Commando

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Commando is the nickname of the Curtiss C-46, a World War II-era American twin-engine transport aircraft widely used for military cargo and troop transport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American aircraft ⓘ
World War II aircraft ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
developedFrom Curtiss CW‑20 ⓘ
enteredService 1942 ⓘ
hasCargoCapacity about 15,000 lb of cargo ⓘ
hasCivilVariant Curtiss CW‑20C ⓘ
hasCountryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
hasCrew 4 ⓘ
hasDistinctiveFeature high payload for its size ⓘ
large cargo doors ⓘ
hasEngineCount 2 ⓘ
hasEngineType Pratt & Whitney R‑2800 Double Wasp radial engine ⓘ
hasFirstFlightDate 1940‑03‑26 ⓘ
hasFormalDesignation Curtiss C‑46 Commando ⓘ
hasFuselageType pressurizable fuselage design (early concept, mostly unpressurized in service) ⓘ
hasLandingGear retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
hasManufacturer Curtiss‑Wright Corporation ⓘ
hasMaximumSpeed approximately 270 mph ⓘ
hasMaximumTakeoffWeight approximately 49,700 lb ⓘ
hasNickname Commando ⓘ
hasPassengerCapacity about 40 troops ⓘ
hasPrimaryRole military cargo transport ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
hasRange approximately 1,200 miles ⓘ
hasServiceCeiling approximately 24,500 ft ⓘ
hasVariant C‑46A ⓘ
C‑46D ⓘ
C‑46F ⓘ
hasWingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane ⓘ
notableOperation China‑Burma‑India Theater logistics ⓘ
Hump airlift over the Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: The Hump

Pacific Theater transport missions ⓘ
postwarUse bush flying in remote regions ⓘ
civilian cargo transport ⓘ
usedBy Civilian airlines ⓘ
Japan Air Self‑Defense Force ⓘ
Republic of China Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor cargo resupply ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
paratroop drops ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ

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