C-119 Flying Boxcar

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated up to 30 paratroopers
gptkbp:armament gptkb:bombs
machine guns
rocket pods
up to 20,000 lbs of cargo
gptkbp:capacity up to 50 troops
gptkbp:cargo_capacity up to 6,000 lbs
gptkbp:cargo_types rear ramp door
gptkbp:ceiling 25,000 ft
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:design high-wing monoplane
high-wing
tricycle landing gear
twin-boom tail
gptkbp:engine two Pratt & Whitney R-2000 radial engines
gptkbp:engine_type piston engine
gptkbp:first_flight 1947
gptkbp:height 8.1 m
30 ft 0 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C-119 Flying Boxcar
gptkbp:introduced 1950
gptkbp:landing_distance 2,000 ft
gptkbp:length 28.5 m
88 ft 4 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Curtiss-Wright
gptkbp:max_speed 250 knots
300 mph
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 27,000 lb
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:C-119_F
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Flying_Boxcar
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:South_Korean_Air_Force
gptkb:Philippine_Air_Force
gptkb:Venezuelan_Air_Force
gptkb:Thai_Air_Force
gptkb:Colombian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Uruguayan_Air_Force
gptkb:New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Taiwan_Air_Force
gptkb:Belgian_Air_Force
gptkb:U._S._Coast_Guard
gptkbp:number_built 1,200
gptkbp:number_of_engines 2
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:passenger_capacity gptkb:30
gptkbp:propeller variable-pitch propellers
gptkbp:range 1,500 mi
1,500 miles
gptkbp:related_aircraft gptkb:C-17_Globemaster_III
gptkb:C-54_Skymaster
gptkb:C-5_Galaxy
gptkb:C-141_Starlifter
gptkb:C-46_Commando
gptkb:C-123_Provider
gptkb:C-135_Stratolifter
gptkb:C-130_Hercules
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1974
1970s
gptkbp:retirement replacement by more modern aircraft
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_logistics
gptkb:transport_aircraft
cargo transport
medical evacuation
paratrooper transport
airdrop missions
gptkbp:service_ceiling 25,000 ft
gptkbp:service_entry gptkb:1949
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkbp:takeoff_distance 2,500 ft
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:used_in humanitarian missions
disaster relief
search and rescue missions
medical evacuation
airlift operations
gptkbp:variant gptkb:C-119_F
gptkb:C-119_G
gptkb:C-119_J
gptkbp:wing_configuration straight wing
gptkbp:wingspan 38.1 m
110 ft 0 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3