General Aircraft Hamilcar glider

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Aircraft_Hamilcar_glider
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military glider
gptkbp:capacity one light tank
up to 7,000 kg cargo
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:British_airborne_forces
gptkbp:emptyWeight 18,400 lb (8,346 kg)
gptkbp:engineType none (unpowered glider)
gptkbp:firstFlight March 1942
gptkbp:height 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Aircraft Hamilcar glider
gptkbp:introduced 1942
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:notableCargo gptkb:Tetrarch_light_tank
gptkb:Universal_Carrier
artillery pieces
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Tonga
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:numberBuilt 412
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:retired 1946
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:towedBy gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Short_Stirling
gptkbp:type assault glider
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:wingspan 110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Mallard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6