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Description
| Manufacturer: | Curtiss |
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| Base model: | C-55 | ||
| Designation: | C-55 | ||
| Nickname: | Commando | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Transport | ||
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| joe , FL | the c-55 was turned over to BOAC ton nov.1941, flown across the atlantic and used on the malta gibraltar run. can anyone give any info. about what route or time the plane took to cross the atlantic ???? 07/12/2008 @ 07:11 [ref: 21859] |
| F.C. Corgi , IA | Also the C-55 has full length fairings over the 'crease' from the double bubble fuselage construction. The fairings were left out from all C-20WB/C-46s. Anyone have any information on when the fairings were eliminated in the 26 CW-20A spec models? 04/07/2008 @ 15:40 [ref: 20380] |
| John D. Voss , CA | The C-55 Commando was the prototype for the C-46. It differed from the C-46 in that it was powered by 1700 hp Wright R-2600's. Production C-46's were powered by 2000 hp P&W R-2800's. Only one C-55 was produced. 03/18/2006 @ 13:49 [ref: 12843] |
