Canadair Designations

[hesham]

Hi,

the Canadair CL-45 was ASW helicopter project,CL-52 was Boeing B-47B
and CL-61 snow mobile project, what were the Canadair CL-65 (old design)
and CL-212 ?.

 

[SlickDriver]

The CL-52 was a B-47B loaned in 1956 to the Royal Canadian Air Force to test the big Orenda Iroquois turbojet for the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow interceptor.

It caused the frame to warp and the plane was scrapped upon return to the USA

 

[Apophenia]

Hesham,

The Canadair CL-212 was a hovercraft design.

http://www.decastris.com/hcc/builders/cl212/cl212.htm

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dear Apophenia,

and do you think we can speak about Canadair aircraft list from CL-1
to CL-100,or that is hard.

 

[Apophenia]

A comprehensive Canadair list would be difficult.

Molson lists 23 projects in his Canadian Aircraft since 1909 (along with all the built types, of course). Others are available elsewhere. That would make a start but nowhere near a complete list.

Edit: Canadair CL-0 to CL-100 list revised and now complete -- thanks to boxkite! ;D

 

[Apophenia]

Canadair CL-0 to CL-100 designation list
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Canadair CL-0 -- Postwar Douglas C-47 conversion to DC-3; 1945

Canadair CL-1 -- Consolidated OA-10A for US Army Air Force; 1944
- CL-1 : Last of Canadian Vicker's orders for PBY-5/Canso 'boats

Canadair CL-2 -- North Star Mk I; RCAF strategic transport; 1944/'46
- CL-2 : DC-4 derivative with 4 x Rolls-Royce Merlin 622 or 722 V12s

Canadair CL-3 -- (Project) Northrop N-23 Raider transport; 1949
- CL-3 : 3 x Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 radials; re-desig. as CL-12 (qv)

Canadair CL-4 -- North Star C-4 and Argonaut propeller airliners
- CL-4 : 4 x Rolls-Royce Merlin 624 or 724 V12 engines

Canadair CL-5 -- North Star C-5; 4 x P&W R-2800-CA15 radials

Canadair CL-6 -- (not assigned)

Canadair CL-7 -- (Project) North Star C-7; enlarged C-5 deriv.; 1950
- CL-7 : DC-6 analogue; 4 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA15 radials

Canadair CL-8 to CL-10 - (not assigned)

Canadair CL-11 - North Star C-5; RCAF type number;* 1950
- * Note: Thereby duplicating Canadair's CL-5 type designation

Canadair CL-12 - (Project) Northrop N-23 Raider transport; 1949
- CL-12 : 3 x Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 radials; USAF C-125

Canadair CL-13 - Licensed North American Sabre fighter jet
- CL-13 : Canadair Sabre Mk 1, 2, 3, and 4 variants
- CL-13A: Canadair Sabre Mk 5
- CL-13B: Canadair Sabre Mk 6
- CL-13C: Canadair Sabre Mk 5 (c/n 1334) with short reheat
- CL-13D: (Project) Mk 6 with Orenda 14 + AS Snarler rocket
- CL-13E: Canadair Sabre 6 (c/n 811) with area rule fairings
- CL-13G: Tandem 2-seat trainer based on Sabre 6; x 2
- CL-13H: (Project) All-weather Sabre 6; F-86D-style radar
- CL-13J: (Project) Sabre 6/Orenda 14; Bristol-Siddeley reheat
- CL-13K: (Project) Sabre Mk 7; Orenda 14R + rocket engine
-- CL-13K/Sabre 7 to be high-alt interceptor armed w/ AIM-9s

Canadair CL-14 - (Project) Military jet trainer; 1950; no other details
-- NB: 'CL-14' is a common typo for Sabre & sometimes for CL-415

Canadair CL-15 - (Project) Beech T-36 military pilot trainer; 1951
- CL-15 : 2 x Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 radial engines
- CL-15 : 227 x Canadair-built Beech T-36A cancelled by USAF/DOD
- CL-15A: Turboprop variant; 2 x Amstrong-Siddeley Mambas

Canadair CL-16 - (Project) Military pilot trainer; 1951 (T-36 related?)
- CL-16 : 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines

Canadair CL-17 - (Project) 15-seat local airliner; 1951 (Beech T-36 deriv.?)
- CL-17 : 2 x 900 hp Wright R-1300-C7B6 Cyclone 7 radial engines

Canadair CL-18 - (Project) 27-seat local airliner/transport aircraft; 1951
- CL-18 : 2 x Wright Cyclone 9HE (R-1820-C98E1); related to CL-19?

Canadair CL-19 - (Project) 32-seat intercity airliner/transport a/c; 1951
- CL-19 : 2 x Napier Eland turboprop engines; related to CL-18?

Canadair CL-20 - CARDE Velvet Glove; air-to-air-missile; 1951
- CL-20 : Short-range semi-active radar homing AAM; cancelled 1956

Canadair CL-21 - (Project) 32 passenger local airliner/transport; 1951
- CL-21 : High wings; tricycle u/c; 4-abreast pax seating; span 27.43 m
- CL-21 : 2 x Wright Cyclone 9HE (R-1820-C98E1; alts R-1830 or UK type)

Canadair CL-22 - (Project) 32 passenger intercity transport; 1951
- CL-22 : 1 x Armstrong-Siddeley Double Mamba turboprop

Canadair CL-23 - (Project) 21-pax intercity airliner/transport; 1951
- CL-23 : 1 x Armstrong-Siddeley Mamba A.S.Ma.3 turboprop engine

Canadair CL-24 - (Project) RCN SAR aircraft (engine type ??), 1951

Canadair CL-25 - (Project) 21-pax local service airliner/transport; 1952
- CL-25 : 1 x Armstrong-Siddeley Mamba A.S.Ma.3 turboprop engine

Canadair CL-26 - (Project) 32- or 36-pax local service transport aircraft
- CL-26 : 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2180 Twin Hornet radials; 1952
- CL-26: 3 x versions (both high- and low-winged* variants considered)
-- * Resembled earlier Saab 90 Scandia but with North Star tail

Canadair CL-27 - (Project) Inter-city airliner/transport aircraft; 1951/'52
- CL-27 : 3 x versions (60-, 68-, 84-pax); 4 x 2,750 shp Allison T38s

Canadair CL-28 - CP-107 Argus maritime patrol aircraft; 1952
- CL-28 : (Project) Orig. with raised cockpit + nose & tail gun turrets
- CL-28 : 4 x Pratt & Whitney R-3350 TC981 EA-1 radial engines
- CL-28-1: RCAF Argus Mk.1; 4 x Wright R-3350-85 radial engines
- CL-28-2: RCAF Argus Mk.2; 4 x Wright 981-TC-18EA-1 radials
- CL-28-? : Plus 18 x unbuilt variations of the basic Argus design

Canadair CL-29 - (Project) Alternative maritime patrol aircraft; 1952
- CL-29 : Proposed stretched and re-engined North Star-based MPA
- CL-29 : 4 x Wright R-3350-85 turbo-compound radials or alternatives*
-- * UK alternatives were Bristol Hercules 763 or Centaurus 661

Canadair CL-30 - Silver Star RCAF jet trainer (later CT-133); 1953
- CL-30 : Rolls-Royce Nene 10-powered Lockheed T-33 AN derivative

Canadair CL-31 - (Project) Alternative maritime patrol aircraft; 1953
- CL-31: 4 x Wright R-3350-85s; unclear if related to CL-28 or CL-29

