Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Curtiss-Wright_C-46_Commando

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:category	World War II American aircraft Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft High-wing aircraft
gptkbp:crew	4
gptkbp:cruiseSpeed	175 mph (282 km/h)
gptkbp:emptyWeight	30,000 lb (13,608 kg)
gptkbp:enginePower	2,000 hp (1,491 kW) each
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	Curtiss-Wright 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:The_Whale gptkb:Curtiss_Calamity
gptkbp:notableFor	flying the Hump in WWII
gptkbp:numberBuilt	3181
gptkbp:numberOfEngines	2
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Curtiss_CW-20
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps Civilian operators
gptkbp:range	1,200 mi (1,900 km)
gptkbp:retired	1968
gptkbp:role	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:hospital paratroop transport civilian airliner
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	27,600 ft (8,400 m)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Peruvian_Air_Force gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Argentine_Air_Force gptkb:Colombian_Air_Force gptkb:Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force gptkb:Bolivian_Air_Force gptkb:China_National_Aviation_Corporation Civilian cargo operators
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan	108 ft 0 in (32.92 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Wright_R-1820_Cyclone
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5