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About Curtiss C-46 Commando
Curtiss C-46 Commando Aircraft - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org : The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Also known to the men who flew them as "The Whale". The C-46 served a similar role as its brother the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, but was not quite as famous or as heavily produced. The Navy/Marine Corps version was known as the R5C. This aircraft had a patented fuselage conventionally referred to as
a "figure of eight" which enabled it to better withstand the pressure
differential at high altitudes. This was done by having the sides of
the fuselage creased at the level of the floor that not only separated
the two portions but shared in the stress of each, rather than just
supporting itself. Production models were unpressurized, but retained
the figure eight fuselage configuration. The C-46 could carry more
cargo higher than other Allied aircraft, and was used to carry cargo
over the Himalayan air route known as The Hump. In the late 70s and early 80s, the Canadian airline Lamb Air operated several C-46s from their bases in Thompson and Churchill, Manitoba. Between 1993 and 1995, Relief Air Transport operated three Canadian
registered C-46s on Operation Lifeline Sudan from Lokichoggio, Kenya.
These aircraft also transported humanitarian supplies to Goma, Zaire
and Mogadishu, Somalia from their base in Nairobi, Kenya.
Country of origin: USA
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Engines: two 2100hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radials
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Wingspan: 32.92 m (108ft)
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Lenght: 23.27 m (76ft 4in)
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Curtiss C-46 Commando Aircraft - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org : The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Also known to the men who flew them as "The Whale". The C-46 served a similar role as its brother the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, but was not quite as famous or as heavily produced. The Navy/Marine Corps version was known as the R5C. This aircraft had a patented fuselage conventionally referred to as
a "figure of eight" which enabled it to better withstand the pressure
differential at high altitudes. This was done by having the sides of
the fuselage creased at the level of the floor that not only separated
the two portions but shared in the stress of each, rather than just
supporting itself. Production models were unpressurized, but retained
the figure eight fuselage configuration. The C-46 could carry more
cargo higher than other Allied aircraft, and was used to carry cargo
over the Himalayan air route known as The Hump. In the late 70s and early 80s, the Canadian airline Lamb Air operated several C-46s from their bases in Thompson and Churchill, Manitoba. Between 1993 and 1995, Relief Air Transport operated three Canadian
registered C-46s on Operation Lifeline Sudan from Lokichoggio, Kenya.
These aircraft also transported humanitarian supplies to Goma, Zaire
and Mogadishu, Somalia from their base in Nairobi, Kenya.
Country of origin: USA
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Engines: two 2100hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radials
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wingspan: 32.92 m (108ft)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lenght: 23.27 m (76ft 4in)
______________________...
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