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General Aircraft Hamilcar
The General Aircraft Limited GAL. 49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War which was designed to carry heavy cargo such as the Tetrarch or M22 Locust light tank. When the British airborne establishment was formed in 1940 by the order of the Prime Minister Winston Churchill it was decided to develop a large glider which would be able to transport heavy equipment in support of airborne troops.
The first General Aircraft Hamilcar heavy-lift glider is flown today.
This aircraft is the largest and heaviest glider to be used by Allied
forces, it can carry a 7-ton tank.1
capability are 70 General Aircraft Hamilcar gliders, each capable of
carrying a light tank into action.2
General Aircraft Hamilcar being prepared for a sortie. ......
The Mighty Hamilcar by Robin Smith.
General Aircraft Hamilcar being prepared for a sortie. ......3
Made by General Aircraft Limited.
role, towing one General Aircraft Hamilcar or two Airspeed Horsas for
assault and up to five General Aircraft Hotspurs on a ferry flight or
for training. The Stirling Mk IV also saw service With No.4
General Aircraft Hamilcar being prepared for a sortie.
Item Code : RS0005
The Mighty Hamilcar by Robin Smith.5
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Royal Air Force
Height Main
617.22
Height Alt
6.17 m
Stall Speed Main
65 mph
Length Alt
20.73 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
36000.0
Jet Or Prop
neither
Lists
* List of World War II military gliders
Max Speed Alt
240.0
Introduced
1942
Loading Main
22
Capacity
7
Airfoil
2040.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
16329.0
Number Built
344
Crew
2
Never Exceed Speed Main
187 mph
Unit Cost
50000.0
Area Main
1657.5
Primary user
Span Alt
33.53 m
Plane Or Copter?
Never Exceed Speed Alt
300.0
Manufacturer
First Flight
27
Production End Year
1946
Span Main
110.0
Production Start Year
1942
Stall Speed Alt
105.0
Max Speed Main
150 mph
Empty Weight Alt
8346.0
Length Main
68.0
Area Alt
153.98 m2
Similar Aircraft
* Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant
German
tank-carrying glider* Junkers Ju 322 Mammut
cancelled
tank-carrying glider* Antonov A-40
experimental
Russian
tank-carrying glider* Ilyushin Il-32* Winged tank* Baynes Bat
one-third scale prototype for a British
flying-wing tank-carrier
Empty Weight Main
18400.0
Category
Produced
1942
Loading Alt
109