Canadair CL-32 - (Project) 'Americanised' Bristol Britannia; 1953

Canadair CL-33 - (Project) Alternative maritime patrol aircraft; 1953
- CL-33 : 'Fat Lancaster'; Shackleton-like Lancaster 10 replacement
- CL-33 : 4 x Wright R-3350-32W (common with 'stopgap' Neptunes)
- CL-33 : Produced by Canadair as "a minimum cost alternative" to CL-28

Canadair CL-34 - (Project) CARDE Velvet Glove AAM airframe trainer; 1954

Canadair CL-35 - (Project) Turboprop North Star for TCA; 1953
- CL-35 : 4 x 1,400 shp Rolls-Royce Dart RD5 turboprop engines*
-- NB: RR Merlin & Dart had interchangeable engine mount points

Canadair CL-36 - (Project) Target drone; ground- or air-launched; 1953
- CL-36 : 4 x versions; Rolls-Royce RB.82 Soar turbojet engine
- CL-36 : Underslung jet; circular-section fuselage; no vertical tail

Canadair CL-37 - (Project) Military transport; North Star CL-5 devel.; 1953
- CL-37 : 4 x versions (including cargo, 76 pax, or 60 litter ambulance)
- CL-37 : 4 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA15 radials; USAF C-118 analogue

Canadair CL-38 - (Project) Military cargo/pax transport aircraft; 1953
- CL-38 : Cargo, passenger, ambulance 4 x P&W R-3350-32W/'34FSs

Canadair CL-39 - (Project) Transoceanic airliner/transport a/c; 1953
- CL-39 : 4 x 6,500 shp Wright TP51A2 (civil T49) turboprop engines*
-- * T49/TP51A2 (derived from AS Sapphire) cancelled as too late

Canadair CL-40 - (Project) Airliner/transport a/c; 68-to-116 pax; 1953
- CL-40 : 4 x Bristol BE-25 Orion turboprop engines

Canadair CL-41 - CT-114 Tutor military jet trainer; 1 x GE J85
- CL-41 : (Project) 1954; Armstrong-Siddeley Viper powerplant
- CL-41 : 1960 prototypes (CF-LTW-X & CF-LTX-X); 1 x GE CJ-610-1B
- CL-41A: 1963 Tutor RCAF trainer (later CT-114); x 190
- CL-41A: 1 x 2,650 lbf Orenda-built GE J85-CAN-40 turbojet
- CL-41Gs : June 1964 'Shooter Tutor' armed light attack variant
- CL-41G-5: Tebuan for Royal Malaysian AF; x 20
- CL-41J : (Project) VTOL jet trainer intended for NATO use
- CL-41J : 1 x Orenda-built GE J85-CAN-40; 3 x RR RB162 lift jets
- CL-41N : (Project) Aircraft carrier trainer for US Navy
- CL-41N-1: (Project) USN carrier qualifications trainer
- CL-41N-2: (Project) USN shore-based basic jet trainer
-- Based on CL-41G-5; suitable for USMC SATS operations
- CL-41R : R for Radar (CF-104's R-24A NASARR set)
-- Prototype CF-LTX-X fitted with R-24A; no orders
- CL-41T : Heavily-revised, 2 x J85 light attack aircraft
- CL-41(?): (Project) Business Executive Transport deriv.

Canadair CL-42 - (Project) Executive transport; Beech T-36 deriv.; 1954
- CL-42: Reduce power; 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB17 radial engines

Canadair CL-43 - (Project) STOL logistics supply aircraft concept; 1954
- CL-43 : High wings; pod-and-twin-booms; twin floats/skis/wheels u/c
- CL-43 : 2 x 600 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasps; double 'T' tail

Canadair CL-44 - Bristol Britannia-derived cargo/pax transport; 1954
- CL-44 : (Project) PD3000 military transport; Wright R-3350; July 1954
- CL-44-1 : (Project) Military transport; 4 x RR Tyne 2 (RTy.11)
- CL-44-1A/'1B: (Project) Military transport; 4 x Bristol BE.25 Orions
- CL-44-2 : (Project) Military transport; 4 x RR Tynee 2 (RTy.11)
- CL-44-3/'4 : (Project) Military transport; 4 x Bristol BE.25 Orions
- CL-44-5 : (Project) Military transport; 4 x RR Tyne 10 (RTy. ??)
- CL-44-6 : Military transport; RCAF/CF CC-106 Yukon, c/n 1-13; Feb 1958
- CL-44-7 : (Project) Arctic recce variant; 4 x RR Tyne 12; Feb 1959
- CL-44-8 : (Project) Swingtail military transport; cargo/pax; Tyne 12; 1959
- CL-44-9 : (Project) Swingtail military transport; vehicle carrier; June 1959
- CL-44A : (Project) Military transport; 4 x Bristol Proteus; Aug 1954
- CL-44B : (Project) Military transport; 4 x Bristol BE.25 Orions; 1955
- CL-44C : (Project) Commercial transport; 4 x Bristol BE.25 Orions
- CL-44D/'D-1 : (Project) Commercial transport; RR Tyne 12; Feb 1958
- CL-44D-2 : (Project) Commercial cargo transport; tail-loading; Feb 1959
- CL-44D-3 : (Project) Commercial cargo/pax transport; RR Tyne 12; Feb 1959
- CL-44D-4 : (Project) Commercial cargo transport; RR Tyne 12; Feb 1959
- CL-44D4-1: Transport; Seaboard & Western (c/n 14-15, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32)
- CL-44D4-2: Cargo transport; Flying Tigers (c/n 16-22, 24-25, 37-38)
- CL-44D4-3: Cargo/pax transport; Flying Tigers; RR Tyne 12; April 1959
- CL-44D4-4: Cargo transport; Pan American; RR Tynes 12; May 1959
- CL-44D4-5: (Project) Military cargo/pax transport; MATS/USAF; June 1959
- CL-44D4-6: Cargo/pax transport; Slick Airways (c/n 28-29, 33-34)
- CL-44D4-7: Long-range cargo transport; Pan American; RR Tyne 12; 1960
- CL-44D4-8: Military cargo transport; Dept of Defence Production;* May 1961
-- * 'D4-8s (c/n 35 & 36) built 'on spec' for Canadian DDP; went to Loftleider
- CL-44D4-9: (Project) Swingtail cargo transport; RR Tyne 12; May 1961
CL-44D5-1: (Project) Med.-range civil cargo (205,000 GTOW); Tyne 14; 1960 CL-44D5-2: (Project) Med.-range civil cargo (210,000 GTOW); Tyne 14; 1965
- CL-44D6/'D7/'D8: (Project) Swingtail LR cargo (225k GTOW); Stage 4 Tyne; 1959
- CL-44D8-2: Commercial pax transport (c/n 39); Loftleider; conv. to CL-44J (qv)
- CL-44D9: (Project) Swingtail LR cargo (250k GTOW); Stage 4 Tyne; 1959
- CL-44D10: (Project) Cargo transport; mechanised pallet/container loading; 1960
- CL-44D11: (Project) Domestic 'D10 (205k GTOW); Tyne 12 (not 14); 1960
- CL-44D12: (Project) Export 'D10 (205k GTOW); 4 x RR Tyne 12; Dec 1960
- CL-44E : (Project) Swingtail LR cargo (225k GTOW); Stage 3 Tyne; 1958
- CL-44F : (Project) Commercial transport (CL-44-4 wing); Tyne 12s; 1958
- CL-44G : (Project) Swingtail LR military cargo transport; Tyne 11s; 1958
- CL-44G1: (Project) Swingtail LR cargo transport for RAF; Tyne 12s; 1961
- CL-44H : (Project) Swingtail LR commercial cargo; Stage 4 Tynes; 1960
- CL-44H1: (Project) Swingtail low-density civil cargo; Stage 4 Tynes; 1960
- CL-44H2: (Project) Swingtail med-density civil cargo; Stage 4 Tynes; 1960
- CL-44H3: (Project) Swingtail high-density civil cargo; Stage 4 Tynes; 1960
- CL-44H4/'H5: (Project) Swingtail low-density cargo; Stage 4 Tynes; 1960
- CL-44J : Commercial airliner; Loftleider; stretched pax conv. of 'D8-2 (c/n 39)
- CL-44K : (Project) LR commercial cargo/pax (210k GTOW); Tyne 12s; 1965
- CL-44L : (Project) Stretched LR commercial cargo transport; Tyne 12s; 1966
- CL-44-O: Conroy 'Guppy' outsized cargo conversion of CL-44D4-2 (c/n 16)
- CL-44W : (Project) Early Warning & Control a/c; 4 x Allison 550 B-1; Nov 1958

