Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar

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The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute.

The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time production ceased in 1955, more than 1,100 C-119s had been built.

Its cargo-hauling ability and unusual appearance earned it the nickname "Flying Boxcar".

General characteristics

• Crew: 5
• Capacity:
• 62 troops or
• 35 stretchers
• Payload: 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) of cargo
• Length: 86 ft 6 in (26.37 m)
• Wingspan: 109 ft 3 in (33.30 m)
• Height: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
• Wing area: 1,447 ft² (134.4 m²)
• Empty weight: 40,000 lb (18,000 kg)
• Loaded weight: 64,000 lb (29,000 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 74,000 lb (34,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20[N 4][N 5] radial engines, 3,500 hp (2,611 kW each) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 296 mph (257 knots, 450 km/h)
• Range: 2,280 mi (1,980 nm, 3,670 km)
• Service ceiling: 23,900 ft (7,290 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,010 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
• Wing loading: 44 lb/ft² (216 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (180 W/kg)