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;HT International, 20 August 1964 Bristol Britannia C.I British Aircraft Corp (Filton Division), Bristol, England; strategic passenger and freight transport; four Bristol Siddeley Proteus 255 turboprops of 4,445 e.h.p. each; span, 142ft 3Jin; length, 124ft 3in; gross weight, 185,0001b; typical cruising speed, 325kt; in service, 1959. de Havilland Canada Caribou 1 de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd, Downsview, Ontario, Canada; STOL transport; two Pratt & Whit- ney R-2000-7M2 piston engines of 1,450 h.p. each; span, 95ft 7Jin; length, 72ft 7in; gross weight, 28,5001b; typical cruising speed, 158kt; in service, 1959. de Havilland Canada CV-7A Buffalo de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd, Downs- view, Ontario, Canada; STOL tactical trans- port; two General Electric T64-10 turboprops of 2,850 e.h.p. each; span, 96ft; length, 77ft 3£in; gross weight, 38,OOOlb; typical cruising speed (80% NRP), 212kt; in service, 1965. Canadair CC-106 (CL-44) Yukon Canadair Ltd, Montreal, Canada; long-range passenger and cargo transport; four R-R Tyne515/10 turboprops of 5,730 e.h.p. each; span, 142ft 3Jin; length, 136ft lOin; gross weight, 210,000 lb; typical cruising speed, 337kt; in service, 1960. General Dynamics/Convair EC-131G GD/ Convair, San Diego, Calif, USA; electronics and missile research (other versions for cargo, ambulance, navigation training and liaison); two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-52W piston engines of 2,500 h.p. each; span, 105ft 4in; length, 79ft 2in; gross weight, 47,0001b; typical cruising speed, 243kt; in service (as trainer), 1950. Lockheed C-140A JetStar Lockheed- Georgia Co, Marietta, Ga, USA; liaison and airways calibration; four Pratt & Whitney J60-3 turbojets of 3,0001b thrust each; span, 54ft 5in; length, 60ft 5Jin; gross weight, 40,9211b; max cruising speed, 478kt; in service, 1961. Grumman VC-4A Gulfstream Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp, Bethpage, NY, USA; executive transport; two R-R Dart 529 turboprops of 2,190 e.h.p. each; span, 78ft 4in; length, 64ft 6in; gross weight, 35,1001b; max cruising speed, 303kt; in service, 1963 (civil, 1960). Boeing C-135B Stratolifter The Boeing Company, Seattle 24, Washington, USA; strategic passenger and cargo transport; four Pratt & Whitney TF33-5 turbofans of 18,0001b thrust each; span, 130ft lOin; length, 134ft 6in; gross weight, 275,5001b; typical cruising speed, 53Okt; in service, 1962 (KC-135A tanker, 1957). Doraier Do31 Dornier-Werke GmbH, Friedrichshafen a.B., German Federal Repub- lic; V/STOL tactical transport; two R-R/ MAN RB. 153/72 turbofans with thrust deflection, of 8,8001b thrust each, plus 12 (or ten) RB. 162/31 lift jets of 5,5001b thrust each (Do31E prototypes, two BS Pegasus of 15,5001b thrust, plus eight RB.162 of 4,4001b thrust); span, 64ft; length, 70ft 6in; gross weight, 51,8001b (STOL, 58,4001b); typical cruising speed, 405kt; in service, possibly 1968. yought/Hiller/Ryan XC-142A Chance Vought Division of Ling-Temco-Vought, Dallas, Texas, USA (prime), Ryan Aero- nautical Co and Hiller Aircraft Corp; V/STOL tactical transport; four General Electric T64-1 turboshaft engines (geared to common shafting) of 2,850 e.h.p. each; span, 67ft 6in; length, 58ft lin; gross weight, 37,4741b (STOL, 44,5001b); typical cruising speed, 250kt; in service, 1965 (tri-Service evaluation). 