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==Specifications (C-46A)== [[File:Curtiss C-46 Commando 3-view line drawing.png|thumb|3-view line drawing of the Curtiss R5C-1 Commando]] {{Aircraft specs |ref=Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947,<ref name="Bowers p456">Bowers 1979, p. 456.</ref> Air Enthusiast<ref name="AE34 p42">Green and Swanborough ''[[Air Enthusiast]]'' September–December 1987, p. 42.</ref> |prime units?=imp <!-- General characteristics --> |crew=4 or 5 |capacity=<br> ** 40 troops ''or'' ** 30 stretcher patients ''or'' ** {{convert|15000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} cargo<ref name="Bowers p453">Bowers 1979, p. 453.</ref> |length ft=76 |length in=4 |length note= |span ft=108 |span in=0 |span note= |height ft=21 |height in=9 |height note= |wing area sqft=1360 |wing area note= |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |airfoil='''root:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA 23017]]; '''tip:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA 4410.5]]<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> |empty weight lb=30669 |empty weight note={{#tag:ref|Cargo configuration|group=N}}<ref name="AE34 p42"/> |gross weight lb=45000 |gross weight note={{#tag:ref|Normal maximum weight. Overload weight {{convert|49600|lb|kg|abbr=on}}.<ref name="AE34 p42"/>|group=N}} |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=[[Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp]] |eng1 type=18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines |eng1 hp=2000 |prop blade number=4 |prop name=[[Curtiss Electric]] constant-speed propellers |prop dia ft=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia in=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia note= <!-- Performance --> |max speed mph=270 |max speed note=at {{cvt|15000|ft}} |cruise speed mph=173 |cruise speed note= |stall speed mph= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed note= |range miles=3150 |range note= at {{cvt|173|mph|kn km/h}}; {{cvt|1000|mi|nmi km}} at {{cvt|237|mph|kn km/h}} |combat range miles= |combat range note= |ferry range miles= |ferry range note= |endurance=<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling ft=24500 |ceiling note= |g limits=<!-- aerobatic --> |roll rate=<!-- aerobatic --> |glide ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= {{cvt|10000|ft}} in 17 minutes 24 seconds |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |more performance= |avionics= }}
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