The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a low-wing, twin-engine aircraft derived from the Curtiss CW-20 pressurized high-altitude airliner design. Early press reports used the name "Condor III" but …

The Curtiss C-46 Commando was designed and manufactured by Curtiss-Wright as a twin-engine military transport aircraft developed from the CW-20 pressurized high-altitude aircraft.

2019年4月8日 · The Curtiss C-46 filled a niche during World War II for a high-altitude heavy hauler capable of operating from rough airstrips in far-flung locales. They called it the Curtiss …

2023年9月26日 · Designed to compete with the Douglas DC-4 and Boeing 307 Stratoliner, the Curtiss C-46 Commando was supposed to be a pressurized high-altitude airliner that could fly …

Billed by Curtiss as the “Sub-Stratosphere Transport”, the airplane that became the C-46 military transport was actually intended to be a 36 passenger airliner with a pressurized cabin. It was …

The C-46 gained its greatest fame during WWII transporting war materials over the "Hump" from India to China after the Japanese had closed the Burma Road. C-46 flights on the treacherous …

It was America's largest and heaviest twin-engine transport in World War II. The C-46 was a low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear and could obtain a top seed of 269 mph with an …

Air America used the C-46 in Vietnam, on routes between Saigon and Da Nang, but also during the last months of the Vietnam War with markings of the ICCS ("I Can't Control Shit") for the …

The C-46 “Commando” was the largest twin-engine aircraft of its day. Its 200 miles per hour speed, 13,000 pound cargo capacity, and 900 mile range made it the queen of the Tiger fleet. …

The US Army became interested in the aircraft for its cargo/transport capabilities, and ordered a militarized version, the C-46 Commando, be produced, utilizing two 2,000-hp Pratt & Whitney …