Commonwealth CA-15 'Kangaroo'

Posted by Flucloxacillin25pc@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 32 comments

Originally designed for a P&W Double Wasp, their unavailability led to the Griffon-engined CA-15 which looked remarkably like the subsequent licence-built CA-17 Mustang. It first flew in december 1946 and attained 448mph on a test flight but was scrapped in 1950 as jet aircraft became available.

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Cold-Meringue7381@reddit

this looks kind of awesome. kind of pissed only one was made

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hotdogmurderer69420@reddit

I like it, but i cant help but think "honey i shrunk the cockpit". It just looks so small in proportion to the rest of the plane lol.

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RestaurantFamous2399@reddit

Thats because it was huge.

It maye resemble a Mustang, but it was significantly bigger.

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the_friendly_one@reddit

If the P-51 is a Mustang, this is a Clydesdale.

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Flucloxacillin25pc@reddit (OP)

A Suffolk Punch.

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brigadoom@reddit

I thought that was a lawnmower for years

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Kickstart68@reddit

Seems to have been remarkably similar. Smaller wingspan that the Mustang but larger wing area and taller. Very similar max takeoff weight, etc.

The P51H looks even more similar than the P51D to the CA15

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ambientocclusion@reddit

Moosestang!

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lickmyscrotes@reddit

Roostang!

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KokoTheTalkingApe@reddit

Thet's not a 'Stang. THET's a 'Stang!

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lickmyscrotes@reddit

Settle down mate, we’re not Kiwis

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KokoTheTalkingApe@reddit

Oops, my bad. I had a close friend who was a Kiwi years ago.

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lickmyscrotes@reddit

No worries mate

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ambientocclusion@reddit

lol, you win!

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lickmyscrotes@reddit

Stangaroo was staring me in face….

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rastarn@reddit

Just dispelling one myth. The CA-15 was never called the, "Kangaroo".

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Responsible_Bee3680@reddit

Im really trying to picture it with a raidal....

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iamalsobrad@reddit

From some angles it looked like a swole Sea Fury or Fw-190 with roid-rage issues. From other angles it looked like a derpy cut-and-shut P-47.

https://oldmachinepress.com/2015/06/16/commonwealth-aircraft-corporation-ca-15-kangaroo/

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SnooHedgehogs8765@reddit

Easy enough... When you look at the Griffin's manifold. On a spitfire it takes up a fair bit of the nose..

On this there's space all around it compared to the spit. The airframe here makes it look small by comparison.

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Flucloxacillin25pc@reddit (OP)

Me, too. I don't have a drawing, alas.

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Infamous-Umpire-2923@reddit

We used to build some pretty cool planes in Australia.

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radio-tuber@reddit

Heck yah! That one looks like a screamer! 😎👍

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Flucloxacillin25pc@reddit (OP)

And tanks - the final Sentinel version would've been quite something.

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FunkeeBoi@reddit

Jug-stang

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ozbikebuddy@reddit

This was an absolute beast. I read a book about it's development. Even though the CA-17 ( which was a licences P-51d/h) has a later designation, the CA-15 was designed as a P-51 on steroids/EPO/& every other performance enhancer you can think of.

Yeah unfortunately the Vampire & Meteor did sorta kill this off. But it would have been one heck of a fighter

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NassauTropicBird@reddit

Looks like a P-51 with an extra chromosome or two

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ConstructionNew501@reddit

There is a CAC C-18 Mustang in a hangar near Masterson, Texas.

My brother was looking at another aircraft there and it was in same building. In dec condition but was never USA licensed.