General Aircraft Hamilcar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Aircraft_Hamilcar
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military glider
gptkbp:capacity up to 7 tonnes of cargo
gptkbp:couldCarry gptkb:Tetrarch_light_tank
gptkb:Universal_Carrier
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:emptyWeight 18,400 lb (8,346 kg)
gptkbp:firstFlight 27 March 1942
gptkbp:gliderType high-wing monoplane
gptkbp:Hamilcar_Mk_X powered version with two Bristol Mercury engines
gptkbp:height 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Aircraft Hamilcar
gptkbp:introduced 1942
gptkbp:landingGear fixed tricycle
gptkbp:length 68 ft 6 in (20.88 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:General_Aircraft_Ltd
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 36,000 lb (16,329 kg)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hamilcar
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Tonga
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:numberBuilt 412
gptkbp:powerplant none (glider)
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:retired 1946
gptkbp:role heavy transport glider
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:variant Hamilcar Mk I
Hamilcar Mk X
gptkbp:wingspan 110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Airspeed_Horsa_glider
gptkb:644_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:Horsa_glider
gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces_glider_program
gptkb:Waco_CG-4A_glider
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7