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U.S. AIR FORCE
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DOUGLAS C-124 "GLOBEMASTER 11" -
Cargo-Transport Aircraft
Engines: 4 P&W R-4360, each 3,800 hp
Top speed: 300 mph
Range: 4,000 mi.
Ceiling: Over 30,000 ft.
F-13
Crew: 5
Wingspan: 174 ft. 2 in.
Length: 130 ft. 1 in.
Height: 48 ft. 3 in.
Dubbed "Air Force workhorse," the huge C-124 can haul
74,000 lb. of cargo or 200 equipped troops. Nose-door ramp
and a mid-fuselage elevator aid in loading and unloading of
littler cases and equipment like trucks, tanks, and dismantled
aircraft. The YC-124A displayed at the Air Force Museum,
W-PAFB, Ohio, first flew in late 1949. An R-4360 engine is
on exhibit inside the museum building.
Pub. by Joseph F. Morsello, 405 Paper Mill Rd., Phila., Pa. 19118
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