9.4m)
  • Length 49.4ft (15.1m)
  • Height 14.3ft (4.4m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 4,140lbs (1,878kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 7.734
  • Wing Loading 21.3lbs/ft2 (104.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 194.1ft2 (18.0m2)
  • Drag Points 1096

Parts

  • Number of Parts 510
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,885