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Measured figures
Cessna 177B · Length
Single source27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)[source]
C-46A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna 177 Cardinal | Curtiss C-46 Commando |
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| Type | Light utility aircraft[source] | Military transport aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company[source] | Curtiss-Wright Higgins Aircraft[source] |
| Number built | 4,295[source] | 3,181[source] |
| Manufactured | 1968–1978[source] |
76 ft 4 in (23.27 m)[source]
Cessna 177B · Range
Single source604 nmi (695 mi, 1,119 km)[source]
C-46A · at 173 mph (150 kn; 278 km/h)
Single sourceC-46A · at 237 mph (206 kn; 381 km/h)
Single source3,150 mi (5,070 km, 2,740 nmi) at 173 mph (150 kn; 278 km/h); 1,000 mi (870 nmi; 1,600 km) at 237 mph (206 kn; 381 km/h)[source]
Cessna 177B · 1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine
Single source1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine , 180 hp (130 kW)[source]
C-46A · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) each[source]
Cessna 177B · 840 ft/min (
Single source840 ft/min (4.3 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1940–1945[source] |
| Introduction date | 1968[source] | 1941[source] |
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| First flight | July 15, 1966[source] | 26 March 1940[source] |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers[source] | 40 troops or 30 stretcher patients or 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) cargo[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Status | — | Active in limited civilian use[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Buffalo Airways United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Navy[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 23017 ; tip: NACA 4410.5[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Curtiss Electric constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 17 minutes 24 seconds[source] |
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