Canadair CL-45 - (Project) ASW helicopter for the RCN (with Hiller); 1954
- CL-45: 3 x 1,325 shp General Electric T38-GE-2 turboshaft engines

Canadair CN-46 - Atomic Energy of Canada (prototype reactor control rod); 1957

Canadair CL-47 - Tracked vehicle suspension rod (for CL-61 RAT?); 1956

Canadair CL-48 - (Project) DNG-1 SAM rocket booster for the RCN; 1955

Canadair CN-49 - Atomic Energy of Canada; small reactor; 1955/1957

Canadair CL-50 - (Project) Long-range airliner; single or double deck; 1955
- CL-50 : Large, turboprop airliner; 4 x Bristol BE.25 Orions
- CL-50 : Low wings, cruciform tail; 3+2 abreast passenger seat layout
- CL-50A: Turbojet airliner; 4 or 5 x AS Sapphire/P&W J57/RR Conway
- CL-50A: Low wings, cruciform tail; engines clustered in rear fuselage

Canadair CL-51 - (Project) USN Missile Mk 15 Tartar SAM; MK 27 rocket

Canadair CL-52 - Boeing B-47B conv. to Orenda Iroquois PS-13 testbed*
-- * Intended to act as an engine testbed for the Avro Arrow Mk2 programme

Canadair CL-53 - (Project) USAF crew readiness trainer/bizjet; 1956
- CL-53 : Combined CL-13 wings, tail, u/c with new fuselage & tailfin
- CL-53 : 2 x Fairchild J83 or RR RB.108 turbojet in rear fuselage pods*
-- * A 3-engined version may have been studied; RB.108 known as liftjet

Canadair CL-54 - Douglas/Bendix Sparrow II/2D air-air missile; 1957
- CL-54: Sparrow II AAM armament for Avro Arrow interceptor

Canadair CN-55 - Atomic Energy of Canada; Beta-ray spectrometer; 1956/1957

Canadair CN-56 - University of Toronto; sub-critical training reactor; 1956/1958

Canadair CN-57 - (Project) Canadair Nuclear control rod system/control rods; 1957

Canadair CN-58 - (Project) Canadair Nuclear dielectric heating process: pulp digestion; 1957

Canadair CN-59 - (Project) Canadair Nuclear tank; nuclear reactor; 1958

Canadair CL-60 - USAF XT-36 trainer (with Beech); 2 x P&W R-2800-52Ws
- CL-60 : Desig. seems reserved for prototype; prod'n T-36A was the CL-15

Canadair CL-61 - Prototype RAT (Remote Articulated Track) snow mobile; 1956
- CL-61 : Test rig Canadian Army articulated light tractor; 1 x 35 hp VW HO4

Canadair CL-62 - (Project) Multi-engine V/STOL transports (var. configs)
- CL-62 Phase 1: VTOL transport configuration design models
- CL-62 Phase 1: All high-winged transports (except faster jet CL-61-5)
- CL-62-1 : Deflected thrust; 4 x engines + fin-top pitch-control rotor
- CL-62-2 : Tapered tilt wings; 4 x engines; fin-top pitch-control rotor
- CL-62-2A: As CL-61-2 except for 8 x paired engines driving 4 x props
- CL-62-3 : Similar to earlier '61 fuselages but with wing tip tilt ducts
-- 2 x pairs of engines above fuselage shaft-drive 8-bladed ducted fans
- CL-62-4: Similar to earlier '61 fuselages but with fixed wings/lift jets
-- 2 x turboprops on wings; V/STOL via 16 (4 x clusters of four) lift jets
- CL-62-5: Streamlined fuselage with deflected-thrust over trailing edge
-- 7 x turbojets per wing venting exhaust over full-span ailerons/nozzles
- CL-62-6: 1959 tilt-wing transport; rect.-plan wings; refined fuselage
-- Refined CL-62-2 with pitch-control rotor moved under tail; Dec 1959
- CL-62 Phase 2: R&D; constr. of Mobile Test Rig & scale models
- CL-62A: V/STOL tilt-wing/deflected slipstream transport aircraft
- CL-62A: 4 x 2,650 shp General Electric T64-GE-2 turboshafts
- CL-62A: Entire wing area covered by slipstream of the propellers
- CL-62B: V/STOL tilt-wing/deflected slipstream transport aircraft
- CL-62B: 2 x paired/interconnected 2,650 shp GE T64-GE-2s
- CL-62B-1: V/STOL tilt-wing military medium tactical transport
- CL-62B-2: USN Carrier Onboard Delivery logistics transport
- CL-62C: For NBMR-4 V/STOL medium range transport requirement
-- NBMR-4 transport intended to support NBMR-3 recce-strike a/c
- CL-62C: 4 x 3,205 shp (later 3,750) General Electric T64 turboshafts

Canadair CN-63 - (Project) Canadair Nuclear sub-critical nuclear reactor; 1957

Canadair CL-64 - (Project) Canadair Nuclear reactor fuel charge & discharge gear; 1957

Canadair CL-65 - (Project) Towed target (for Sabre and Silver Star)
- CL-65 : Conventional towed target; teardrop form; cruciform tails

Canadair CL-66 - CC-109 Cosmopolitan pax transport for the RCAF; 1958
- CL-66: Licenced Convair CV-540; Napier Eland or Allison 501 turboprops

- CL-66A: (Project) 48/64 passenger airliner; no orders, none produced
- CL-66B: Combi cargo/pax; 14,200 lb payload; 1st flew Jan 1960; x 10
-- Built with extra cargo door for RCAF; later CAF CC-109 Metropolitan
-- NB: c.1966, RCAF re-eng. with Allison 501-D36s except 11155P & 11158
- CL-66C: Canadair re-eng. Convair-built CV-440s; flew Feb 1959; x 3*

Canadair CL-67 - (Project) Maritime patrol aircraft for NATO NBMR-2;* 1958
- CL-67 : Somewhat confused (and minimal) descriptions of 2 x versions
- CL-67A: 4 x AS Mamba 10 turboprops (more likely Double Mambas)
- CL-67B: 4 x RR Tyne 1 turboprops (suggesting CL-28/CL-44 deriv.?)
-- * NBMR-2 competion was won by the French Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic

