Fairchild C-82 Packet
by: RLindsey
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Before the C-82, most cargo planes used by the military were stripped-out passenger planes. The unusual design of the Packet, with its twin booms, cleared the way for loading directly into the back of the plane. Forty-four fully equipped paratroopers could be carried, or 24,000 pounds of cargo. The Packet was also the first plane to drop large equipment (such as trucks or tanks) with a parachute. The C-82 saw service during the Berlin Airlift and Korean Conflict.
Length: 77 feet
Wingspan: 106 feet 6 inches
Speed: 248 mph
Ceiling: 21,200 feet
Range: 2,140 miles
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Radials, 2,100 hp
Crew:
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Robert M. Lindsey -- http://www.geocities.com/rlindsey58/
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