Flying Boxcar

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The Flying Boxcar is a twin-boom military transport aircraft known for its boxy fuselage and extensive use by the U.S. Air Force for cargo and troop transport in the mid-20th century.

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Flying Boxcar canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military transport aircraft ⓘ
twin-boom aircraft ⓘ
capacity 35 stretchers ⓘ
62 paratroopers ⓘ
cargo up to about 10,000 kg ⓘ
configuration high-wing ⓘ
twin-boom ⓘ
convertedTo AC-119 gunship variants ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 5 ⓘ
developedFrom Fairchild C-82 Packet ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1947 ⓘ
fuselageShape boxy ⓘ
introduced 1949 ⓘ
length approximately 26 meters ⓘ
manufacturer Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 290 mph ⓘ
nickname Flying Boxcar ⓘ
notableFeature ability to airdrop cargo and troops ⓘ
rear clamshell cargo doors ⓘ
numberBuilt over 1100 ⓘ
operationalEra 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
late 1940s ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major ⓘ
primaryRole airdrop operations ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
range about 2000 miles ⓘ
retiredFromUSAF 1970s ⓘ
successor Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
tailType twin-tail ⓘ
usedBy French Air Force ⓘ
Italian Air Force ⓘ
Republic of China Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
usedInConflict First Indochina War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
variant AC-119G Shadow ⓘ
linked to: AC-119K Stinger

AC-119K Stinger ⓘ
C-119A ⓘ
C-119B ⓘ
C-119C ⓘ
C-119F ⓘ
C-119G ⓘ
wingspan approximately 33 meters ⓘ

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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar → nickname → Flying Boxcar ⓘ
subject linked to: Flying Boxcar