Cessna C-106 Loadmaster

C-106 Loadmaster

The P260 demonstrator
Role	Military transport monoplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft
First flight	1943
Number built	2

The Cessna C-106 Loadmaster (or Cessna P260) was a 1940s American twin-engined transport monoplane.^[1] Built of plywood it did not enter production due to a wartime shortage of material.^[1]

Development

The C-106 Loadmaster was a twin-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tailwheel landing gear.^[2] It was powered by two 600 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engines.^[1] Two company owned P260 demonstrators were built and given the military designation C-106 Loadmaster.^[1] An order for 500 was cancelled due to a shortage of plywood.^[1]

Variants

C-106: Military designation for company owned P260 prototype with two R-1340-S3H1 engines.
C-106A: Military designation for company owned P260 prototype with two R-1340-AN-2 engines.

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 4
Length: 51 ft 1 in (15.57 m)
Wingspan: 64 ft 8 in (19.71 m)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340^[1]^[3] air-cooled radial piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 195 mph (314 km/h; 169 kn)

References

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Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 Andrade 1979, p. 84
1 2 "American airplanes - Cessna". www.aerofiles.com. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
↑ Note: Aerofile has two Pratt & Whitney R-1830 being used.

Bibliography

Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.

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¹ Not assigned See also: AC-47 • AC-119 • AC-130 • DC-130 • EC-130 • HC-130 • KC-130 • LC-130 • MC-130 • WC-130 • CT-39 • CT-43

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Cessna C-106 Loadmaster

Development

Variants

Specifications

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