Type sheet: cl28

Canadair CL 28 Argus
Sea reconaissance and ASW aircraft, Canada, 1954

[Technical Data] [Expo/Images] - [ Canadair] [ Anti-Sub-A/C 1946-1974]

Description:

The Argus was derived from the Bristol Britannia as
a sub-hunter to fit the need of the RCAF. It was
optimized for long range and sub-hunting, so it has
the typical radome and the boom to host the MAD (mag-
netic anomaly detecor).

Sizes and weights

Total Length :

128.937 ft

39.300 m

Greatest height :

36.745 ft

11.200 m

Wingspan :

142.388 ft

43.400 m

Max take off weight :

148023.9 lbs

67131.0 kg

Performance data

Max. speed :

254 kts

470 km/h

Propulsion

Kind :

PTL

Type :

Wright Turb 98 TC 18 EA

Power rating (max.) :

3649 shp

3700 wps

Count :

4

4

Total power rating (max.) :

14597 shp

14800 wps

Other

Crew :

0

0

15

Armament :

Luft-See-Waffen, Anti-Uboot-Waffen