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the B-24 was replaced by a hinged metal cap to allow for loading the nose compartment, which in the bomber version can only be reached through a crawlspace under the cockpit floor. A cargo door was added to the port side of the fuselage, just forward of the tail, and a row of windows was fitted along the sides of the fuselage.
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after takeoff in a heavily loaded C-87 when full flaps had to be hastily deployed to increase the aircraft's altitude to avoid the edifice. The aircraft's auxiliary long-range fuel tanks were linked by improvised and often leaky fuel lines that crisscrossed the crew compartment, choking flight crews
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The C-87 could be fitted with removable seats and racks to carry personnel or litters in place of cargo. In its final configuration, the C-87 could carry between 20 and 25 passengers or 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) of cargo. Because of war production bottlenecks and shortages, many C-87 aircraft
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The first C-87 prototype was 41–11608. The design included various modifications, including the elimination of gun turrets and other armament along with the installation of a strengthened cargo floor, including a floor running through the bomb bay. The glazed nose of the bombardier compartment of
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shifted due to improper cargo loading. This longitudinal instability arose from the aircraft's hasty conversion from bomber to cargo transport. Unlike a normal cargo transport, which was designed from the start with a contiguous cargo compartment with a safety margin for fore-and-aft loading
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In 1942 and 1943, several C-87 aircraft were converted into VIP luxury passenger transports by adding insulation, padded seats, dividers, and other accommodations. The modified aircraft was capable of carrying 16 passengers, and given the designation C-87A. One C-87A in particular, serial
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variations, the bomb racks and bomb bays built into the B-24 design were fixed in position, greatly limiting the aircraft's ability to tolerate improper loading. This problem was exacerbated by wartime exigencies and the failure of USAAF Air Transport Command to instruct
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The C-87 did not climb well when heavily loaded, a dangerous characteristic when flying out of the unimproved, rain-soaked airfields of India and China; many were lost on takeoff with the loss of just a single engine. Gann's book recounts a near-collision with the
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were fitted with turbosuperchargers producing lower boost pressure and thus unable to sustain power at the same altitudes as those fitted to B-24s destined for combat use, and ceiling and climb rate were accordingly adversely affected.
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Despite its shortcomings and unpopularity among its crews, the C-87 was valued for the reliability of its Pratt & Whitney engines, superior speed that enabled it to mitigate significantly the effect of head and cross winds, a
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The last development was a Navy contracted, single tail version with an extended fuselage. Built in San Diego, its USN designation was RY-3 and the AAF had order the design as the C-87C. Those were cancelled and allotted to a
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that allowed it to surmount most weather fronts, and range that permitted its crews to fly "pressure-front" patterns that chased favorable winds. The C-87 was never fully displaced on the air routes by the
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Conversions with stretched forward compartment and LB-30 type low altitude power packages. Later PB4Y-2 type power packages and single tail (see RY-3/C-87C). 42–40355. (Total: 1 conversion)
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and flown by formerly civilian crews from U.S. civil transport carriers. The planes were initially used on transoceanic routes too long to be flown by the C-47. After the
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The C-87 was hastily designed in early 1942 to fulfill the need for a heavy cargo and personnel transport with longer range and better high-altitude performance than the
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1,400 mi (2,300 km, 1,200 nmi) at 60% power, 215 mph (187 kn; 346 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
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The C-87 was plagued by numerous problems and suffered from a poor reputation among its crews. Veteran airline pilot and author
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failed to gain altitude after taking off from Sydney's now non-existent runway 22, struck trees and crashed into the ground in
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3,300 mi (5,300 km, 2,900 nmi) at 215 mph (187 kn; 346 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
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Royal Air Force designation for 26 RY-3s supplied under Lend-Lease. The designation meaning "Cargo (aircraft) Mark 9"
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in the C-87's peculiarities. The design's roots as a bomber are also considered culpable for frequently collapsing
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Wendell Willkie arriving in Cairo 1942 on C-87 "Gulliver"... note double cargo door of genuine C-87
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Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Downed Plane, and the Will to Survive.
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fumes and creating an explosion hazard. The C-87 also had a tendency to enter an uncontrollable
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VIP version for 16 passengers, three for the USAAF and three to the United States Navy as RY-1.
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was then used to transport senior members of the Roosevelt administration. In March 1944, the
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and the passengers were high-ranking British and American officers, including Royal Air Force
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On November 30, 1943, a C–87 with a crew of four plus a passenger ran out of fuel flying from
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C-87 Liberator Express takes off from Fort Worth, Texas on a test flight in October 1942.
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United States Navy designation for three former USAAF C-87As fitted for 16 passengers.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20090304014706/http://home.att.net/~jbaugher2/b24_27.html
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The next year, in July 1945 a Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express operated by the
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C-87 pilot's view of Taj Mahal as mentioned in Ernest K. Gann reference, McAvoy/
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28,000 ft (8,500 m) at 56,000 lb (25,000 kg) take-off weight
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turbo-superchargers, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each at 2700 rpm for take-off
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Five former USAAF C-87s fitted for 20 passengers, a further 15 were cancelled.
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in 1942, the C-87 was used for flying war material from India to American and
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USAAF transport variant of the B-24D with seats for 25 passengers, 278 built.
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accidents involving the C-87 or the C-109 occurring between 1942 and 1964.
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300 mph (480 km/h, 260 kn) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
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Three C-87 aircraft were attached to the 8th Bomber Group as transports.
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The worst accident took place 25 July 1944. All 27 on board USAAF C.87
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Five C-87s used for flight engineer training, later designated TB-24D.
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A C-87 with the single tail and seven foot fuselage stretch of the
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The AAF C-87A was an executive transport version of the C-87. The
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Under the Southern Cross: the B-24 Liberator in the South Pacific
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2,910 US gal (11,000 L; 2,420 imp gal)
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Another notable accident took place on 15 April 1957 when C-87
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Royal Air Force designation for C-87s supplied under Lend Lease
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C-87 photo: on unknown remote field from Thomas McAvoy's 1944
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was a fuel-transport converted from existing B-24 Bombers.
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transport aircraft at the time. Production began in 1942.
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C-87 photo: nose loading hatch from Thomas McAvoy's 1944
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Proposed USAAF variant of the RY-3, designation not used.
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The aircraft could also become unstable in flight if its
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C-87 photo with vintage truck from Thomas McAvoy's 1944
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on a goodwill tour of several Latin American countries.
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Military transport aircraft
Manufacturer
Consolidated Aircraft
United States Army Air Forces
Royal Air Force
United States Navy
1942
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
World War II
United States Army Air Forces
Consolidated Aircraft
Fort Worth, Texas
flight engineer
United States Navy
VIP
Royal Air Force
C-109 Liberator
C-47 Skytrain
United States Army Air Forces
Air Force One
Secret Service
Eleanor Roosevelt
damaged B-24D

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