General Aircraft Hamilcar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Aircraft_Hamilcar

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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)
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:644_Squadron_RAF gptkb:Horsa_glider
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	General Aircraft Hamilcar