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  • Canadair CP-107 Argus
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  • The Canadair CP-107 Argus (CL-28) was a marine reconnaissance aircraft designed and manufactured by Canadair for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and Canadian Forces (CF). In its early years, the Argus was reputedly the finest anti-submarine patrol bomber in the world. The Argus served throughout the Cold War in the RCAF's Maritime Air Command and later the CF's Maritime Air Group and Air Command.
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max takeoff weight alt
  • 71214.0
number of props
  • 4
length alt
  • 39.26 m
span main
  • 142
Produced
  • 1957
cruise speed main
  • 207.0
cruise speed alt
  • 333.0
height alt
  • 11.79 m
Introduced
  • 1957
primary user
Type
  • Maritime patrol aircraft
type of prop
  • Wright R-3350 TC18EA1 Turbo-Compound engines
range alt
  • 9495.0
length main
  • 128
power alt
  • 2535.0
Unit Cost
  • 5513000.0
area main
  • 2075.0
power main
  • 3700
height main
  • 1178.56
span alt
  • 43.37 m
range main
  • 5900.0
Manufacturer
  • Canadair
max speed main
  • 315.0
ceiling main
  • 25000.0
empty weight main
  • 81000.0
Developed From
area alt
  • 192.77
First Flight
  • 1957-03-28
more users
max speed alt
  • 507.0
jet or prop?
  • prop
empty weight alt
  • 36741.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 7,620 m
max takeoff weight main
  • 157000.0
Retired
  • 1982
payload main
  • ??
Crew
  • 15
Armament
  • Max 8,000 lb bombs, depth charges, torpedoes, mines and 3,800 lb air-to-surface missiles and free-fall weapons on underwing hardpoints
Number Built
  • 33
Designer
  • Tom Harvie
ref
  • The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
abstract
  • The Canadair CP-107 Argus (CL-28) was a marine reconnaissance aircraft designed and manufactured by Canadair for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and Canadian Forces (CF). In its early years, the Argus was reputedly the finest anti-submarine patrol bomber in the world. The Argus served throughout the Cold War in the RCAF's Maritime Air Command and later the CF's Maritime Air Group and Air Command.
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