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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 1478.PDF
F LIG HI Studies in Recognition Aircraft in I "PVESIGNED specifically as a military transport, the Curtiss -L' Caravan, which has the U.S.A.A.F. designation C-76, has a wooden airframe and a hinged fuselage nose section per mitting the entry of bulky freight. A high wing and tricycle fuselage result in a low and level floor, while the rectangular- sectioned fuselage also facilitates ease of cargo stowage and maximum interior space. Power is provided by two 1,200 h.p. Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasps. Comparable in size with the all-metal Curtiss Commando, the Caravan aims at sheei utility. Its high wing has a rectangular centre-section and outer panels tapering slightly to semi-circular tips; its tailplane is wide, has a backswept leading edge, straight trailing edge and semi-circular tips, and its tall single fin and rudder has a large spinal fillet. The cock pit cover is raised. Dimensions:—Span 108ft., length 66ft. 3in., height 28ft., wing area 1,497 sq. ft Curtis Caravan (C-76) Transport. Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley Transport OLDEST of our twin-engined bombers classed as "heavy" in 1939-40, the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley is still giving valuable service as a paratroop trainer and glider-tug (non-operation). An unusual version, however, is a civil transport conversion originally carried out for B.O.A.C. Twelve Whitley V's powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin X engines each of 1,130 h.p., were acquired by the corporation and " civilised " by the removal of nose and tail gun turrets. But though the fuselage of the Whitley is a deep rectangle and to some extent makes up in length what it lacks in width, it would hardly be able to cope with very bulky items of freight and its usefulness as a transport would therefore be limited. Apart from the fairing off of nose and tail, the familiar Whitley recognition characteristics remain the same. Dimen sions:—Span 84ft., length 70ft. 6in., height 15ft., wing area 1,137 sq. ft.
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