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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
An excellent Colour photo of C-119 IK446 (Unit Unknown) transiting through RAF Muharraq in Bahrain in 1963.
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time production ceased in 1955, more than 1,100 C-119s had been built. Its cargo-hauling ability and unusual appearance earned it the nickname "Flying Boxcar".
Indian Air Force received 79 aircraft.
Specifications (C-119)
General characteristics
Crew: 5
Capacity:
62 troops or
35 stretchers
Payload: 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) of cargo
Length: 86 ft 6 in (26.37 m)
Wingspan: 109 ft 3 in (33.30 m)
Height: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Wing area: 1,447 ft² (134.4 m²)
Empty weight: 40,000 lb (18,000 kg)
Loaded weight: 64,000 lb (29,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 74,000 lb (34,000 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20[N 4][N 5] radial engines, 3,500 hp (2,611 kW each) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 296 mph (257 knots, 450 km/h)
Range: 2,280 mi (1,980 nm, 3,670 km)
Service ceiling: 23,900 ft (7,290 m)
Rate of climb: 1,010 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
Wing loading: 44 lb/ft² (216 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (180 W/kg)
The C119 Packet was inducted into the IAF to augment the Dakota in the Transport fleet. It equipped several squadrons, with No.12 Squadron being the first to convert from Dakotas. The Packet would be used till the mid 80s as a medium sized transport aircraft
Troops jump out of a Packet [BK968] during a parachute drop
Data Courtesy:- Wikipidia and Bharat Rakshak
Image Courtesy:- Bharat Rakshak
An excellent Colour photo of C-119 IK446 (Unit Unknown) transiting through RAF Muharraq in Bahrain in 1963.
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time production ceased in 1955, more than 1,100 C-119s had been built. Its cargo-hauling ability and unusual appearance earned it the nickname "Flying Boxcar".
Indian Air Force received 79 aircraft.
Specifications (C-119)
General characteristics
Crew: 5
Capacity:
62 troops or
35 stretchers
Payload: 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) of cargo
Length: 86 ft 6 in (26.37 m)
Wingspan: 109 ft 3 in (33.30 m)
Height: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Wing area: 1,447 ft² (134.4 m²)
Empty weight: 40,000 lb (18,000 kg)
Loaded weight: 64,000 lb (29,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 74,000 lb (34,000 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20[N 4][N 5] radial engines, 3,500 hp (2,611 kW each) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 296 mph (257 knots, 450 km/h)
Range: 2,280 mi (1,980 nm, 3,670 km)
Service ceiling: 23,900 ft (7,290 m)
Rate of climb: 1,010 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
Wing loading: 44 lb/ft² (216 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (180 W/kg)
The C119 Packet was inducted into the IAF to augment the Dakota in the Transport fleet. It equipped several squadrons, with No.12 Squadron being the first to convert from Dakotas. The Packet would be used till the mid 80s as a medium sized transport aircraft
Troops jump out of a Packet [BK968] during a parachute drop
Data Courtesy:- Wikipidia and Bharat Rakshak
Image Courtesy:- Bharat Rakshak
