Transport & cargomilitary staff transport aircraft
CC-109 Cosmopolitan
The Canadair CL-66 is a turboprop version of the civilian Convair CV-440 Metropolitan. The CC-109 Cosmopolitan or "Cosmo" in RCAF service became the standard VIP aircraft as well as replacing the Douglas Dakota and the North American B-25 Mitchell in light transport duties. After a lengthy career stretching into the 1990s, the CC-109 was replaced by the CC-142 Dash 8 and CC-144 Challenger.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Canadair
- Category
- Transport & cargo
- Country of origin
- Canada
- First flight
- 1959-02-02
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 280 kt
- Max speed
- 300 kt
- Range
- 1,081 nm
- Service ceiling
- 10,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 200 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 53,200 lb
- Empty weight
- 32,333 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 2,030 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Napier Eland NE1.6 Mk 504A turboprops
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 64
- Length
- 81.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 105.3 ft
- Height
- 28.2 ft
- Number built
- 13
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.