Canadair CL-28
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The CL-28 was a marine recconaissance aircraft designed & manufactured by Canadair and was known in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as the CP-107 Argus. The design was derived from the Bristol Britannia transport, having the same wings, tail surfaces & landing gear except for being "americanised". Americanised means using the same general design, but changing the British materials & standard parts for North American ones.
The fuselage was completely redesigned by Canadair, going from the pressure cabin of the Britannia to a non-pressurised one with bomb bays fore & aft of the wings. The powerplant was also changed from the Bristol Proteus turbo-prop engines to Wright compound (piston) engines, which had low fuel consumption.
A large amount of equipment was carried, including; search radar; sonar buoys; Electronic Counter Measures ECM); Explosive Echo Ranging (EER) and Magnetic anomaly detector (MAD). Up to 8,000 lb (3,632 kg) of weapons could be carried in the bomb bays, including; torpedoes; bombs; mines and depth charges.
There was a flight crew of five, two pilots, a navigator, a flight engineer & a radio operator. A relief crew of four was normally carried. In addition, there were equipment operators, the number of which was dependent on the mission. Two crew bunks and a galley were provided to extend the efficienc of the crew on long patrols. The CL-28 had an endurance of approximately 26½ hours.
Specifications
Operators
- Canada.
Related aircraft
- CC-106 Yukon
- CL-44-6 Yukon
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