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Re: Image comments for the goose
Posted by: fossil_digger
Date: 17/09/2006 01:32AM
Cargo Aircraft Prototype:
Largest wingspan: 319 feet, 11 inches with a wing area that covers 11,430 square feet.
Features full cantilever wing and tail surfaces.
Tallest aircraft: 79 feet, 3 3/8 inches.
Length: 218 fee 6 ¼ inches.
Largest wooden aircraft: the entire airframe is composed of laminated wood.
Primary control surfaces, except the flaps, are fabric-covered.
Power: Eight Pratt & Whitney R-4360, 3,000 horsepower engines.
Propellers: Eight, 17 feet, 2 inch diameter.
Weight, Empty: 300,000 pounds.
Weight, Loaded: 400,000 pounds (maximum take-off weight).
Capacity: 750 troops or two Sherman tanks.
Normal Crew: 18.
First And Only Flight: November 2, 1947.
The most reciprocating horsepower ever installed in an aircraft.
Estimated Performance:
Cruise Speed: 141 to 150 miles per hour at 5,000 feet.
Top Speed: 227 to 231 miles per hour at 5,000 feet.
Range: 2,975 miles with 12,500 gallons of fuel.
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