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Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando
The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport aircraft originally derived from a commercial high-altitude airliner design. It was instead used as a military transport during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces as well as the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps under the designation R5C. Known to the men who flew them as The Whale or the Curtiss Calamity the C-46 served a similar role as its counterpart the Douglas C-47 Skytrain but was not as extensively produced.
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encyclopedia http The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport
aircraft originally derived from a commercial high-altitude airliner
design.2
Sevareid was on board a Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando that crashed in
Burma while on a Hump airlift mission.3
The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando could be called the plane that saved
Israel. Ten of the huge planes were bought as war surplus in
California.4
Made by Curtiss-Wright.
The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando sitting at the Charlotte-Monroe
Executive Airport has 11 camels painted beneath its name.5
The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport aircraft originally
derived from
a commercial high-altitude airliner design.6
The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was an American transport aircraft
originally designed for commercial use although it was primarily used
during World War II by the United States Army Air 7
The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was the largest and heaviest
twin-engine aircraft to see service with the USAAF.8
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Height Main
662.94
Height Alt
6.63 m
Type Of Prop
two-row 18-cylinder radial engines
Length Alt
23.27 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
48000.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
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Range Main
2
950 mi
Max Speed Alt
234
Max Power/mass Alt
140
Introduced
1941
Max Speed Main
269 mph
Max Power/mass Main
298.8
Capacity
62
Status
Cruise Speed Main
173 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
22000.0
Ceiling Main
27600.0
Number Built
3181
1516
Crew
4
Span Main
3294.38
Cruise Speed Alt
278.0
Area Main
1360.0
Primary user
Span Alt
32.9 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
1500.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
2
First Flight
26
Production End Year
1945
Max Loading Main
35
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Climb Rate Main
1300.0
Power Main
2
000 hp
Production Start Year
1940
Climb Rate Alt
6.6 m-s
Length Main
2326.64
Area Alt
126.8 m²
Range Alt
2560
Similar Aircraft
* C-47 Skytrain* Boeing 307
Max Loading Alt
170
Empty Weight Main
32400.0
Ceiling Alt
8
410 m
Produced
1940
Empty Weight Alt
14700.0
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