In 1941, Curtiss-Wright was contracted by the United States Army Air Forces to design and construct an all-wood military transport aircraft, with performance specifications meeting or exceeding that of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain then in service. [1][3]

2024年8月25日 · Such is the story of the Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan. The Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan was a military transport aircraft intended for use by the United States Army Air Forces during World War ll. The Curtiss-Wright Corporation was created on July 5th, 1929, through a merger between 12 companies.

Designed to carry 23 passengers or a cargo payload, the Caravan had a nose section that swung vertically to ease loading and of-loading, for example, a jeep or small artillery pieces. The USAAF ordered 175 C-76A production aircraft.

The C-76 proved severely underpowered from the start, with a cruising speed of 160 mph (260 km/h), a service ceiling of 22,600 feet (6,900 m), a range of only 750 mi (1,210 km), and a cargo capacity of under 8,000 lb (3,600 kg).

The plane lost its tail and crashed at Bowman Field, killing all three crew members: pilot Edward Schubiner, co-pilot John Trowbridge and flight engineer Robert Scudder. The investigation revealed that the front spar attachment bolts had been forgotten by the workers during assembly.

In 1941, Curtiss-Wright was contracted by the United States Army Air Forces to design and construct an all-wood military transport aircraft, with performance specifications meeting or exceeding that of the C-47 Skytrain then in service. [1][3] The Curtiss-Wright CW-27 was designed by Curtiss-Wright's chief designer George A. Page, Jr. as a high-...

Eleven YC-76 and nine YC-76A airframes were completed by a new Curtiss plant in Kentucky, and five C-76s with lower serial numbers, including this machine, in Buffalo. The US roundel with a red outline was used during the summer of 1943. The chase plane is a CW-22B, NC19446. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution.

The Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan (company designation CW-27) was an all-wood military transport aircraft. The C-76 was intended as a substitute standard aircraft in the event of expected wartime shortages of light alloys.

St. Louis facility, November 30th, 1942. A second C-76 can be seen immediately behind this ship. A closer look... ...and one for the model-builders. The first C-76 just before engine start-up prior to her first flight, January 5th, 1943. Another view... hover a few feet above the runway at Lambert Field, Missouri during her first flight.

2015年7月8日 · The Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan (company designation CW-27) was an all-wood military transport aircraft. The C-76 was intended as a substitute standard aircraft in the event of expected wartime shortages of light alloys. [1] .