Canadair CL-68 - (Project) Special Weapons anti-missile missile; 1958

Canadair CL-69 - (Project) Executive/utility transport; 4 x versions; 1958
- CL-69 : 1 vers.; high wings; cabin-top engines shaft-driving contra-props
- CL-69 : 2 x Continental 219,* P&WC PT6A, or AS P.182 turboprop engines
-- * Continental 219 (aka CAE T51) was licensed Turbomeca Artouste

Canadair CL-70 - Production RAT (Remote Articulated Track) snow mobile; 1956
- CL-70 : Canadian Army articulated light tractor; 1 x 35 hp VW HO4

Canadair CL-71 - (Project) 1-ton Canadian Army tracked cargo carrier; 1957
- CL-71 - Enlarged CL-70 RAT concept carrier; 1 x 70 hp Porsche 1600 HO4

Canadair CL-72 - (Project) VTOL supersonic recce-strike aircraft; 1958
- CL-72 : R&D programme for NATO Basic Military Requirement No.3
- CL-72 : PD 7200 & PD 7201; horizontal riser type recce-strike a/c
- CL-72 : PD 7200 & PD 7201; 4 x Orenda PS-16 turbojets; 10 x lift jets
- CL-72 : PD 7200 horizontal riser config. strike/recce aircraft; 1958
- CL-72 : PD 7200; Tailled delta config. with shoulder-mounted wing
- CL-72 : PD 7201: Low aspect ration delta wings with endplate tails
- CL-72 : PD 7202 & PD 7203; assisted take-off type recce-strike a/c
- CL-72 : PD 7202; ZELL (ZEro-Length Launch) PD 7200 variant
- CL-72 : PD 7203; ZELL (ZEro-Length Launch) PD 7201 variant
- CL-72 : PD 7204; lifting platform launch system for strike/recce a/c
- CL-72 : PD 7204; 16 x Orenda lift/thrust jets for piloted platform

Canadair CL-73 - (Project) VTOL tilt-wing recce aircraft; 10 x vers.; 1958
- CL-73 : 2 x 800 shp General Electric T58 turboshafts
- CL-73A: 2 x Allison Model 252-C2 (paired Allison T63-A-3 turboshafts)

Canadair CL-74 - (Project) VTOL tilt-wing recce/recon aircraft; 1958
- CL-74 : Proposed production variant; 5- to 7-place production version
- CL-74 : 2 x interlinked 1,250 shp General Electric T58-8 turbines
- CL-74A: Reduced-scale (2- to 4-seat) flying test bed version

Canadair CN-75 - (Project) Canadair Nuclear Z-2 research reactor; 1958

Canadair CL-76 - (Project) Tactical bomber/strike aircraft; Nov 1958
- CL-76 : Low-level attack aircraft based on many CL-13 components
- CL-76 : 2 x rear, pod-mounted P&WC JT-12 turbojets with reheat
- CL-76A: As per CL-76 but with reheated Bristol Orpheus turbojets
- CL-76B: Shoulder-winged; internal payload; 2 x JT-12s in fuselage

Canadair CL-77 - Royal Mail Canada prototype automatic mail sorter; 1958

Canadair CN-78 - Canadair Nuclear magnetic coils, Beta-ray spectometer; 1958

Canadair CL-79 - Valves for Boeing CIM-10B Bomarc SAM; 1959

Canadair CL-80 - Test equipment for Convair Astronautics; 1959

Canadair CL-81 - (Project) Medium-range 70/90-seat jetliner for TCA; 1959
- CL-81 : 4 x turbojet/turbofans; options Rolls-Royce, GE, or Pratt & Whitney

Canadair CL-82 - Architectural product; Place Ville Marie curtain wall; 1959

Canadair CL-83 - Snow Goose/Black Brant I high-altitude test vehicle; 1959
- CL-83 : For CARDE; design begun by Bristol, later taken over by Canadair

Canadair CL-84 - Dynavert VTOL recce prototype; CAF CX-131; 1965/72
- CL-84: (Project) 1959 CL-73 growth vers.; 2 x 500 shp PT6B-2s
- CL-84 : 3 x prototype aircraft; aka CX-84; aka CAF CX-131
- CL-84: 2 x Lycoming 1K-4C/LTCIK-4 turboshaft engines
- CL-84-1 : Planned production type; as per CX-84/CL-84*
-- * Except dual control; plumbed external hard points; etc.
- CL-84-1A: 1972 proposal for USN Sea Control Ship (SCS)
- CL-84-1B: (??) hypothetical designation
- CL-84-1C: Utility transport/cargo/SAR/CAS mission config.
- CL-84-1D: Defin. US Army attack variant; bubble canopy
-- Joint Canadair/General Dynamics proposal; nose turret
- CL-84-2 to CL-84-6: hypothetical designations
- CL-84-7: SAR missionised CL-84-1 variant for the USAF
- CL-84-8F : Enlarged, refined airframe; more powerful engines
- CL-84-8F : aka 'General Dynamics Model 84' for USN proposal
- CL-84-8F : 2 x 3,000 shp GE T64 turboshafts; span 12.80 m
- CL-84-8F: ASW; for USN Sea Control Ship (SCS); aka CL-84 SCS
- CL-84-8F: AEW; 1971 proposal for USN Sea Control Ship (SCS)
-- AEW SCS variant had rotating radome* above rear fuselage
-- * Note: Radome tilted backward to clear props in VTOL mode
-- Also proposed, CL-84-8 w/ 18.36 m fuselage as USAF transport
- CL-84-9 and CL-84-10: hypothetical designations
- CL-84-11D: Longer-fuselaged devel. of CL-84-1D attack a/c
-- For AAAFSS (Army Advanced Aerial Fire Support System)
- CL-84A : Same as CL-84-1 (??)
- CH-84A AAFSS: Proposal based on earlier CH-84-1D concept
- CH-84A AAFSS: Stepped tandem cockpits; nose/belly turrets
- CL-84B : Armed escort; std canopy; nose/belly turrets
- CL-84C : Tandem-seat attack variant; splayed side pylons
- CL-84D : 'Skinny', single-seat armed attack variant
- CH-84E : Battlefield Observation & Recon Aircraft (FAC)
- CH-84E : Against Grumman Model 134E tilt-wing Mohawk
- CL-84F : As with CL-84E, intended for STAS (acronym meaning?)
- CL-84G : Search-and-Rescue missionised variant
- CL-84H : Armed variant; conventional side-by-side cockpit
-- Submitted for USAF SOR-222 'Super COIN' requirement
- CL-84J : Another armed attack variant; revised nose profile
-- Submitted for USAF SOR-222 'Super COIN' requirement
- CL-84K : Hulled flying boat variant with side sponsons
-- Submitted for USAF SOR-210 VTOL transport requirement
- CL-84L : Tandem-seat armed attack variant; towards AFAC
- CL-84M : For CARA (Combat Aircrew Recovery Aircraft)
- CL-84R : Armed reconnaissance variant; bulged belly/turret
- Canadair-McDonnell Model 175: Tilt wing transport to TS-152
- Model 175: US Tri-Service V/STOL Transport entry

Canadair CL-85 - (Project) Canadian Army robot dispatch carrier; 1959
- CL-85 : Tapered, pointed fuselage/cargo pod; cruciform tailplane
- CL-85 : Eclipsed by the more flexible CL-87 ALMS concept (qv)

Canadair CL-86 - (not assigned)

