| CAC Wackett Trainer (CA-2, CA-6) | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Military trainer aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Number built | 202 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | March 1941 |
| First flight | 19 September 1939[1] |
| Variants | Kingsford Smith Cropmaster Yeoman Cropmaster |
The CAC Wackett Trainer, or simply Wackett,[2] was the first aircraft type designed in-house by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation of Australia. The name was derived from its designer Lawrence Wackett.
- ^ Holmes, 2005. p. 135.
- ^ Hill, Brian L. (1998). Wirraway to Hornet: a history of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty Ltd, 1936 to 1985 (1st ed.). Bulleen, Vic: Southern Cross Publications. ISBN 978-0-646-29314-1.