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GAF Turana Guided Missile

Developed from the Ikara anti-submarine missile, the Turana was intended to provide a parachute recoverable pilotless target for use in gunnery and missile defence training by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It was powered by a small gas turbine Microturbo 022-01 jet engine with a booster rocket for launch from a warship's Ikara missile launcher. Prototypes were built in the late 1960s by the Government Aircraft Factories (GAF). In 1971, the RAN ordered twelve Turana targets at a cost of $1.183 million from GAF despite the fact that trials had not yet been completed. Turana Technical Evaluation Trials were conducted by HMAS Swan (III) in February 1978. Failures exposed during this period involved redesign work costing an additional $3.40 million. The Turana project was subsequently cancelled by the federal government in September 1979. A later audit report criticised a lack of communication between the Navy and GAF during the initial design and redesign stages of the project.

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Guided Missile Model - Government Aircraft Factories (GAF), Malkara, 1960

Model of the joint UK- Australian developed Malkara anti-armour guided surface to surface missile. Development and production of Malkara and its associated wire guidance system was most ...

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Aeroplane Model - Government Aircraft Factories (GAF), Jindivik Mk. 3, Pilotless Target Ai ...

This 1:12 scale model of a GAF Jindivik Mk.3 was purchased by the Museum from the Government Aircraft Factories in 1960.

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Aircraft Fuselage Section - Government Aircraft Factories (GAF), Nomad, 1982

The Museum has the unskinned front fuselage section of an unidentified GAF-built Nomad. The fuselage section is of conventional semi-monocoque construction with frames and stringers of ...

From: Port Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
Guided Target Missile - Government Aircraft Factories GAF), Turana, circa 1975

The Museum received this example of a Turana from Aerospace Technologies of Australia (formerly GAF) in 1994 and has the serial number P1-012. It has five small black parachute stencils ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 1
Guided Anti-Submarine Missile - Government Aircraft Factory, Australia, Ikara, 1972

The Ikara anti-submarine missile was designed and built by the Government Aircraft Factory in Melbourne for use from warships developed from the earlier Malkara anti-tank missile. The s ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 1
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Rocket Boost Motor - 'Mattina', GAF Ikara Missile, circa 1975

The Mattina solid-propellant rocket boost motor was designed for installation in Ikara anti-submarine missiles built by the Government Aircraft Factories. Mattina is the clear launch bo ...

From: Maribyrnong, Australia Images: 0
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Rocket Boost Motor - Australia, Rodinga, 1975

A Rodinga solid propellant jettisonable boost rocket motor of the type fitted to the Turana target missile. This was a single nozzle 6,000 lb thrust motor with a nominal burning time of ...

From: Maribyrnong, Australia Images: 0
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Rocket Motor - 'Murawa', GAF Ikara Missile, 1970

The Murawa solid fuel, two-stage rocket motor was designed by Bristol Aerojet Ltd in the late 1950s as a powerplant for the Ikara guided anti-submarine missile developed by the Governme ...

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Aeroplane Model - Bristol DAP Beaufighter Mk 21

Large 1:8 scale model donated to the Museum in 1960 by the Goverment Aircraft Factory which succeeded the Department of Aircraft production. It represents a DAP Beaufighter Mk 21 as flo ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 0