Curtiss Commando

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Curtiss_Commando
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:category high-wing aircraft
twin piston-engined tractor aircraft
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:designation gptkb:R5C
C-46
gptkbp:emptyWeight 30,000 lb (13,608 kg)
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800_Double_Wasp
gptkbp:firstFlight 1942
gptkbp:height 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Curtiss Commando
gptkbp:introduced 1942
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:notableFor flying the Hump in WWII
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 3,000
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 2
gptkbp:powerplant radial piston engines
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:range 1,200 mi (1,930 km)
gptkbp:retired 1968 (USAF)
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 27,600 ft (8,400 m)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan 108 ft 0 in (32.92 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:C-46_Commando
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6