295 Transall C-160 Here the third of the Franco-Cerman transports shows off on one Rolls- Royce Tyne engine for "Flight International's" camera Fiat G.222 Societa per Azioni Fiat, Turin, Italy; V/STOL tactical transport; two R-R Dart 12 turboprops of 3,245 e.h.p. each, plus six RB.162/31 lift jets of 5,5001b thrust; each span, 66ft 7in; length, 68ft lOin; gross weight (STOL), 35,8001b; typical cruising speed, 250kt; in service, not before 1967. Transall C-160 Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tran- sall, Bremen, German Federal Republic (con- sortium of Nord-Aviation, France, and VFW, Germany); tactical transport; two R-R Tyne 22 turboprops of 6,100 e.h.p. each (built by NATO consortium); span, 131ft 3in; length, 105ft 4in; gross weight, 104,2501b (civil, 114,6401b); typical cruising speed, 268kt; in service, 1965. Douglas C-133B Cargomaster Douglas Air- craft Division, Long Beach, Calif, USA; heavy cargo transport; four Pratt & Whitney T34-9W turboprops of 7,500 e.h.p. each; span, 179ft 8in; length, 157ft 6Jin; gross weight, 300,0001b; typical cruising speed, 269kt; in service, 1960(C-133A, 1957). Grumman C-1A Trader Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp, Bethpage, NY, USA; carrier on-board delivery transport; two Wright R-1820-82 piston engines of 1,525 h.p. each; span, 69ft 8in; length, 42ft 3in; gross weight, 21,0001b; typical cruising speed, 220kt; in service, 1957. Lockheed C-I30B Hercules Lockheed- Georgia Co, Marietta, Ga, USA; tactical transport (other versions for air-refuelling, survey, maritime patrol and Coast Guard use, multi-sensor reconnaissance, target-drone launch and guidance, satellite and astronaut recovery, and research); four Allison T56-7 turboprops of 4,050 e.h.p. each (C-130A, 3,750 e.h.p. T56-1A; 4,910 e.h.p. T56-15 engines in later versions); span, 132ft 7in; length, 97ft 9in; gross weight, 135,0001b (C-130E 155,0001b); max cruising speed, 320kt; in service, 1958 (C-130A, 1956). Lockheed C-141A Starlifter Lockheed- Georgia Co, Marietta, Ga, USA; long-range cargo transport; four Pratt & Whitney TF33-7 turbofans of 21,5001b thrust each; span, 160ft lin; length, 145ft; gross weight, 316,0001b; typical cruising speed, 475kt; in service, 1964. Fairchild C-119G Packet Fairchild Stratos Corp, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA; tactical transport; two Wright R-335O-89W Turbo- Compound piston engines of 3,400 h.p. each; span, 109ft 3in; length, 86ft 6in; gross weight, 74,4001b; typical cruising speed, 174kt; in service, 1952 (C-119A, 1948). Douglas C-47A Douglas Aircraft Division, Long Beach, Calif, USA (built by many factories in several countries); tactical trans- port; two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C piston engines of 1,200 h.p. each; span, 95ft; length, 64ft 5£in; gross weight, 26,0001b; typical cruising speed, 160kt; in service, 1936 (as civil transport). Antonov An-12 Soviet Government design bureau led by Oleg K. Antonov; tactical transport; four Ivchenko AI-20 turboprops of 4,015 e.h.p. each; span, 124ft 8in; length, 121ft 3in; gross weight, 121,5001b; typical cruising speed, 297kt; in service, 1958. Avia 14-32A Government aircraft industry of Czechoslovakia, based on Soviet (Ilyushin) design; tactical transport; two Czech-built ASh-82T piston engines of 1,900 h.p. each; span, 106ft 8in; length, 73ft 2in; gross weight, 39,6831b; typical cruising speed, 165kt; in service, 1958 (original 11-14, 1954). Nord 2501 Noratlas Nord-Aviation SNCA, Paris 7e, France (also built by Flugzeugbau Nord GmbH); tactical transport; two Bristol Siddeley/SNECMA Hercules 738/758 piston engines of 2,040 h.p. each; span, 106ft 7in; ength, 72ft; gross weight, 47,8501b; typical cruising speed, 175kt; in service, about 1956. Breguet Br. 941 Societe Anonyme des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Breguet, Paris 16e, France; STOL tactical transport; four Turbomeca Turmo IIID3 turboshaft engines (geared to common shafting) of 1,500 s.h.p. each; span, 76ft 8in; length, 77ft 1 lin (proto- type 72ft 11 Jin); gross weight, 58,4201b (prototype 45,2001b); typical cruising speed 220kt; in service; 1965.
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