Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
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The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) was an Australian aircraft manufacturer. The CAC was established by the Australian government in 1936, to provide it with the capability to produce military aircraft and engines. While the CAC, led initially by Lawrence Wackett, primarily produced Australian versions of foreign aircraft, it also developed a number of original designs during and shortly after the Second World War. The CAC became a fully owned subsidiary of Hawker de Havilland in 1985 and was re-named Hawker de Havilland Victoria Limited in 1986. This company was purchased by Boeing Australia in 2000.
The CAC produced an extremely wide range of aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force and civilian operators. These aircraft included the:
- North American NA-16 (trainer)
- CAC Wirraway (trainer and general purposes aircraft)
- CAC Wackett (trainer)
- Bristol Beaufort (light bomber)
- CAC Boomerang (fighter)
- CAC Woomera (prototype medium bomber)
- North American P-51 Mustang (fighter)
- CAC CA-15 "Kangaroo" (prototype fighter)
- CAC Ceres (crop duster)
- CAC Winjeel (trainer)
- CAC CA-27 Sabre (fighter)
- de Havilland Vampire (fighter)
- English Electric Canberra (bomber)
- Aermacchi MB-326 (trainer)
- Dassault Mirage III (fighter)
- F/A-18 Hornet (fighter and ground attack)
Sources
- Boeing Australia Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation - History
- Keith Meggs The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
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