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Cessna C-106 Loadmaster

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American Twin Engine Transport Aircraft
C-106 Loadmaster
The P260 demonstrator
General information
TypeMilitary transport monoplane
National originUnited States
ManufacturerCessna Aircraft
Number built2
History
First flight1943

TheCessna C-106 Loadmaster (orCessna P260) was a 1940s American twin-engined transport monoplane.[1] Built ofplywood it did not enter production due to a wartime shortage of material.[1]

Development

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The C-106 Loadmaster was a twin-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane with aretractable tailwheel landing gear.[2] It was powered by two 600 hpPratt & Whitney R-1340 engines.[1] Two company owned P260 demonstrators were built and given the military designation C-106 Loadmaster.[1] An order for 500 was cancelled due to a shortage of plywood.[1]

Variants

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C-106
Military designation for company owned P260 prototype with twoR-1340-S3H1 engines.
C-106A
Military designation for company owned P260 prototype with twoR-1340-AN-2 engines.

Specifications

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Data from[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 4
  • Capacity: 2,440 lb
  • Length: 51 ft 1 in (15.57 m)
  • Wingspan: 64 ft 8 in (19.71 m)
  • Empty weight: 9,800 lb (4,445 kg)
  • Gross weight: 14,800[3] lb (6,713 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 ×Pratt & Whitney R-1340[1][4] air-cooled radial piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 195 mph (314 km/h, 169 kn)

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toCessna C-106 Loadmaster.

Notes

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  1. ^abcdefAndrade 1979, p. 84
  2. ^ab"American airplanes - Cessna". www.aerofiles.com. 4 April 2009. Retrieved2009-12-29.
  3. ^American Military Transport Aircraft Since 1925: E.R. Johnson, Lloyd S. Jones, p.172
  4. ^Note: Aerofile has two Pratt & Whitney R-1830 being used.

Bibliography

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  • Andrade, John (1979).U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications.ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
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