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

• Crew: 4
• Capacity: 2,440 lb
• Length: 51 ft 1 in (15.57 m)
• Wingspan: 64 ft 8 in (19.71 m)
• Empty weight: 9,800 lb (4,445 kg)
• Gross weight: 14,800^[3] lb (6,713 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340^[1][4] air-cooled radial piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 195 mph (314 km/h, 169 kn)

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States

References

Notes

1. Andrade 1979, p. 84
2. "American airplanes - Cessna". www.aerofiles.com. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
3. American Military Transport Aircraft Since 1925: E.R. Johnson, Lloyd S. Jones, p.172
4. 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.