title: Waco C-62
text: # Waco C-62
  
  The Waco C-62 was a proposed high wing transport airplane similar in size and capacity to the Douglas DC-3. 13 pre-production aircraft were ordered in October 1941, with a contract for 240 production models awarded in early 1942; however, the project was canceled in September 1943 in favor of the Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan before any aircraft were built.
  
  ## Specifications
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: Two
  * Capacity: 22 soldiers or 4,400 pounds (2,000 kg) cargo
  * Length: 73 ft 10 in (22.5 m)
  * Wingspan: 100 ft 0 in (30.48 m)
  * Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
  * Empty weight: 21,660 lb (9,825 kg)
  * Max takeoff weight: 29,500 lb (13,381 kg)
  * Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-39 radial engines, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 150 mph (241 km/h, 130 kn)
  * Range: 600 mi (966 km, 522 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 17,001 ft (5,182 m)
  