Editing Curtiss C-46 Commando (section)

==Variants==
[[File:Curtiss CW-20A BOAC at Gibraltar c1941.jpg|thumb|"St. Louis", the [[British Overseas Airways Corporation|BOAC]] CW-20A at [[Gibraltar]], 1941–42. Was previously C-55 with Curtiss and USAAC, after conversion from twin-tail CW-20T]]
[[File:C46F Curtiss Commando.jpg|thumb|C-46F "China Doll", [[Camarillo Airport]] Museum]]

;CW-20
:Original passenger airliner design.
;CW-20T
:The original passenger airliner prototype, fitted with a dihedralled [[tailplane]] and endplate fins, powered by two {{cvt|1700|hp|kW}} [[R-2600|Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone]] radial [[piston engine]]s.
;CW-20A
:Company designation of the '''C-55'''.
;CW-20B
:Company designation of the '''C-46A'''.
;CW-20B-1
:Company designation of the '''XC-46B'''.
;CW-20B-2
:Company designation of the '''C-46D'''.
;CW-20B-3
:Company designation of the '''C-46E'''.
;CW-20B-4
:Company designation of the '''C-46F'''.
;CW-20B-5
:Company designation of the '''C-46G'''.
;CW-20E
:Company designation of the '''AC-46K'''.
;CW-20G
:Company designation of the '''XC-46C'''.
;CW-20H
:Company designation of the '''XC-46L'''.
;C-55
:Modification to the original CW-20T prototype, tail redesigned with a large single tail fin and rudder and an elevator with no dihedral and other improvements, including a change to Pratt & Whitney R-2800-5 radials. It was used as a C-46 military transport prototype aircraft, also designated '''XC-46'''. Later sold to [[BOAC]]
;C-46 Commando
:Twin-engined military transport aircraft, powered by two {{cvt|2,000|hp}} Pratt & Whitney R-2800-43 radial piston engines.
;{{visible anchor|C-46A}} Commando
:Twin-engined military transport aircraft, powered by two 2,000&nbsp;hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 radial piston engines, fitted with a large cargo door on the port side of the fuselage, equipped with strengthened cargo floor, a hydraulic winch and folding seats for up to 40 troops.
;TC-46A
:Three C-46As converted to crew trainers.
:XC-46A
:A C-46A used for development tests; converted back to C-46 after tests were completed.
[[File:Curtiss XC-46B in flight.jpg|thumb|XC-46B in flight]]
;XC-46B Commando
:One C-46A was converted into a test aircraft to evaluate a stepped windscreen design, it was powered by two {{cvt|2100|hp|kW}} R-2800-34W radial piston engines with water injection.
;XC-46C Commando
:Redesignated from C-46G, later redesignated XC-113.
;{{visible anchor|C-46D}} Commando
:Twin-engined personnel, paratroop transport aircraft, fitted with an extra door on the port side; 1,610 built.
;TC-46D
:15 C-46Ds converted to crew trainers.
;C-46E Commando
:17 C-46Ds modified with a large single cargo door on the port side of the fuselage, fitted with a stepped windscreen and 2,000 hp R-2800-75 engines with 3-bladed Hamilton Standard propellers.
;ZC-46E
:Redesignation of C-46Es in 1946.
;{{visible anchor|C-46F}} Commando
:Twin-engined cargo transport aircraft, equipped with single cargo doors on both sides of the fuselage, fitted with square cut wingtips; 234 built.
;C-46G Commando
:This one-off aircraft was fitted with a stepped windscreen and square wingtips, one built.
;C-46H
:More powerful version of C-46F, equipped with [[twin tail]] wheels, 300 ordered but later cancelled. One C-46A was modified to C-46H standard after WWII.
;C-46J
:Planned update for C-46E with stepped windscreen; never ordered.
[[File:Curtiss XC-113.jpg|thumb|right|The XC-113]]

;AC-46K Commando
:Unbuilt version, intended to be powered by two {{cvt|2500|hp|kW}} [[Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone|Wright R-3350-BD]] radial piston engines.
;XC-46K
:Conversion project for C-46F with two 2,500 hp Wright R-3350-BD engines.
;XC-46L
:In 1945 three C-46As were fitted with Wright R-3350 radial piston engines.
[[File:Curtiss C-46D Super 46C HR-LAJ LANSA FLL 25.02.78.jpg|thumb|right|Curtiss C-46R/Super 46C post-war modified C-46D of LANSA Honduras in 1978]]
;XC-113
:Engine change: One C-46G, s/n 44-78945, was converted into an engine testbed, the aircraft was fitted with a [[General Electric T31]] turboprop in place of right-hand side R-2800. The aircraft handled so poorly on the ground that it was never flown.
;R5C-1
:Twin-engined military transport aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps. Similar to the C-46A Commando; 160 built.
;C-46R
:Riddle Airlines, of USA, conversion, with modification kit (mid-1950s) which added {{cvt|40|mph|kph}} to cruising speed and {{cvt|1000|kg|lb|order=flip}} to the payload. Riddle subsequently converted its own fleet of 32 to have {{cvt|2100|hp|kW}} Pratt & Whitney engines.<ref>[http://www.aviastar.org/manufacturers/1778.html Manufacturers – Riddle Airlines] ''(accessed 2015-05-10)''</ref> This conversion was also referred to as the '''Super 46C'''.