Canadair CL-87 - (Project) Army Logistic Missile System (ALMS); 1960
- CL-87 : ALMS was a ground-launched emergency re-supply system
- CL-87 : Diff. fuselage shapes for payloads; cruciform wings/canards

Canadair CL-88 - Convair 880 deriv. for TCA (4 x RR or Allison jet engines); 1960

Canadair CL-89 - Midge recoverable surveillance UAV drone; 1960
- CL-89 : 1 x Williams Research WR2-6 turbojet; parachute recovery
- CL-89 : DoD AN/USD-501; 1991 British operation use in Desert Storm
- CL-89N: (Project) Naval deriv.; CL-89 development flights in 1971
- CL-89N: Potential shore-launch; able to mimic typical Soviet ASMs
- CL-89R: (Project) Extended range studies; eclipsed by CL-289 (qv)
- CL-89 Mark 2: (Project) Stretched for greater payload & extended range

Canadair CL-90 - CF-104 Starfighter for RCAF;* Orenda J79-GE-7; 1959
-- * NB: CF-104s built for export under MAP were designated as CL-201

Canadair CL-91 - XM571 Dynatrac Utility Carrier for US Army; 1961
- CL-91 : More powerful CL-70 development; 1 x 65 hp Chev. Corvair HO6
- CL-91 : 2- and 3-module conjoined units of XM571 tested by US Army

Canadair CL-92 - Architectural product; CIL House curtain wall; 1960

Canadair CL-93 - Flight simulator for the CL-90/CF-104 & F-104G; 1960

Canadair CL-94 - Architectural product; Malton Airport Aeroquay curtain wall; 1961

Canadair CL-95 - (Project) Executive aircraft; 6/8 pax; 2 x P&WC PT6A; 1961

Canadair CL-96 - (Project) Convair high altitude probe; Black Brant III; 1961

Canadair CL-97 - (Project) Military development of CL-95 executive a/c; 1961
- CL-97: As per civil CL-95 (qv) but powered by Orenda PS-25C turbofans

Canadair CL-98 - (Project) Rear-loading military transport for RCAF; 1961
- CL-98 : 2 x GE T64 turboprops (suggesting rival to DHC-5/CC-115 Buffalo)

Canadair CL-99 - (Project) Large jet-propelled military cargo transport; 1961
- CL-99 : High wings; raised cockpit; nose loading doors + rear loading doors*
- CL-99 : 4 x Pratt & Whitney JT3D-14 turbofans paired on underwing pylons
-- * Alternative CL-99 layouts also studied. including a twin-tailled variant

Canadair CL-100 - CL-199 (not assigned)

______________________________________________________

 

[boxkite]

Apophenia,

Do you know "Canadair - The First 50 Years" written by Pickler and Milberry (CANAV Books, Toronto 1995 / ISBN 0921022077)? It's a good reference for a designation list, but - as usual - my copy is somewhere in a pile of boxes in the loft ...

 

[Apophenia]

Cheers boxkite! I meant to ask if anyone had a copy of "Canadair - The First 50 Years" ;D

 

[boxkite]

Ignoring my own plans for the afternoon , here are the lists from the mentioned book.

Enjoy!

 

[hesham]

Very very great thanks to you my dears Apophenia and Boxkite.

 

[Apophenia]

boxkite, you are my absolute hero ... Prosit!

Edit: For completeness, the Canadair CL-200 to CL-700 series is listed below (once again courtesy of boxkite).

 

[Apophenia]

Canadair CL-200 to CL-700 designation list
___________________________________

Canadair CL-200 - (Project) All-wing cargo transport aircraft; 1961
- CL-200 : Swept, broad-chord wings with endplate tailplanes
- CL-200 : 6 x Pratt & Whitney JT3D turbofans buried in wings

Canadair CL-201 - MAP export versions of CL-90/CF-104 Starfighter; 1961

Canadair CL-202 - (Project) RCAF close-support tactical transport; 1962
- CL-202 : HP Herald-derived transport;* rear ramp & raised tail
-- * Possibly based on (or inspired by) the HP.124 'Military Herald'
- CL-202 : 2 x RR Dart RDa542-10s; wings as per HPR-7 Dart Herald
- CL-202 : Secondary RCAF roles of nav and/or radar trainer proposed

Canadair CL-203 - (Project) Short/medium-range RCAF transport a/c; 1962
- CL-203: Poss. RCAF Fairchild C-119 replacement; swept wings; rear ramp
- CL-203: 2 x podded RR Speys; clamshell doors; cruciform tailplane

Canadair CL-204 - (Project) Twin-boom, twin-engine water bomber; 1962
- CL-204 : Pod-and-booms; twin floats; higher-powered CL-43 derivative
- CL-204 : 2 x 2,000 hp (?) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-B series radial engines
- CL-204 : Pod-and-booms concept on floats; 2 x P&W R-2800-B radials

Canadair CL-205 - Components for Sikorsky CH-53A helicopters; 1963

Canadair CL-206 - (Project) Licensed NA-265 Sabreliner bizjet; 1963
- CL-206 : 2 x Pratt & Whitney JT12A or GE J85 turbojet engines

Canadair CL-207 - Component sets for General Dynamics F-111s; 1963

Canadair CL-208 - M752 tracked launch vehicle for the US Army; 1963
- CL-208 : Self-propelled launcher for MGM-52 Lance tactical missiles

Canadair CL-209 - (Project) Held for overseas CL-41 Tutor prod'n; 1963
- CL-209 : Few overseas CL-41 sales and no licensed manufacturing offers[1]

Canadair CL-210 - 30 foot tracking antenna for Northern Electric; 1964

Canadair CL-211 - Avian 2/180 Gyroplane assessement (CF-JTO-X?); 1964

Canadair CL-212 - Experimental Air-Cushion Vehicles; x 2; 1964/1966
- CL-212 : ACVs based on the semi-recirculating curtain principle
- CL-212-1A10: 2 x 100 hp Mercury lift; 1 x 50 hp McCulloch thrust
- CL-212-1B11: 2 x 4.7L (289 cid) Ford V8 engines for lift + thrust

Canadair CL-213 - Fisher ATV; 1 x 9 hp, 250cc, 1-cylinder Rotax; 1963/1964

Canadair CL-214 - (Project) Light close support aircraft; no details; 1964

Canadair CL-215 - Waterbomber/multipurpose amphibian flying boat; 1967
- CL-215 : High-wing, twin-engined flying boat tailored to waterbombing
- CL-215 : 2 x 2,100 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM radial engines
- CL-215 : (Project) Initial 1964 concept featured a braced 'T' tailplane
- CL-215A: Production model scooper waterbomber/utility freighter
- CL-215B: As per CL-215A but with search and rescue kit fittings
- CL-215C: Non-waterbomber; max 36 x pax (albeit without baggage)
- CL-215T: CL-215A conversion to turboprops; 2 x P&WC PW123A; 1987
- CL-215-6B11: CL-215 turboprop conversion; marketed as CL-415; 1991

Canadair CL-216 - (Project) 20 passenger ACV (Air Cushion Vehicle); 1965

Canadair CL-217 - Line maintenance cable car for Hydro-Québec; 1965

Canadair CL-218 - Transit bus for Montreal Transportation Commission; 1965
- CL-218 : Licenced Flxible 'New Look' transit bus; GMC diesel; x 50

Canadair CL-219 - RCAF CF-116 (CF-5); licensed Northrop F-5A jet fighter

Canadair CL-220 - Components for the Lockheed C-5A airlifter; 1962/1967

Canadair CL-221 - (Project) Air-Cushion Vehicle, 4- to 5-seater; 1965
- CL-221 : 2 x 4.7L (289 cid) Ford V8 engines; related to CL-212-1B11 (??)

