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The
Waco C-62
was a proposed
high wing
transport airplane
similar in size and capacity to the
Douglas DC-3
. 13 pre-production aircraft were ordered in October 1941, with a contract for 240 production models awarded in early 1942;
[1]
however, the project was canceled in September 1943 in favor of the
Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan
before any aircraft were built.
[2]
Specifications
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Data from
[3]
General characteristics
- Crew:
Two
- Capacity:
22 soldiers or 4,400 pounds (2,000 kg) cargo
- Length:
73 ft 10 in (22.5 m)
- Wingspan:
100 ft 0 in (30.48 m)
- Height:
19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
- Empty weight:
21,660 lb (9,825 kg)
- Max takeoff weight:
29,500 lb (13,381 kg)
- Powerplant:
2 ×
Pratt & Whitney R-1830
-39
radial engines
, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed:
150 mph (241 km/h, 130 kn)
- Range:
600 mi (966 km, 522 nmi)
- Service ceiling:
17,001 ft (5,182 m)
References
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- ^
Craven, Wesley Frank and James Lee Cate,
The Army Air Forces in World War II
. 1983. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ASIN B000Q026Z6. p.22.
- ^
Fahey, John C.
,
US Army Aircraft 1908-1946
. 1946. New York: Ships and Aircraft Publishing.
- ^
Waco YC-62
. Aviarmor.net. Accessed 2013-02-03
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