Manufacturer: | Curtiss |
Country: | United States of America |
ICAO Type designator: | C46 |
First flight: | 26 March 1940 |
Production ended: | 1945 |
Production total: | 3341 |
Series: | Curtiss C-46 Commando: Transport aircraft derived from original passenger model CW-20
Curtiss C-46 Super C: C-46 with JATO Curtiss C-46A Commando: C-46 with R-2800-51 engines Curtiss C-46D Commando: C-46 paratroop variant, fitted with an extra door on the port side Curtiss C-46E Commando: C-46 utility transport variant, with large cargo door on the port side Curtiss C-46F Commando: C-46 cargo transport variant with cargo doors on both sides and square cut wingtips; Curtiss C-46R Commando: C-46 with Riddle Airlines conversion kit with higher cruise speed and payload Curtiss C-46T Commando: unknown designation Curtiss CW-20: Civilian model designation Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: C-46A for U.S. Marine Corps Curtiss TC-46A: C-46A crew training variant |
Propulsion: | 2 piston engines |
Maximum number of passengers: | 62 |
Maximum take-off mass: | 21772 kg |
ICAO Mass group: | 3 |