| Manufacturer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
Lavochkin |
| 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 Lavochkin La-200 (a.k.a. Aircraft 200) was a two-seater, swept winged, night/all-weather jet prototype designed as an interceptor and manufactured by the Soviet Union's Lavochkin Design Bureau from 1948. |
| First Flight |
|
1949-09-09 |
| Designer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
Semyon Lavochkin |
| Length (m) |
16.4592 |
16.351 |
| Height (m) |
3.6576 |
|
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
1070 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
14478 |
15550 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
27.78 |
| Armament |
4 x 0.5 in machine-guns with 250 rounds per gun |
3 x 37mm Nudelman N-37D cannon |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.5 |
0.95 |
| National Origin |
Australia |
Soviet Union |
| Number Built |
|
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines |
2 × Klimov VK-1, 26.49 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Australian Air Force (intended) |
|
| Status |
Cancelled |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_CA-23 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavochkin_La-200 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.4112 |
12.96 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
40.02 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Avon |
Klimov VK-1 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |