NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
The CAC Boomerang was an Australian fighter aircraft produced by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corp.
The design was based on an earlier aircraft produced by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corp. called the Wirraway. It was developed from the North American NA-16 training aircraft.
The Boomerang retained the wings and tail of its predecessor and mated them to a new fuselage. This enabled it to go from drawing board to a production prototype in only about 90 days.
Boomerangs used a P&W Twin Wasp radial piston engine that produced 1,200 h.p. at lower altitudes. The engine was not capable of producing much power at altitudes above 15,000 feet. Compared to other fighter aircraft of the day the Boomerang was under powered.
Although under powered, when the aircraft entered service in October of 1942, it was well armed. Armament consisted of four 7.7 mm machine guns and two 20 mm cannons. In addition, the pilot of the aircraft was well protected by cockpit armor.
The Boomerang served in Australia and New Guinea. Some 450 aircraft were produced.
fighter
one
P&W R-1830
1,200 h.p.
5,375 lbs.
8,250 lbs.
4- 7.7 mm
2- 20 mm
25' 6"
36' 0"
240 mph
300 mph
2,700 fpm
34,000 feet
925 miles
5/29/42
1942
Radio Control Airplane
Awesome RC Products rc CAC Boomerang.
Radio Control Airplanes:
There aren't a whole lot of rc CAC Boomerang radio control airplanes out there, but one we found is an ARF.
In the first pictures immediately above and below is the Awesome RC Products rc CAC Boomerang ARF. It has a wing span of 40 1/2". The fuselage of measures 25" in length. Recommended power can come from any Speed 400 size motor. Awesome RC Products recommends either a Himark A28-15 or C28-12 motor.
If you are looking for plans for a rc Boomerang, check out Airborne Magazine. Theirs has a wing span of 72". To power it you will need a .60 two stroke engine.
The second picture below is of a 1/48 scale plastic model airplane CAC Boomerang. It comes from a LTD Models kit.
Oliver Lacombe built it. He tells us that the kit has great instructions and excellent decals. The only difficult part of the assembly was getting the wing dihedral at the proper angle.
Special Hobby has a 1/48 plastic scale model kit of the CAC Boomerang. It has over 130 parts.
We are told that that the kit has a very detailed cockpit and lots of detailed parts for the aircraft
engine. It includes very good decals and is for experienced modelers.
The last picture on the page is of the great looking 1/72 scale CAC Boomerang from a Airfix plastic scale model kit. It was built by Michael Johnson.
Email us if you would like to recommend a rc CAC Boomerang radio control airplane.
Radio Control Airplane
The rc CAC Boomerang from Awesome RC.
Scale Model Airplane
A rc CAC Boomerang from LTD Models.
Scale Model Airplane
1/72 Scale Boomerang from Airfix.
Jim OHaver started a thread at RC Universe in which he mentions the rc CAC Boomerang.
At RC Universe puma 79 started a thread about his scratch built rc CAC Boomerang.
Bundy at RC Universe mentions that he is building a rc CAC Boomerang.
At RC Universe trumps posted a video of the first flight of his rc CAC Boomerang.
At Shay RC there are photos of a rc CAC Boomerang build in the Aero Ratus RC photo gallery.
Sky Sharkster started a thread at Watt Flyer about the rc CAC Boomerang.
At RC Groups trumps posted about a rc CAC Boomerang.
CAC Boomerang
