BRAND and MODEL
CURTISS C-46 COMMANDO
TYPE
Military transport
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE
Two 1,492 kw (2,000 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp eighteen-cylinder two-row aircooled radial engines with two-speed superchargers
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 32.94 m (108 ft 1 in)
Length: 23.27 m (76 ft 4 in)
Height: 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 126.3 m² (1,360 sq ft)
Max speed at 4,572 m (15,000 ft): 433 km/h (269 mph)
Max speed at sea level: 394 km/h (245 mph)
Economical cruising speed at 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 295 km/h (183 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 358 m/min (1,175 ft/min)
Time to 6,100 m (20,000 ft): 28.4 mins
Service ceiling: 7,468 m (24,500 ft)
Range at economical cruising speed with 4,540 kg (10,000 lb) payload: 2,037 km (1,266 miles)
Empty weight: 13,373 kg (29,483 lb)
Loaded weight: 20,412 kg (45,000 lb)
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