CAC Ceres
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The Commonwealth Aircraft CA-28 Ceres was a crop-duster aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1959 and 1963. The aircraft was a development of the Wirraway trainer of World War II .

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Made by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.

It is the successor of the CAC Wirraway .

Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
2.74 m
Predecessor
CAC Wirraway
Stall Speed Main
75 mph
Length Alt
9.36 m
Ferry Range Alt
450
Power Alt
447.0
Lists
* List of agricultural aircraft
Loaded Weight Main
6720.0
Max Speed Alt
97
Type Of Prop
nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine
Payload
2380.0
Introduced
1959
Max Speed Main
111 mph
Developed From
CAC Wirraway
Height Main
9.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
3334.0
Number Built
21
Crew
1
Max Takeoff Weight Main
7350.0
Span Main
1430.02
Area Main
312.0
Span Alt
14.30 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1340 S3H1-G
Manufacturer
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
1958
Production End Year
1963
Loaded Weight Alt
3048.0
Power Main
600 hp
Production Start Year
1959
Stall Speed Alt
65
Empty Weight Alt
1995.0
Length Main
934.72
Area Alt
28.98 m²
Similar Aircraft
* Ayres Thrush* Cessna 188* de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver* Grumman Ag Cat* PAC Fletcher* PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader* Transavia PL-12 Airtruk* Zlin Z-37 Cmelak
Related
*CAC Wirraway
Empty Weight Main
4400.0
Ferry Range Main
518 miles
Produced
1959
Category
Australian agricultural aircraft 1950-1959
CAC aircraft

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