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

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

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Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Andrade 1979, p. 84
  2. 1 2 "American airplanes - Cessna". www.aerofiles.com. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  3. 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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