| Manufacturer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
Aero Commander |
| Description |
The CAC CA-23 was a planned supersonic, twinjet, two-seat, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation of Australia. |
The IAI Westwind is a business jet initially produced by Aero Commander as the 1121 Jet Commander. |
| First Flight |
|
1963-01-27 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1965-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1987-01-01 |
| Designer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
Aero Commander |
| Type |
|
Business jet |
| Length (m) |
16.4592 |
15.93 |
| Height (m) |
3.6576 |
4.81 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
|
7 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
723 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
184 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
14478 |
13725 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
25.4 |
| Armament |
4 x 0.5 in machine-guns with 250 rounds per gun |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
7 pax normal (maximum 10) / 1474 kg maximum payload |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.5 |
|
| National Origin |
Australia |
Canada |
| Number Built |
|
442 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines |
2 × Honeywell TFE731-3-1G turbofan engines, 16.46 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Australian Air Force (intended) |
Pel-Air |
| Status |
Cancelled |
Limited service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_CA-23 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Westwind |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.4112 |
13.65 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
28.64 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Avon |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |