Aircraft Summary
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B
The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger (the lower wing is farther forward than the upper wing). It first flew in 1932. In the mid-1930s, Beech undertook a major redesign of the aircraft, to create the Model D17 Staggerwing. The D17 featured a lengthened fuselage that improved the aircraft's handling characteristics by increasing control leverage, and the ailerons were relocated to the upper wings, eliminating interference with the flaps. Braking was improved with a foot-operated brake linked to the rudder pedals.
Specifications shown are for a Beech Model D17S. +
C
The Consolidated Commodore was an American flying boat built by Consolidated Aircraft and used for passenger travel in the 1930s, mostly in the Caribbean, operated by companies like Pan American Airways.
The specifications shown on this page are for the '''Commodore 16-2'''.
The following is a list of the variations:
*Model 16: Up to 18 passengers and three crew.
*'''Model 16-1: Up to 22 passengers and three crew. ''' (Used by CNAC)
*Model 16-2: Up to 30 passengers and three crew. +
The Curtiss T-32 Condor II was a 1930s American biplane airliner and bomber aircraft built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. It was used by the United States Army Air Corps as an executive transport.
CNAC used the Condors for freight only aircraft. The specifications shown on this page are for AT-32C Condor II. +
D
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF, RAAF and RNZAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front-line service with various military operators for many years.
Initial military version of the DC-3 with four crew (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, and Radio Operator) and seats for 27 troops alongside the fuselage interior. "Aerial Ambulances" fitted for casualty evacuation could carry 18 stretcher cases and a medical crew of three. 965 built (including 12 for the United States Navy as R4D-1 +
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s/1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a low-wing metal monoplane with a tailwheel landing gear, powered by two 1,200 hp (890 kW) Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radial piston engines. It has a cruise speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lbs (2,700 kg) of cargo, a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km), and could operate from short runways.
Before the war, it pioneered many air travel routes as it could cross the continental US and made worldwide flights possible, carried passengers in greater comfort, and was reliable and easy to maintain. It is considered the first airliner that could profitably carry only passengers.[4] Following the war, the airliner market was flooded with surplus military transport aircraft, and the DC-3 could not be upgraded by Douglas due to cost. +
The '''Douglas C-53 Skytrooper''' was a dedicated troop transporter aircraft series developed from the DC-3. It was very similar to the C-47 Skytrain, but it lacked the reinforced cargo floor, large cargo door and hoist attachment of the C-47. As a result the C-53 was much less flexible in operation than the C-47. Only 380 were built by Douglas.<br /><br />The C-53 is usually referred to as a C-47 when specifications are searched. The following specifications are the best available information that can be found on the C-53/C-47.<br /><br />Accommodation: Three crew and 6,000 pounds of cargo, or 28 airborne troops, or 14 stretcher patients and three attendants.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[1]</sup> +
The specs found on this page are for the RD-3, with exception of the power plants. The RD-3 was a utility transport version of the RD-2, six of which were built for the U.S. Navy. They were powered by 2x 500 hp (373 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-4 or by 2x 500 hp (373 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-96 engines. +
F
The Ford 5-AT-D was an increased-weight version, powered by three 450-hp (340-kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp SC radial piston engines. The wings were mounted 8 in (20 cm) higher, to increase cabin headroom, but otherwise similar to the Ford 5-AT-C; 20 built. The Ford 5-AT-C<br />was an improved version, similar to the Ford 5-AT-A, accommodation for two pilots and 17 passengers; 51 built.<sup id="cite_ref-aviation-history_1-0" class="reference">[1]</sup><br /><br />The 5-AT-A with a larger wingspan and seating for thirteen passengers. This was followed by the 5-AT-B with fifteen seats and then the '''5-AT-C and D with seventeen seats'''. The crew consisted of three, two pilots and one flight attendant.<sup id="cite_ref-aviation-history_1-1" class="reference">[1]</sup> +
L
The '''Loening C-2 Air Yacht''' was an amphibious airliner produced in the United States at the end of the 1920s, developed from the [[wikipedia:Loening OL|OL]] observation aircraft the firm was producing for the US military.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_1928_1-0" class="reference">[1]</sup> It was a two-bay biplane of unconventional design, with a tall, narrow fuselage that nearly filled the interplane gap. The pilot (and sometimes one passenger) sat in an open cockpit at the top of the fuselage, with the engine mounted in front of them. Underneath the fuselage was a long "shoehorn"-style float, that extended forward underneath the engine and propeller. Four to six passengers could be accommodated in a fully enclosed cabin within the fuselage. The main units of the undercarriage retracted into wells in the sides of the fuselage. Stabilising floats were fitted against the undersides of the lower wing.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_1928_1-1" class="reference">[1]</sup> +
S
The Sikorsky S-38 was an American twin-engined eight-seat sesquiplane amphibious aircraft. It was sometimes called "The Explorer's Air Yacht" and was Sikorsky's first widely produced amphibious flying boat, which, in addition to serving successfully for Pan American Airways and the U.S. Army, also had numerous private owners who received notoriety for their exploits.
The specifications shown are for a S-38-B. +
There were multiple Stearman Trainer type Aircraft built by the Stearman Company before and after Stearman became a subsidiary owned by Boeing. Currently, no records have been found as to the exact model of the Stearman Aircraft used by C.N.A.C. A complete list of the types of [[wikipedia:Stearman_Aircraft|Stearman Aircraft]] can be found on Wikipedia. Image shown is for the NS-1.
The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane formerly used as a military trainer aircraft, of which at least 10,626 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, it served as a primary trainer for the United States Army Air Forces, the United States Navy (as the NS and N2S), and with the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Kaydet throughout World War II. After the conflict was over, thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civilian market. In the immediate postwar years they became popular as crop dusters, sports planes, and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows.
Model 76 was the exported version of the Model 75. Specifications shown are for the Stearman A-75 +
The Stinson Detroiter was a six-seat cabin airliner for passengers or freight designed and built by the Stinson Aircraft Syndicate, later the Stinson Aircraft Corporation. Two distinct designs used the Detroiter name, a biplane and a monoplane. +
V
The Vultee V-1 was a 1930s American single-engined airliner built by the Airplane Development Corporation, designed by Gerard Vultee and financed by automobile manufacturer Errett Cord.
V-1A: Production variant with two crew and a 735 hp (548 kW) Wright Cyclone R-1820-F2 radial engine, 18-built and one converted from prototype. +
d
The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide is a 1930s short-haul biplane airliner developed and produced by British aircraft company de Havilland. Capable of accommodating 6–8 passengers, it proved an economical and durable craft, despite its relatively primitive plywood construction.
Developed during the early 1930s, the Dragon Rapide was essentially a smaller, twin-engined version of the four-engined DH.86 Express, and shared a number of common features, such as its tapered wings, streamlined fairings and Gipsy Six engines. First named the "Dragon Six", the type was marketed as "Dragon Rapide" and later simply known as the "Rapide". Upon its introduction in summer 1934, it proved to be a popular aircraft with airlines and private civil operators alike, attaining considerable foreign sales in addition to its domestic use.
The D.H.89A is the model attributed to CNAC was an improved version. They were fitted with a landing light in the nose, modified wing tips and cabin heating. +