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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:capacity
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up to 15,000 lb cargo
up to 50 troops
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gptkbp:crew
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4
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gptkbp:cruiseSpeed
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175 mph (282 km/h)
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gptkbp:emptyWeight
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30,000 lb (13,608 kg)
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gptkbp:enginePower
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2,000 hp each
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gptkbp:engineType
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gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800_Double_Wasp
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1940
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gptkbp:height
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21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Curtiss C-46 Commando
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gptkbp:introduced
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1941
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gptkbp:length
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76 ft 4 in (23.27 m)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Curtiss-Wright
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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270 mph (435 km/h)
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gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
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49,000 lb (22,226 kg)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Dumbo
gptkb:The_Whale
gptkb:Curtiss_Calamity
gptkb:Plumber's_Nightmare
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gptkbp:notableFor
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flying the Hump (Himalayas) in WWII
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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3181
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gptkbp:numberOfEngines
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2
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Curtiss_CW-20
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Navy
Civilian operators
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gptkbp:range
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1,200 mi (1,900 km)
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gptkbp:retired
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1968 (USAF)
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:hospital
paratroop transport
civilian airliner
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gptkbp:serviceCeiling
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27,600 ft (8,400 m)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar
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gptkbp:survivesIn
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several preserved in museums and private collections
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gptkbp:usedBy
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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 cargo airlines
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gptkbp:usedInConflict
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Chinese_Civil_War
gptkb:Indochina_War
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gptkbp:wingspan
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108 ft 0 in (32.92 m)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Pima_Air_&_Space_Museum
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Air_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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