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| Fact Sheet |
| Aircraft Make & Model: |
Curtiss C-46 |
| MTOW: |
48,000 lb. |
| Range: |
1,200 miles |
| Speed: |
192 mph |
| Seats: |
not applicable (all-cargo plane) |
| Length: |
76 ft. |
| Wingspan: |
108 ft. |
| Height: |
22 ft. |
| Engines: |
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| HP or Thrust: |
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| No. flown by DL: |
5 (purchased used from the Civil Air Transport of Taiwan) |
| Routes flown: |
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| First delivery: |
August 31, 1957 |
| First scheduled service: |
October 1957 |
| Reason acquired: |
Twice the cargo capacity of Delta's all-cargo Douglas C-47 [hyperlink] |
| Last retirement: |
January 31, 1967 |
| Reason disposed: |
Replaced by the Lockheed L-100 all-cargo prop-jet. |
Loading cargo into a Delta Curtiss C-46
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Loading a Ferrari into a Delta Curtiss C-46
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