Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

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military transport aircraft twin-boom aircraft twin-engine aircraft

The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar is a twin-boom, twin-engine military transport aircraft used extensively by the U.S. Air Force and other operators from the late 1940s through the 1960s for cargo, troop, and paratroop operations.

Aliases (4)

C-119B ×1
C-119C ×1
C-119F ×1
C-119G ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military transport aircraft → twin-boom aircraft → twin-engine aircraft →
basedOn	Fairchild C-82 Packet →
cargoCapacity	about 10,000 kg of cargo →
civilRegistrationPrefixExample	N8501W →
configuration	high-wing → twin-boom tail →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	5 →
enteredServiceWith	United States Air Force →
firstFlight	1947-11-17 →
height	8.4 m →
introduced	1949 →
length	26.3 m →
manufacturer	Fairchild Aircraft →
maximumSpeed	approximately 290 km/h →
maximumTakeoffWeight	around 32,000 kg →
nicknamed	Flying Boxcar →
notableFeature	large box-like fuselage for cargo → rear clamshell cargo doors →
numberBuilt	over 1,100 →
paratroopCapacity	about 42 paratroopers →
powerplant	2 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines →
primaryUser	Italian Air Force → Republic of China Air Force → Royal Canadian Air Force → United States Air Force → United States Marine Corps →
productionPeriod	late 1940s to mid-1950s →
range	around 3,600 km →
retiredFromUSAF	1960s →
role	aerial delivery of cargo → cargo transport → paratroop transport → troop transport →
serviceCeiling	around 7,600 m →
successor	Lockheed C-130 Hercules →
troopCapacity	about 62 troops →
usedInConflict	First Indochina War → Korean War → Vietnam War →
variant	AC-119G Shadow → AC-119K Stinger → C-119B → C-119C → C-119F → C-119G →
wingspan	33.3 m →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar ("C-119B") → Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar ("C-119C") → Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar ("C-119F") → Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar ("C-119G") →	variant
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum →	hasAircraftOnDisplay