Canadair CL-222 - (Project) Twin-engined multipurpose landplane; 1951
- CL-222 : 3 x versions proposed; no other details

Canadair CL-223 - Transit bus for Montreal Transportation Commission; 1965
- CL-223 : Licensed Flxible shuttle/mini-bus; 170 hp 4.9-L (300 cid) Ford L-6

Canadair CL-224 - Line maintenance cable car for Ontario Hydro; 1965

Canadair CL-225 - 45 foot satcom antenna for Northern Electric; 1966

Canadair CL-226 - Export CL-219 fighter for the Netherlands; NF-5; 1967

Canadair CL-227 - Sentinel VTOL Remotely Piloted Vehicle; 1967
- CL-227 : Experimental/development co-axial rotor RPV/UAV/drone
- CL-227 Phase I: PoC RPV; 1 x 20 hp Sachs Wankel;* rotor diameter 2.3 m
-- * An Adolph Saurer GT 15 APU turbine may also have been considered
- CL-227 Phase II: Technology Demonstration Programme; flew 1981
- CL-227 Phase II: TDP; 32 shp Williams WR34-15; rotor diameter 2.5 m
- CL-227 Phase III: Pre-production development stage; enlarged again
- CL-227 Phase III: 32 shp Williams WR34-15 turboshaft; rotor diam. 2.8 m
-- Used for 1990 shipboard MAVUS (MAritime VTOL UAV System) trials

Canadair CL-228 - (Project) Research & Development; high-lift systems study; 1967

Canadair CL-229 - (Project) 30 ft polar antenna mount for Northern Electric; 1968

Canadair CL-230 - (Project) SAR amphibian; (??) x turboprops; no details; 1967

Canadair CL-231 - Architectural product; Air Traffic Control tower cab 66 sq ft; 1967

Canadair CL-232 - Architectural product; mobile transportable tower cab; 1967

Canadair CL-233 - Architectural product; Air Traffic Control tower cab; 275 sq ft; 1967

Canadair CL-234 - (Project) Structure & Power Systems; communications satellite; 1968

Canadair CL-235 - Prototype TV receiver antenna for Northern Electric; 1968

Canadair CL-236 - (Project) Advanced Multi-Role Aircraft (AMRA);* 1968
- CL-236 : Variable-geometry multi-role combat aircraft; led to MRCA**
-- * aka Canadian Advanced Multi-Role Aircraft (CAMRA) Project in CA
-- * NB: Canada withdrew from MRA/MRCA programme on 22 Oct 1968

Canadair CL-237 - TACAN (tactical air navigation system) for CAE; 1968

Canadair CL-238 - (Project) 2-seat tandem military trainer; (engine?); 1969

Canadair CL-239 - Components for Lockheed L-1011 Tristar airliner; 1969

Canadair CL-240 - Advanced V/STOL propeller program; 1969

Canadair CL-241 - (Project) Multi-role transport/ASW aircraft; (engine?); 1969

Canadair CL-242 - (Project) ; High-wing, deflected-thrust, 20-26 pax airliner; 1969

Canadair CL-243 - (Project) High-wing, deflected-thrust, 40-56 pax airliner; 1969

Canadair CL-244 - (Project) Boeing 707 cargo swing-tail conversion kit; 1969

Canadair CL-245 - (Project) Utility transport aircraft (replaced by CL-260 project)
- CL-245 : Intended as a replacement for the DHC-3 Otter bush plane

Canadair CL-246 - (Project) Civil & Military tilt-wing STOL transport; 1970
- CL-246 : High tilt-wing (restricted to 30° incidence) for STOL
- CL-246 : Designed to meet American Airlines 'city-hopper' role
- CL-246 : 4 x interconnected 1,900 shp Lycoming T53-19A turboshafts
- CL-246-1A10: Sept 1970 48 pax design for American Airlines
- CL-246-1A11: Enlarged airframe, 60 passenger development
- CL-246-1A12: Enlarged airframe, 65 passenger development
- CL-246-1A13: Definitive, 70 passenger commercial variant
- CL-246-(??): 1972 Canadian Armed Forces military deriv.
-- Rear ramp (clamshell doors); dual wheel main u/c; etc.
-- Transport, training, surveillance, ASW, SAR, & VIP roles

Canadair CL-247 - Skin panel sub-sets for Dassault Mercure II; 1970

Canadair CL-248 - Wing panels for Dassault Falcon 10 bizjet; 1970

Canadair CL-249 - Advanced materials; no other details; 1971

Canadair CL-250 - Water treatment plant for l'École Polytechnique/UdeM; 1971

Canadair CL-251 - Components for Dassault Mercure II; 1972

Canadair CL-252 - Ice patrol mod. Lockheed 188C Electra; 1972

Canadair CL-253 - Atomic Energy of Canada; prototype reactor control rod; 1957
- CL-253 : Out of chronological sequence; perhaps chosen for its number?

Canadair CL-254 - Aerodynamic characteristics of counter-rotating rotors; 197?
- CL-254 : GoC R&D funded Defence Industrial Research (DIR) proposal #1006

Canadair CL-255 - Oil collection system (unclear on application); 1972

Canadair CL-256 - Radome for United Aircraft of Canada (see below); 1972
-- CL-256 : Poss. for UAC-run Sea King Improvement Program for DND

Canadair CL-257 - Fuselage sections for Boeing 747SP; 1973 and 1982-1985

Canadair CL-258 - Metro car production assembly for GO Transit; 1973
- CL-258 : Urban Transportation Development Corporation Kingston plant*
-- * UTDC Kingston became part of Bombardier Transportation after 1975

Canadair CL-259 - (Project) Fin composite structures for B-1 bomber;* 1974
- CL-259 : For Rockwell B-1 Lancer; unclear if contract with the USAF

Canadair CL-260 - (Project) utility aircraft, DHC-3 replacement (1 x PW&C PT6A-27), 1970

Canadair CL-260 - (Project) Utility transport; DHC-3 replacement; 1970
- CL-260 : Replaced CL-245 project; 1 x 680 shp P&WC PT6A-27 turboprop
- CL-260-1A10 : Direct DHC-3 Otter replacement; fixed undercarriage
- CL-260-1B11 : Commuter transport; smaller wings and tail; retract. gear

Canadair CL-261 - Definition study; aircraft stores clearance; 1974

Canadair CL-262 - Study; fisheries control (for DFO?); no other details; 1974

Canadair CL-263 - Multi-purpose van bodies; no other details; 1974
- CL-263 : Poss. for Canadair FlexTrac CF60 personnel tracked carrier?
-- Canadair bought FlexTrack Equipment & Robin-Nodwell in 1968*
-- * NB: Canadair FlexTrac vehicles retained Nodwell FN designations

Canadair CL-264 - (Project) Aircraft remote-sensing role conversion; 1974
- CL-264 : Based on Convair CV-580 airliner rather than Canadair CL-66

Canadair CL-265 - (Project) VTOL RPV drone technology development; 1974

Canadair CL-266 - (Project) Twin-turboprop utility transport a/c; 1975
- CL-266 : 2 x 1,020 shp PW&C PT6A-45 turboprops; no other details*
-- * NB: Both the date & engine type suggests a rival to 30 pax Short 330

