Cargo capacity of 5760 cu ft accommodating load of 15 tons: max speed 225 mph, despite fixed landing gear; cargo compartment is 36 ft long, 10 ft wide and 10 ft high; floor, of removable panels, can carry 325 psf; vehicles are loaded by means of ramp at rear; removable second deck can accommodate 25 passengers and 11 tons of freight in main compartment; as passenger aircraft it can accommodate 90 passengers; each of four Bristol Hercules 761 engines give 1950 bhp for takeoff.


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    Title :

    Universal Freighter


    Additional title:

    Aero Digest


    Published in:

    Aero Digest ; 61 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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