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Westland Lysander vs CAC Wirraway Comparison


Aviation | Utilities | Side-by-Side Comparison

Direct side-by-side comparison of two aircraft.

Your selected aircraft are compared in side-by-side arrangement below. You can always go back and Compare any two aircraft in our database. Some entries contain '0', 'not available', or an 'NA' value. This is more common with conceptual, experimental, and x-plane designs. Rotary-wing system (i.e. helicopters) values include main rotor diameter as part of width/wingspan measurement. UAV entries may display crew values as '0', not taking into account ground-based controllers.
Subjects
Westland Lysander Mk III
Liaison / Army Cooperation Aircraft
CAC Wirraway
Multirole / Trainer Aircraft
Basics
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ORIGIN
Australia
YEAR
1938 [Diff.-1 yrs]
YEAR
1939 [Diff.+1 yrs]
CREW
2
CREW
2
PRODUCTION
1,786 units [Diff.+1,031]
PRODUCTION
755 units [Diff.-1,031]
Dimensions
LENGTH
30.5 ft (9.3 m) [Diff.+2.7 ft]
LENGTH
27.8 ft (8.5 m) [Diff.-2.7 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
50.0 ft (15.3 m) [Diff.+7.0 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
43.0 ft (13.1 m) [Diff.-7.0 ft]
HEIGHT
14.5 ft (4.4 m) [Diff.+5.8 ft]
HEIGHT
8.7 ft (2.7 m) [Diff.-5.8 ft]
Relative Size Comparison
Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.
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Westland Lysander Mk III
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CAC Wirraway
Weights
EMPTY WT.
4,376 lb (1,985 kg) [Diff.+386 lb]
EMPTY WT.
3,990 lb (1,810 kg) [Diff.-386 lb]
M.T.O.W.
6,338 lb (2,875 kg) [Diff.-256 lb]
M.T.O.W.
6,594 lb (2,991 kg) [Diff.+256 lb]
Installed Power
1 x Bristol Mercury XX radial piston engine developing 870 horsepower.
1 x Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial piston engine delivering 600 horsepower.
Performance
SPEED
211 mph (340 kph) [Diff.-6 mph]
SPEED
217 mph (350 kph) [Diff.+6 mph]
RANGE
600 miles (965 km) [Diff.-146 miles]
RANGE
746 miles (1,200 km) [Diff.+146 miles]
CEILING
21,490 ft (6,550 m) [Diff.-1,509 feet]
CEILING
22,999 ft (7,010 m) [Diff.+1,509 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,250 ft/min [Diff.-700 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,950 ft/min [Diff.+700 feet]
Armament
STANDARD:
2 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in fixed, forward-firing positions at wheel fairings.
2 x 7.7mm Lewis machine guns at observer's position.

OPTIONAL:
4 x 20lb conventional drop bombs (rear fuselage)

up to 500lb of conventional drop bomb under wings if fitted with wing stubs.
STANDARD:
2 x 7.7mm Vickers GO machine guns

OPTIONAL:
2 x 250lb OR 500lb bombs.
Going Further
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(Westland Lysander)
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(CAC Wirraway)
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