Canadair CL-267 - (Project) Improved UAC Turbo high-speed train; 1976
- CL-267 : Refined UAC Turbo* powered by UAC/P&WC ST6 turbines
-- * Montreal Locomotive Works-built 340 pax turbine-powered tilting trains
- CL-267 : Presumably to be in 9-car sets (as per 1971 CN Turbo mods)
- CL-267 : 5 x 520 shp P&WC ST6K-771 turbines (based on Turbo mod)
- CL-267 : Cancelled; influenced successful diesel-electric Bombardier LRC

Canadair CL-268 - (Project) Aerocrane hybrid rotory-wing aerostat; 1977
- CL-268 : Aerocrane concept by Don Doolittle/All American Industries, Inc.
- CL-268 : Hybrid aerostat with 4 x rotating wings driven by turboprops
- CL-268 : Stabilised, non-rotating cab slung below; 4 x PW&C PT6A-45s
-- 1977 date suggests a full-scale, 40-ton lenticular Advanced Aerocrane

Canadair CL-269 - (Project) VAWT (vertical-axis wind turbine) study; 1978
- CL-269 : 7 x VAWT systems survey; Canadair & Shawinigan Engineering
- CL-269 : Merged into larger study w/ 7 x downwind, 9 x upwind HAWT*
-- * Written by Lawrence Percy Rowley, A.M.I. Mech. E. of Canadair Ltd.
-- * With Albert Watts & Saeed Quraeshi of Shawinigan Eng. Co. Ltd.

Canadair CL-270 - (Project) Turboprop light commercial aircraft; 197?
- CL-270 : 2 x 420 shp Allison 250-B17 turboprops; no other details

Canadair CL-271 - Vertical stabilizers for Grumman (GD) EF-111A; 1975

Canadair CL-272 - 'Wet' outer wing proposal for the Grumman E-2C; 1975

Canadair CL-273 - Comparative study of wind turbine generators; 1978
- CL-273 : Study prepared with the Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec

Canadair CL-274 - (??) A confused listing for an MDC 'F-18A' (sic); 1981
-- Listed as "MDC F-18A c/n 247 USMC s/n 162413" which makes little sense
-- NB: BuAer s/n 162413 was a USN Hornet c/n 0247 (B051); w/o Sept 1987

Canadair CL-275 - CL-279 - (not assigned)

Canadair CL-280 - (Project) Long-Range Patrol Aircraft; Boeing LRPA (707); 1974

Canadair CL-281 - (Project) Long-Range Patrol Aircraft; Lockheed LRPA (P-3C); 1974
- CL-281 : Becomes Canadian Forces Lockheed CP-140 Aurora MPA

Canadair CL-282 - Lower-fuselage component (Section 48) for Boeing 767; 1979

Canadair CL-283 - Components for Boeing 767; Grumman subcontract; 1980

Canadair CL-284 - (Project) V/STOL tilt-wing military transport a/c; 1968
- CL-284 : Intended for USAF LIT (Light Intratheater Transport) contest
- CL-284-1A10 : Constant chord wing (like CL-84); 4 x propeller/rotors
- CL-284-1A11 : Tapered wings; 4 x propeller/rotors

Canadair CL-285 - (Project) Energy efficient aircraft wing design; 1980
- CL-285: The GE CF34 is mentioned, suggestion connection with CL-601

Canadair CL-286 - (Project) Primary trainer powered by turboprop; 1981
- CL-286 : 1 x (??) shp P&WC PT6A-(??) turboprop; no other details

Canadair CL-287 - CL-288 - (not assigned)

Canadair CL-289 - UAV, intermediate-range surveillance drone, 1971
- CL-289 : Canadair + Dornier; joint Canadian-German-French venture
- CL-289 : Evolved from CL-89 Mk2 study; DoD designation AN/USD-502
- CL-289 : 1 x Williams WR2; FR & DE operational use in Bosnia/Kosovo

Canadair CL-290 - UTDC ICTS (Intermediate Capacity Transit System); 1975
- CL-290 : UTDC ICTS;* then Innovia (Alstom) Metro; then Bombardier ART
-- * In Canada, entered service as BC Transit's SkyTrain; etc.

Canadair CL-291 - Steerable-axle truck for locomotives; 1978/1979

Canadair CL-292 - Accelerometer data; CAF DHC CC-115 Buffalo aircraft; 1981

Canadair CL-293 - Accelerometer data; CAF Dassault CC-117 Falcon a/c; 1981

Canadair CL-294 - Accelerometer data; CAF Lockheed CC-130 Hercules; 1981

Canadair CL-295 - Accelerometer data; CAF Beech CT-134 Muskateer; 1981

Canadair CL-296 - Accelerometer data; CAF Grumman CP-121 Tracker; 1981

Canadair CL-297 - Accelerometer data; Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II; 1981

Canadair CL-298 - Accelerometer data; Lockheed (model?) Constellation; 1981

Canadair CL-299 - Components (?) for Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainer; 1984 [2]

Canadair CL-300 - Tooling for Bell Helicopter Textron 400 TwinRanger; 1985

Canadair CL-301 - USN Convair C-131H Samaritan electrical load survey; 1986

Canadair CL-302 - CL-317 - (not assigned)

Canadair CL-318 - Engineering support for MDC CF-18 fighter systems; 1986

Canadair CL-319 - CL-326 - [not assigned]

Canadair CL-327 - Reserved for proposed enlarged Canadair CL-227 upgrade
- CL-327 : Became 1997 Bombardier CL-327 Guardian RPV/UAV

Canadair CL-328 - CL-329 - (not assigned)

Canadair CL-330 - Components for Airbus A330 & A340 airliners; 1988

Canadair CL-331 - CL-349 - (not assigned)

Canadair CL-350 - Components for Airbus A330 & A340 airliners; 1988

Canadair CL-351 - CL-399 - (reserved for Defence Systems Division, 1993)

Canadair CL-389 - (Project) CL-389 Improved Surveillance Drone, 199?
- CL-389 : Modernised CL-289; GPS guidance; bulged centre fuselage

Canadair CL-400 - CL-599 - (not assigned, except as follows)

Canadair CL-415 - Production variant equivalent to CL-215T conv.; 1991
- CL-415 : Actually a marketing designation for turboprop CL-215-6B11

Canadair CL-427 - Reserved for Canadair CL-227 upgrade; 1991
- CL-427 : Became Bombardier CL-427 series of UAV projects
- CL-427 Puma: Co-axial; former CL-227 A/V; faired fuselages
- CL-427 High Speed UAV: Single-fuselage rotary-wing UAV project

Canadair CL-527 - reserved for unrealised CL-227 UAV upgrade, 1991

Canadair CL-600 - Challenger bizjet; 2 x Lycoming ALF-502L; 1976
- CL-600-1A11: Challenger 600; 2 x Lycoming ALF-502L; 1976
- CL-600-2A12: Challenger 601-1A; 2 x GE CF34-1A turbofans; 1981
- CL-600-2B16: Challenger 601-3A, 601-3R, CL-604, & CL-605
- CL-600-2B19: CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet); all models & variants

Canadair CL-645 - CAF 'CE-144' EST Challenger EW mods; 1993
- CL-645 : Devel. with assistance of Lockheed Martin for avionics

Canadair CL-646 - CAF CP-144 Challenger coastal patrol a/c; 1992
- CL-646 : Modified in-service CAF CL-600/CC-144 Challengers

Canadair CL-700 - (Project) Becomes Bombardier Global Express; 1993

Note: The Canadair division was absorbed by Bombardier in 1994

_________________________________________________________

[1] CL-209 may refer to presumed CL-41R Tutor production to go with MAP CF-104s.

