------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version of 4 July 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --0--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --A--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arcturus, Lockheed CP-140A This is a version of the CP-140 {Aurora}, without the electronics for the ASW role. The Arcturus is for pilot training and to patrol northern Canada. Argus, Canadair CL-28 The Argus was a long-range ASW patrol aircraft. It used the wing and landing gear of the British Britannia turboprop airliner, with a new fuselage and Wright radial engines. 33 built. They were in service until grounded in 1982. Type: Argus Mk.2 Country: Canada Function: ASW / reconaissance Year: 1958 Crew: 15 Engines: 4 * 2535kW Wright R-3350-EA1 Wing Span: 43.37m Length: 39.26m Height: 11.79m Wing Area: 192.77m2 Empty Weight: 36741kg Max.Weight: 71214kg Speed: 507km/h Ceiling: 7620m Range: 9495km Armament: 3629kg internal, 1724kg external Arrow, Avro Canada CF-105 See {CF-105}. Aurora, Lockheed CP-140 This is the Canadian version of the US Lockheed {P-3} Orion maritime patrol aircraft. The avionics suite is different: it is based on the more automated systems developed for the smaller Lockheed {S-3} Viking. --B--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaver, de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Single-engined, high-wing light transport. The DHC-2 is sturdy, has excellent STOL characteristics and is very versatile. The USAF bought 980 under the designations {L-20} and {U-6}. 1631 were built. Type: DHC-2 Function: transport Year: 1948 Crew: Engines: 1 * 336kW P&W R-985 Wing Span: 14.63m Length: 9.22m Height: 2.74m Wing Area: 23.23m2 Empty Weight: 1293kg Max.Weight: 2313kg Speed: 262km/h Ceiling: 5485m Range: 1180km Load: 7 seats Buffalo, de Havilland Canada DHC-5 See {DHC-5}. --C--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canso, Consolidated Name used for the PBY Catilina in Canadian service. This name seems to have been official. Canuck, Avro Canada CF-100 See {CF-100}. Caribou, de Havilland Canada DHC-4 See {DHC-4}. CC-106 Yukon, Canadair See {Yukon}. CC-150 Polaris, Airbus See {Polaris}. CF-100 Canuck, Avro Canada The CF-100 was a big, twin-engined long-range all-weather fighter. It had a low-set, straight wing, and additional lift was supplied by large fairings between the fuselage and the engine nacelles. It could be dived at supersonic speeds. The armament consisted of eight 12.7mm guns in a ventral pack, or 48 rockets in a similar pack, plus two wing pods with 29 missiles each. 699 were built; 53 were sold to Belgium. The last were retired in 1981. Type: CF-100 Mk.5 Country: Canada Function: fighter Year: 1955 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 3300kg Orenda 11 Wing Span: 17.68m Length: 16.48m Height: 4.73m Wing Area: 54.90m2 Empty Weight: 10478kg Max.Weight: 16783kg Speed: 1046km/h Ceiling: 16450m Range: 3220km Armament: 152*r CF-105 Arrow, Avro Canada The CF-105 was a delta-winged, big, fast interceptor. The production aircraft would have had 11700kg Orenda Iroquois engines, but the prototypes were powered by the far less powerful J75. The Arrow was a very promising aircraft, but was cancelled for political reasons, together with the Iroquois engine and the Sparrow 2 missile. Six built. Type: CF-105 Arrow Mk.1 Country: Canada Function: fighter Year: 1958 Crew: Engines: 2 * 8392kg P&W J75-P-3 Wing Span: 15.24m Length: 25.30m Height: 6.25m Wing Area: 113.80m2 Empty Weight: 22244kg Max.Weight: 31118kg Speed: 2104km/h Ceiling: 18290m Range: Armament: Chipmunk, De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Tandem-seat trainer monoplane, first flown in 1946. It replaced the {Tiger Moth} in the RAF and many other airforces. 1292 built, most of them in Britain by the parent company. 157 were built in Canada. Type: Chipmunk Country: Canada Function: trainer Year: 1946 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 108kW de Havilland Gipsy Major 8 Wing Span: 10.46m Length: 7.75m Height: 2.13m Wing Area: 15.97m2 Empty Weight: 646kg Max.Weight: 914kg Speed: 222km/h Ceiling: 4880m Range: 480km CL-13 Sabre, Canadair Canadian version of the North American {F-86} Sabre jet fighter. The J47 of the American aircraft was replaced by an Avro Orenda jet engine. The Canadair Sabre was also delivered to West Germany, South Africa and Colombia. Production was 1025. Type: CL-13B Sabre 6 Function: fighter Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3300kg Avro Orenda 14 Wing Span: 11.31m Length: 11.43m Height: 4.50m Wing Area: 29.11m2 Empty Weight: 4816kg Max.Weight: 6628kg Speed: 1143km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 6*mg12.7mm CL-41 Tutor, Canadair See {Tutor}. CL-44, Canadair See {Yukon}. CL-66, Canadair The CL-66 was a license-built version of the Convair 440, powered by Napier Eland turboprop engines. Ten were in RCAF service, known as CC-109 Cosmopolitan. These were later reengined with Allison 501 turboprops. Type: CC-109 Country: Canada Function: transport Year: 1960 Crew: Engines: 2 * Napier Eland Wing Span: 32.11m Length: 24.84m Height: 8.59m Wing Area: 89.54m2 Empty Weight: 14666kg Max.Weight: 24131kg Speed: 547km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: CL-215, Canadair Fire-control amphibian, an angular twin-engined aircraft, ugly but very efficient. The CL-215 is the only aircraft designed primarily for firefighting. It can 'scoop' up water while flying low over the surface. In many countries firefighting aircraft are operated by the military (Greece, Yugoslavia, Thailand,...). Some can be operated as SAR or transport aircraft. Type: CL-215 Country: Canada Function: firefighting Year: 1969 Crew: 2-6 Engines: 2 * 1566kW P&W R-2800-CA13 Wing Span: 28.60m Length: 19.82m Height: 8.92m Wing Area: 100.33m2 Empty Weight: 12160kg Max.Weight: 19731kg Speed: 291km/h Ceiling: Range: 2095km Load: 5443kg CL-415, Canadair Version of the {CL-215} with turboprop engines. Conversions of the CL-215 with these engines are known as CL-215T. Type: CL-415 Function: firefighting Year: Crew: 2-6 Engines: 2 * 2380hp P&WC PW-123AF Wing Span: 28.60m Length: 19.82m Height: 8.92m Wing Area: 100.3m2 Empty Weight: 12600kg Max.Weight: 20800kg Speed: 348km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 6100kg Convoy, Consolidated Name used for the first {PBY} Catalinas in Canadian service. It was soon abandoned because of its confusing nature. --D--------------------------------------------------------------------------- DHC-2 Beaver, de Havilland Canada See {Beaver}. DHC-3 Otter, de Havilland Canada Single engined STOL transport, basically an enlarged {DHC-2}. Nearly half of the production of 450 aircraft went to the USAF and USN as {U-1}. Type: DHC-3 Country: Canada Function: transport Year: 1951 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 600hp P&W R-1340-S1H1-G Wing Span: 17.68m Length: 12.75m Height: 3.84m Wing Area: 34.84m2 Empty Weight: 2010kg Max.Weight: 3629kg Speed: 222km/h Ceiling: 5730m Range: 1520km Load: 14 seats DHC-4 Caribou, de Havilland Canada Tactical transport aircraft, designed for the Armies of Canada and the USA. The DHC-4 combined a box-like fuselage with a high-set, inverted gull wing and a large upswept tail. It was widely exported, and US Caribous flew missions during the Vietnam war. Type: DHC-4 Country: Canada Function: transport Year: 1958 Crew: 1-2 Engines: 2 * 1450hp P&W R-2000-7M2 Wing Span: 29.15m Length: 22.12m Height: 9.68m Wing Area: 84.72m2 Empty Weight: 8283kg Max.Weight: 12927kg Speed: 293km/h Ceiling: 7560m Range: 600km Load: 30 seats, 4000kg DHC-5 Buffalo, De Havilland Canada Tactical transport; high-set wing, upswept aft fuselage with loading ramp and T-tail. Basically an enlarged {DHC-4} with turboprop engines. It was designed for the US Army, but hopes for large orders were dashed when this service abandoned fixed-wing aircraft. 122 were built in two production runs, including only a handful of {C-8} transports for the USAF. Type: DHC-5D Country: Canada Function: transport Year: 1974 Crew: 3 Engines: 2 * 2336kW G.E. CT64-820-4 Wing Span: 29.26m Length: 24.08m Height: 8.76m Wing Area: 87.79m2 Empty Weight: 11412kg Max.Weight: 22317kg Speed: 467km/h Ceiling: 9450m Range: 1110km Load: 8165kg, 41 seats DHC-6 Twin Otter, De Havilland Canada STOL utility aircraft. The DHC-6 was a twin-engined development of the {DHC-3} Otter, intended for STOL operations from rough terrains. The Twin Otter is a simple high-wing aircraft with fixed landing gear. It is not used as utility aircraft, but also for maritime patrol. For this role the 300 series can be equipped with a radar under the nose, a searchlight and wing pylons. Type: DHC-6 Country: Canada Function: transport Year: 1966 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 486kW P&WC PT6A-27 Wing Span: 19.81m Length: 15.77m Height: 5.94m Wing Area: 39.02m2 Empty Weight: 3363kg Max.Weight: 5670kg Speed: 337km/h Ceiling: 8400m Range: 1300km Load: 1940kg, 20 seats DHC-8 Dash 8, De Havilland / Boeing Canada The DHC-8 is a small STOL airliner, of which a few are in military service. It has twin turboprop engines, and a large T-tail. The USAF operates two {E-9} versions with side-looking surveillance radars. Type: DHC-8 Dash 8 100 Country: Canada Function: transport Year: Crew: 2-3 Engines: 2 * 1603kW P&WC PW120A Wing Span: 25.91m Length: 22.25m Height: 7.49m Wing Area: 54.35m2 Empty Weight: 9979kg Max.Weight: 15650kg Speed: 491km/h Ceiling: 7612m Range: 2010km Load: 4467kg, 37 seats --E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --F--------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDB-1, Gregor (CCF) The FDB-1 was one of the last biplane fighters developed, first flown in December 1938. It was also one of the cleanest and most beautiful biplane fighters, with an all-round vision, closed cockpit, retractable landing gear, and a gulled upper wing. But it was also clearly an obsolete concept. One built. Type: FDB-1 Country: Canada Function: fighter Year: 1938 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 750hp P&W R-1535-SB4-G Wing Span: 8.53m Length: 6.60m Height: 2.86m Wing Area: 18.02m2 Empty Weight: 1306km/h Max.Weight: Speed: 420km/h Ceiling: Range: 835km/h Armament: 2*mh12.7mm Fort, Fleet Two-seat low-wing monoplane trainer, first flown in 1940. The Fort had fixed landing gear, with retractable wheel covers. An order for 200 was later reduced to 100. 101 built. Type: Fort Mk.I Country: Canada Function: trainer Year: 1941 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 245kW Jacobs L-6MB Wing Span: 10.97m Length: 8.18m Height: 2.51m Wing Area: 20.07m2 Empty Weight: 1148kg Max.Weight: 1588kg Speed: 261km/h Ceiling: 4570m Range: 966km --G--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --H--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --I--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --J--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --K--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --L--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --M--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --N--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norseman, Noorduyn This high-wing transport aircraft, designed for the sometimes harsh climate of Canada, was used in large numbers during WWII. It could be equipped with wheels, floats and skis. The USAAF used it as the U{C-64}. Over 800 were built. Type: Norseman IV Country: Canada Function: transport Year: 1937 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 600hp P&W R-1340-S3H1 Wing Span: 15.70m Length: 9.75m Height: 3.12m Wing Area: 30.19m2 Empty Weight: 2123kg Max.Weight: 3357kg Speed: 238km/h Ceiling: 6705m Range: 1850km Load: 9 seats --O--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Otter, de Havilland Canada DHC-3 See {DHC-3}. --P--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Polaris, Airbus CC-150 Canada is the first military user of the Airbus A310. The type was extensively modified to serve as a long-range military transpoort aircraft, able to carry both passengers and freight. However, the size of loads is limited by that of the cargo door. --Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --R--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --S--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sabre, Canadair CL-13 See {CL-13}. --T--------------------------------------------------------------------------- TG-10 Brushfire, Venga All-composite jet trainer and light strike aircraft. Similar in configuration to the Northrop {F-5}, but fitted with twin, outboard canted fins. Project announced in 1987, neared completion in 1994. Little has been heard of it since then. Type: TG-10 Country: Canada Function: trainer / attack Year: Crew: 2-1 Engines: 1 * 1748kg G.E. J85-GE-5 Wing Span: 8.23m Length: 11.89m Height: 4.04m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 1049kg Max.Weight: 2893kg Speed: 899km/h Ceiling: Range: 1760km Armament: 845kg Tutor, Canadair CL-41 Jet trainer, a straight-wing aircraft with side-by-side seating. 210 built for Canada and Malaya. Type: CL-41 Tutor Country: Canada Function: trainer Year: 1961 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 11.70kN G.E. J85-CAN-40 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 801km/h Ceiling: 13100m Range: 1520km Armament: 454kg --U--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --V--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --W--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --X--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yukon, Canadair CL-44 The CL-44 was a freight transport development of the Bristol Brittania, that was license-built in Canada. It was larger and powered by Rolls-Royce Tyne engines. Twelve were ordered by the RCAF, and were given the name CC-106 Yukon. Later models had folding aft fuselages to handle large loads. Type: CL-44D-4 Country: Canada Function: transport Year: Crew: Engines: 4 * 4275kW Rolls-Royce Tyne 515/10 Wing Span: 43.37m Length: 41.73m Height: 11.79m Wing Area: 192.77m2 Empty Weight: 40348kg Max.Weight: 95254kg Speed: 621km/h Ceiling: 9145m Range: 8991km Load: --Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------