C-46 Commando

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:civilianVersion cargo transport
passenger transport
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:emptyWeight 30,000 lb (13,608 kg)
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800_Double_Wasp
gptkbp:firstFlight 1940
gptkbp:height 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C-46 Commando
gptkbp:introduced 1941
gptkbp:length 76 ft 4 in (23.27 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Curtiss-Wright
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 270 mph (435 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dumbo
gptkb:The_Whale
gptkb:Curtiss_Commando
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:The_Hump_(airlift_over_the_Himalayas)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 3,181
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 2
gptkbp:powerplant radial piston engine
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Curtiss_CW-20
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:range 1,200 mi (1,900 km)
gptkbp:retiredFromUSAF 1968
gptkbp:role transport
cargo
paratroop transport
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 27,600 ft (8,400 m)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Flying_Tiger_Line
gptkb:Peruvian_Air_Force
gptkb:Venezuelan_Air_Force
gptkb:Civil_Air_Transport
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army_Air_Force
gptkb:Republic_of_China_Air_Force
gptkb:Argentine_Air_Force
gptkb:Colombian_Air_Force
gptkb:Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force
gptkb:Uruguayan_Air_Force
gptkb:Bolivian_Air_Force
gptkb:Honduran_Air_Force
gptkb:Paraguayan_Air_Force
Royal Thai Air Force
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan 108 ft 0 in (32.92 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots
gptkb:The_Hump
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5