Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar - Specifications (C-119)

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 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)

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