Fairchild C-82 Packet

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The Fairchild C-82 Packet was an American twin-boom, twin-engine military transport aircraft developed during World War II for cargo and paratroop operations.

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Fairchild C-82 Packet canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military transport aircraft ⓘ
twin-boom aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory medium transport aircraft ⓘ
cargoHoldVolume ~3,400 cu ft ⓘ
construction all-metal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed ~260 km/h ⓘ
designedFor airborne assault operations ⓘ
glider towing ⓘ
heavy cargo transport ⓘ
developedDuring World War II ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
enteredServiceWith United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
firstFlight 1944-09-10 ⓘ
fuselageType high-mounted fuselage pod ⓘ
height 8.84 m ⓘ
introduced 1945 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
length 22.86 m ⓘ
manufacturer Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
maximumSpeed ~295 km/h ⓘ
nicknamed Packet ⓘ
notableFeature rear cargo doors for drive-on loading ⓘ
numberBuilt 223 ⓘ
payloadCapacity ~8,000 kg ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engines ⓘ
primaryRole cargo transport ⓘ
paratroop transport ⓘ
range ~2,300 km ⓘ
retired early 1950s ⓘ
serviceCeiling ~7,300 m ⓘ
successor Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar ⓘ
tailConfiguration twin-boom ⓘ
usedBy Brazilian Air Force ⓘ
French Air Force ⓘ
Italian Air Force ⓘ
Pakistani Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Pakistan Air Force

United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
usedIn Berlin Airlift ⓘ
variant C-82A ⓘ
C-82N ⓘ
linked to: C-82A

XC-82 ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing ⓘ
wingspan 38.05 m ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar → basedOn → Fairchild C-82 Packet ⓘ
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar → developedFrom → Fairchild C-82 Packet ⓘ
subject linked to: Flying Boxcar
Fairchild Aircraft → notableProduct → Fairchild C-82 Packet ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp → usedOnAircraft → Fairchild C-82 Packet ⓘ