The CAC Wirraway is a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946. It was an Australian development of the North American NA-16 training aircraft.

2022年1月27日 · The CAC Wirraway was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946. It was an Australian development of the North American NA-16 training aircraft.

Two models of the NAA NA-16 were purchased by the CAC, and a contract to build a variant, under license, suitable for Australian needs was signed. The Australian version would be called the Wirraway, from the language of the Wurundjeri …

The CAC Wirraway (an aboriginal word meaning challenge) was a development of the North American NA-32 and NA-33 by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. In 1935 some concern was shown in Australia about the establishment of an aircraft industry.

The Wirraway (an Aboriginal word meaning "challenge") was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946. The aircraft was an Australian development of the North American NA-16 training aircraft.

The CAC Wirraway was a military training and general-purpose aircraft manufactured in Australia during World War II. It was produced by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) and served as a primary trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

2018年8月8日 · The CAC Wirraway ("Challenge" in the Woiwurrung native tongue) became one of Australia's primary trainer aircraft from 1939 onwards until being replaced by the CAC Winjeel in 1955. The type proved versatile enough to fulfill a number of roles including that of emergency fighter, dive bomber, trainer and reconnaissance aircraft, making her a ...

March 27 th 2014 marks the 75 th anniversary of the first flight of the CAC Wirraway, an aircraft of immense significance to Australia. The mass-production of military aircraft in Australia was commenced by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) with the production of the Wirraway.

This registry documents all Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Wirraways that survived military service.

The CAC Wirraway, a versatile Australian aircraft, served as a trainer, emergency fighter, dive bomber, and reconnaissance plane from 1939 to 1958. Based on the North American NA-16 trainer, the Wirraway underwent modifications for Australian needs, featuring a retractable landing gear and a Pratt & Whitney R1340 Wasp radial piston engine.