C-119 A

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated fixed-wing aircraft
gptkbp:armament gptkb:none
gptkbp:built 1,200
gptkbp:cargo_capacity 10,000 lb
gptkbp:crew 2
required for operation
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970s
gptkbp:design twin-engine
gptkbp:engine two Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7 Twin Wasp engines
gptkbp:first_flight 1947
gptkbp:fuselage_material boxy design
gptkbp:height 30 ft 0 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C-119 A
gptkbp:introduced 1950
gptkbp:landing_distance 2,500 ft
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:length 88 ft 4 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Curtiss-Wright
gptkbp:max_speed 250 knots
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 60,000 lb
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Flying_Boxcar
gptkbp:notable_features paratrooper door
gptkbp:passenger_capacity up to 30
gptkbp:payload_capacity 20,000 lb
gptkbp:post_war_career airlift operations
gptkbp:primary_user US Air Force, US Navy
gptkbp:production_years 1947-1955
gptkbp:range 1,500 miles
gptkbp:related_aircraft gptkb:C-119_family
gptkbp:retired 1970s
gptkbp:role cargo transport
gptkbp:service gptkb:1949
gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:service_ceiling 25,000 ft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkbp:tail_type T-tail design
gptkbp:takeoff_distance 3,000 ft
gptkbp:type gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:used_for search and rescue missions
medical evacuation
aerial spraying
transporting troops
cargo drops
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:C-119_G
gptkbp:wing_configuration high-mounted wings
gptkbp:wingspan high-wing
110 ft 0 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6