[2] According to a now-defunct former Canadair employees' website, components for the T-38 had been made back in 1965 - two decades earlier![/B]

 

[Grey Havoc]

Canadair CL-70 - production RAT (Remote Articulated Track) snow mobile (35 hp VW), 1956

As a side note, it's official Canadian Army and US Army designation was Carrier, Cargo, Amphibious, Articulated. By 1963, production examples were being fitted with a VW 4 cylinder Air-cooled engine (horizontally opposed 4 stroke) rated at 36 hp.

 

[hesham]

Canadair CL-0 to CL-100 designation list
__________________________________________

Canadair CL-100 - CL-199 [not assigned]

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I suspect on that,in JAWA 1963 index a reference to CL-106 & CL-107,and also they mention CC-106
and CP-107 as anther designs ?.

 

[Apophenia]

I suspect on that,in JAWA 1963 index a reference to CL-106 & CL-107,and also they mention CC-106
and CP-107 as anther designs ?.

Hesham: With "CL-106" and "CL-107", JAWA mistakeningly assumed that Canadair designation and Department of National Defence designations were directly related. They weren't (at least not in any methodical way).

CC-106 and CP-107 were strictly military designations for two of Canadair's Britannia-based designs. The CC-106 Yukon military transport was the Canadair CL-44-6 (4 x Roll-Royce Tyne 11s). The CP-107 Argus maritime patrol aircraft was the Canadair CL-28 (4 x Wright R-3350 TC18EA1).

 

[hesham]

My dear Apophenia,

but for CC-106 & CP-107,they were appeared in 1962 & 1963,although we will
wait to see the pages of those designation to can judge well.

 

[Stargazer]

I have attempted to reorganize as best as possible the various Canadair related topics on this forum.
This involved splitting a few posts from certain topics to start separate ones, merging topics covering the same subjects, renaming certain topics to replaced "C.L." by the accurate CL-" (so they can be found more easily in search engines), fixing errors (CL-286) and duplicate images, etc.

Here is a list of all the main topics dealing with Canadair projects or built types (other topics exist, but they merely mention Canadair in passing):

Canadair CL-13 "Sabre" jet fighter and proposed derivatives (CL-53, CL-76)
Canadair CL-21: a short-lived planned replacement for the DC-3
Canadair CL-29, CL-31 and CL-33 ASW proposals
Early Canadair unmanned projects (CL-20, CL-36, CL-54, CL-65, CL-85, CL-87)
Canadair CL-40, CL-50, Bristol/Canadair/Convair BE.25 Orion-powered airliner
Canadair CL-41 Projects
Canadair business aircraft projects (CL-41, CL-53, CL-69, CL-95)
Canadair's VTOL projects before the CL-84 (CL-62, CL-72, CL-73, CL-74, CL-84)
Canadair CL-44 for the USAF?
Conroy Colossus (a modification of the Canadair CL-44)
Canadair CL-44 Model Designations
Canadair CL-45 ASW Helicopter Project
USAF T-36A trainer (Beechcraft Model 46 / Canadair CL-15, CL-42, CL-60)
Canadair CL-84 « Dynavert »
Canadair/General Dynamics CL-84 Projects
Canadair CL-89 and CL-289 surveillance drones
Canadair CL-99
Canadair CL-200
Canadair CL-43 and CL-204 STOL and early CL-215 development
Canadair CL-212 air-cushion vehicle
Canadair CL-227, CL-327 and CL-427 VTOL drones
Canadair CL-246 tilt-wing transport projects
Canadair CL-610 project

Further work needs to be done, especially regarding the various CL-84 topics, but it's a start.

 

[hesham]

Nice work.

 

[Stargazer]

A lot of BRAND NEW contents added to the forum today, notably business aircraft projects, drone projects and unbuilt Sabre derivatives, most never posted before.
Take the time to explore the updated topics list, it's worth it!

 

[Antonio]

Many thanks and admiration for sharing all that work and passion.

Antonio

 

[Apophenia]

... Take the time to explore the updated topics list, it's worth it!

It is indeed! Nice work

 

[hesham]

Here is an Info about CL-540,was it a typo or not ?;

https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=_xAv7OwZMTgC&pg=PA172&lpg=PA172&dq=CANADAIR+cl-540+AIRCRAFT&source=bl&ots=cJye2GZ2Ww&sig=qxae8529hP-0NfQzAcFkdsVO4dE&hl=ar&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvvc-dssfcAhVLaFAKHeDmAn4Q6AEwCXoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=CANADAIR%20cl-540%20AIRCRAFT&f=false

 

[Arjen]

Molson and Taylor describe the CL-66, Canadair's in-house designation for converted/new build re-engined Convair CV-440s. Canadair had bought the unsold CV-440s, as well as CV-440 production jigs and tools when Convair phased out the type's production to make room for CV-880 production in San Diego. Canadair re-engined the three inherited CV-440s with Napier Eland turboprops, redesignating the lot CV-540C. Then, Canadair received a Canadian government contract for ten new CL-66B cargo and passenger aircraft, used as CC-109s by RCAF Air Transport Command from 1960 until the last two were decommissioned in 1979.
Source: 'Canadian Aircraft since 1909' by KM Molson & HA Taylor, Putnam, 1982.

 

[Stargazer]

Not "CL-540", but at least three Canadair documents (ads and inhouse report) calling the aircraft the Canadair 540.

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dears Arjen and Skyblazer.

 

[Boxman]

Here's a circa-1957 documentary commissioned by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) entitled, "Birth of a Giant," portraying the development and construction of the Canadair CL-28 Argus, including flight of the prototype (RCAF 20710, squadron coded VN-710). It looks like there is even a Wikipedia entry on the film (link.)

YouTube - National Film Board of Canada (NFB): "Birth of a Giant"

 

[Hood]

Just adding some detail to the Challenger and Regional Jet series with their designations matched to their marketing names.

CL-215-1A10 - CL-215
CL-215-6B11 - CL-215T & CL-415

CL-600-1A11 - Challenger 600 & 600S
CL-600-2A12 - Challenger 601
CL-600-2B16 - Challenger 601-3A, 3R, 604, 605 & 650
CL-600-2B19 - Regional Jet 100, 200, 400, CRJ SE and Challenger 850
CL-600-2C10 - Regional Jet 700, 701, 702 and Challenger 870
CL-600-2C11 - Regional Jet 550
CL-600-2D15 - Regional Jet 705
CL-600-2D24 - Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890
CL-600-2E25 - Regional Jet 1000

The Challenger 300 & 350 had a designation within the Bombardier system, BD-1001A10.

Source: Air Britain, Aviation World, 2020

 

[Ltoosilly]

Ignoring my own plans for the afternoon , here are the lists from the mentioned book.

Enjoy!

I know this is a old thread, but thought I’d take a chance. Is there any additional coverage of the CL-83 (CARDE Snow Goose) in this book or is it limited to its inclusion in the list? I’m researching the early Black Brant rockets and information about Canadair’s involvement early in the program is pretty limited.

Thanks

 

[Apophenia]

I finally got around to updating and correcting the Canadair designation lists in posts #6 and #12. I have listed more sub-types while also reformating and adding more spacing in the hope of improved readability.

As a reminder, @Stargazer also listed links to other Canadair-related threads in reply #17.

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