Cessna C-106 Loadmaster (Model P-260)

[airman]

"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] " (from wikipedia english)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_C-106_Loadmaster
Performance was a maximum of 314 km/h , naturally is missing range in km and how many people can be carried this airplane excepting 4 men of crew .

 

[cluttonfred]

Per Aerofiles (same photo)....

C-106 Loadmaster 1943 = 4pChwM rg; two 600hp P&W R-1830; span: 64'8" length: 51'1" load: 5000# v: 195. Light military transport of mixed wood and metal construction. POP: 2 company-owned P-260 prototypes were built and given military designations of C-106 and C-106A for USAAF testing [NX24176, NX44600].

Source: http://aerofiles.com/_cessna.html

And another photo...



Source: https://1000aircraftphotos.com/APS/3130.htm

 

[windswords]

Looks similar to the Kokusai Ki-59:

 

[allysonca]

This model came my way and I was considering trading it... but upon reflection it's kind of neet and unless someone wants to throw a lot of money at me or something really cool, it's a keeper. Never seen one in all my years of collecting, but then again Civil and Pre 1945 was not in my wheel house. Wood construction with a wing span of 20 inches I think it's found a home. Base is most decidedly period as well.

 

[Dynoman]

Cessna C-106A (also known as the P-260)
https://wichita.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15942coll150/id/6608/rec/2

 

[Stargazer]

Cessna C-160A (also known as the P-260)

Typo here. It was the C-106A (not C-160A)

 

[Stargazer]

More pics:

 

[publiusr]

I had no idea Cessna made a plane that large

 

[airman]

Cessna C-160A (also known as the P-260)
https://wichita.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15942coll150/id/6608/rec/2

thanks for document.

 

[Stargazer]

I insist: it was the Cessna C-106A, (in the Army Air Forces' "C-for-cargo" list) and NOT the C-160.
There WAS a Cessna 160 (company designation), which was a short-lived prototype and a totally different thing.

 

[Dynoman]

I insist: it was the Cessna C-106A, (in the Army Air Forces' "C-for-cargo" list) and NOT the C-160.
There WAS a Cessna 160 (company designation), which was a short-lived prototype and a totally different thing.

Yes, you are correct. It was a typo on my part. I changed it to reflect the actual designation in Post #5.

 

[Stargazer]

Cessna Model P-260
Twin Engine, Light Cargo Plane

(prospectus — excerpts)

 

[warspite]

It's very attractive .... kinda reminiscent of the (dreaded) Blackburn Botha ....

 

[airman]

Looks similar to the Kokusai Ki-59:

View attachment 613308

of course, except for fixed landing gear.

 

[Stargazer]

As I mentioned recently in the topic dedicated to Cessna designations, we know that "P-260" applied to the first version [NX24176], which was evaluated (but not purchased) by the U.S. Army Air Forces as the C-106, but there is no indication that it also applied to the second, slightly redesigned prototype [NX44600], which was also evaluated (and also not purchased) as the C-106A.