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Description
| Notes: C-131B modified as passenger transport (4 CREW, 44 PASSENGERS) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Convair | |
| Base model: | C-131 | |
| Designation: | C-131 | |
| Version: | D | |
| Nickname: | Samaritan | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| First Flew: | 1954/07/28 | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 79' 2" | 24.1 m | |
| Height: | 28' 2" | 8.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 105' 4" | 32.1 m | |
| Wingarea: | 920.0 sq ft | 85.4 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 31,305 lb | 14,197 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 49,700 lb | 22,539 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 52,414 lb | 23,770 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB17 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 2500 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,300 miles | 2,093 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 299 mph | 481 km/h | 260 kt |
| Max Speed: | 337 mph | 542 km/h | 292 kt |
| Climb: | 1,260 ft/min | 384 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 24,900 ft | 7,589 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Air Mobility Command Museum | Dover AFB | Delaware |
| Hill Aerospace Museum | Hill AFB | Utah |
| March Field Air Museum | Riverside | California |
| McClellan Aviation Museum | McClellan AFB | California |
| Selfridge Military Air Museum | Selfridge ANG Bas | Michigan |
| South Dakota Air and Space Museum | Ellsworth AFB | South Dakota |
| Travis Air Force Museum | Travis AFB | California |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| Vermont ANG - 158th FG, Burlington | Burlington | Vermont |
C-131D on display
March Field Museum | Travis Air Force Museum | United States Air Force Museum | Vermont ANG - 158th FG, Burlington |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Edwin Blehschmidt Morgantown, WV | I flew on a 131-d at Bolling AFB, Special Air Missions Sqd 1957&1958 This was a nice aircraft for stateside use. 05/03/2008 @ 16:15 [ref: 20786] |
| Ernest Eaton , ME | I was stationed at Travis AFB from Jun 58 to Apr 62 13th AMTS as a mechanic. We flew the C-131-A. What a beautiful airplane it was. I took pics of it when we had a photo/op flight over San Francisco and then up to Mt. Shasta. Can remember many of the airmen and sgts. We had a great softball team. Have been in recent touch with Harry (Wally) Linton, hydraulics specialist. I may be contacted at ernest.eaton@ns.sympatico.ca 01/15/2008 @ 08:10 [ref: 19299] |
| william b. doss new holstein, WI | Iwas stationed at Travis afb, 13th aereomed as a medic from 1957 to 1960. Would like to hear from anyone there at that time. 12/05/2007 @ 07:51 [ref: 18801] |
| Jose Atlanta, GA | hi, I will like to know where can I find parts for un Big and strong C131, I will appreciate your information.
Thank you. 12/08/2006 @ 01:35 [ref: 14948] |
| R. Lipking Simi Valley, CA | We had three Convairs at Edwards AFB that I worked on from 1972 to 1973. I think it was 807 that we really fixed up with new carpet, window curtains, and most of the seats were matching. A really good aircraft...I miss hearing those engines rev up. 08/01/2004 @ 03:59 [ref: 7954] |
| Carl Donaldson Portland, OR | I was assigned to the 13th Aeromedical Transport Sq, Travis AFB, Calif. from Apr 62to Oct 65, I wasn't a med tech, but worked in the Orderly Room. I can remember several incidents where sq members showed outstanding performance of their duties. One that stands out in my mind was on a mission to Mountain Home, one of the aircraft lost a prop on take-off. The Pilot (Capt. Simmons ). was able to abort the take-off and land the aircraft safely. 06/28/2004 @ 18:18 [ref: 7713] |
| Carl W. Roth Manomet, MA | I was in the Air National Guard from 1970 to my retirement in 2001, from 1981 to 1987 I was a flight engineer on C131D S/N 54-2809. Is anyone else out there to make that claim to fame?? It was an absolute hoot. The people I met, the places we flew. My fellow crewmembers and I wil not forget "our" airplane.
Carl 05/18/2004 @ 20:08 [ref: 7436] |
| Rich Medina Placerville, CA | I submitted the pic of the C-131 in flight over the San Francisco area. We flew these in our Air Evac missions and was stationed with the 13th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Travis AFB, California. I was there from 1956 to 1958. It was a sweet aircraft and enjoyed my time there. I do not remember any of the Medics that were assigned there with me. If there are any out there you might e-mail me and we can talk. 04/20/2004 @ 15:16 [ref: 7246] |
| James H Robinson Belhaven, NC | We had several of these airplanes at Patrick AFB Florida. They were used for to carry passengers down the missile range when they first arrived. Later they were modified for electronic countermeasures and monitoring of the missile range frequencies. Had one that was empty except for an instrument used to measure refraction of radar signals. Had some flights with people aboard to observe how you could float around weightless. They would take the airplane up to about 30k feet, then start a decent down and you could experence weightless conditions for a minute or so. That was a real thrill. The airplanes used for countermeasures were special built. Inside that is. I was a radio operator and also helped with other duties aboard.
Those C-131's were really a pleasure airplane to fly on. We did all sorts of unusual things, which made it good duty with the Air Force. Sure do enjoy looking back on those memories. Jim Robinson Oh yes the year was about 1954 & 55 08/06/2003 @ 16:17 [ref: 6617] |
| Mike Letalien Lubbock, TX | Interesting photo of C-131 that looks exactly like a B-1B 08/26/2002 @ 13:22 [ref: 5553] |
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