Curtiss C-46 Commando

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The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a large American twin-engine transport aircraft widely used by the U.S. military in World War II for high-altitude, long-range cargo and troop operations.

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C-46 Commando 5
Curtiss C-46 Commando canonical 4
Curtiss C‑46 Commando 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
military transport aircraft
twin-engine aircraft
capacity up to 15,000 lb of cargo
up to 40 troops
contemporaryOf Douglas C-47 Skytrain
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 4
cruiseSpeed approximately 290 km/h
designedFor high-altitude operations
long-range transport
engineConfiguration two radial engines
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
feature large cargo doors
pressurized fuselage in early design (later mostly unpressurized in service)
firstFlight 1940-03-26
height approximately 6.6 m
introduced 1941
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
length approximately 23.3 m
manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corporation
maximumSpeed approximately 435 km/h
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 22,700 kg
nicknamed Commando
Dumbo
The Whale
notableOperation Hump airlift over the Himalayas
powerplant 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines
primaryUser United States Army Air Forces
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
range approximately 4,800 km
role aerial resupply
airliner
cargo transport
paratroop transport
troop transport
serviceCeiling approximately 7,300 m
status retired from military service
successorTo Curtiss CW-20 design
usedBy China National Aviation Corporation
Civil Air Transport
Flying Tigers Line
South American airlines postwar
cargo operators worldwide postwar
usedInConflict Korean War
World War II
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane
wingspan approximately 32.9 m

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this entity surface form: C-46 Commando
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this entity surface form: C-46 Commando
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this entity surface form: C-46 Commando
Air America aircraftUsed Curtiss C-46 Commando
this entity surface form: C-46 Commando
Curtiss-Wright Corporation notableAircraft Curtiss C-46 Commando
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this entity surface form: C-46 Commando