Douglas C-119 Flying Boxcar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Douglas_C-119_Flying_Boxcar

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:capacity	10,000 kg
gptkbp:category	high-wing aircraft twin piston-engined tractor aircraft aircraft first flown in 1947
gptkbp:crew	5
gptkbp:emptyWeight	18,000 kg
gptkbp:engineType	gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-4360_Wasp_Major
gptkbp:firstFlight	1947
gptkbp:height	5.18 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Douglas C-119 Flying Boxcar
gptkbp:introduced	1949
gptkbp:length	26.3 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Fairchild_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	296 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight	30,000 kg
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Flying_Boxcar
gptkbp:notableFeature	twin-boom design rear loading ramp
gptkbp:numberBuilt	1183
gptkbp:numberOfEngines	2
gptkbp:powerplant	radial piston engine
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Fairchild_C-82_Packet
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:Indian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range	3,200 km
gptkbp:retired	1974
gptkbp:role	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	7,600 m
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force gptkb:French_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Republic_of_China_Air_Force gptkb:Italian_Air_Force gptkb:Pakistan_Air_Force gptkb:Belgian_Air_Force gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:aircraft cargo transport medical evacuation paratroop drops airdrop missions
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:AC-119G_Shadow gptkb:AC-119K_Stinger gptkb:C-119G C-119J
gptkbp:wingspan	33.3 m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu_(air_support)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7