Curtiss C-46

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:category high-wing aircraft
twin piston-engined tractor aircraft
aircraft first flown in 1940
gptkbp:civilianDesignation gptkb:Curtiss_CW-20
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:cruiseSpeed 175 mph
gptkbp:emptyWeight 30,000 lb
gptkbp:enginePower 2,000 hp each
gptkbp:firstFlight 1940
gptkbp:height 21 ft 9 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Curtiss C-46
gptkbp:introduced 1941
gptkbp:length 76 ft 4 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Curtiss-Wright
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 270 mph
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 50,000 lb
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Commando
gptkbp:notableFor flying the Hump in WWII
gptkbp:numberBuilt 3,181
gptkbp:powerplant 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engines
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Curtiss_C-55
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:range 1,200 mi
gptkbp:retired 1968 (USAF)
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
paratroop transport
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 27,600 ft
gptkbp:status some still in civilian use
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Peruvian_Air_Force
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Republic_of_China_Air_Force
gptkb:Argentine_Air_Force
gptkb:Colombian_Air_Force
gptkb:Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force
gptkb:Bolivian_Air_Force
Civilian operators
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:C-46A
gptkb:C-46D
gptkb:C-46F
gptkb:C-46R
gptkb:CW-20
gptkbp:wingspan 108 ft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Braniff,_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7