Laister-Kauffman CG-10 - Wikipedia

CG-10
CG-10A
General information
Type	Transport Glider
Designer	Laister-Kauffman
Primary user	USAAF
Number built	5
History
First flight	1943

The Laister-Kauffman CG-10 was an American military transport glider aircraft developed during World War II.

Design and development

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The development version was known as XCG-10. This version could carry 30 troops. It was accepted on October 4, 1943. The first test tow flight took place on November 6, 1943. The second version, XCG-10A, increased seating capacity to 42 and added a rear loading door.[1][2] Cargo capacity was up to 6 short tons (5.4 t).

The production version, CG-10A, had an initial order of 990 with the intention of being used for the planned invasion of Japan. 90 were on the production line of St. Louis, Missouri , when the program was cancelled. Laister-Kauffman considered fitting the planes with two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 engines but this plan never came to fruition.[2]

Specifications (XCG-10A)

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Data from Fighting Gliders of World War II,[3] United States Military Aircraft: CG = Transport Glider (1941-1955),[2] Popular Science February 1945 : What's New in Aviation[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 42 troops / 2½-ton truck / two 105mm M2 howitzers / one M1 155 mm Long Tom howitzer / one M2 howitzer with a 1-ton 4 x 4 truck / 10,850 lb (4,921 kg) payload
• Length: 67 ft (20 m)
• Wingspan: 105 ft (32 m)
• Height: 26 ft 3.6 in (8.016 m)
• Cargo compartment:

• Length: 30 ft (9 m)
• Width: 8 ft 6 in (3 m)
• Height: 6 ft 8.4 in (2 m)

• Wing area: 1,180 sq ft (110 m2)
• Aspect ratio: 8.15
• Airfoil: root: NACA 23018; tip: NACA 4412[5]
• Empty weight: 12,150 lb (5,511 kg)
• Gross weight: 23,000 lb (10,433 kg)

Performance

• Stall speed: 75 mph (121 km/h, 65 kn) flaps up

62–70 mph (54–61 kn; 100–113 km/h) flaps down

• Never exceed speed: 180 mph (290 km/h, 160 kn)

140 mph (122 kn; 225 km/h) flaps down

See also

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Related lists

• List of aircraft of World War II
• List of World War II military gliders

Operators

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• United States Army Air Forces

References

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1. ^ Norton, Bill. American Military Gliders of World War II: Development, Training, Experimentation, and Tactics of All Aircraft Types. Atglen, PA: Shiffer Publishing, Ltd. p. 210.
2. ^ a b c Heyman, Jos. "United States Military Aircraft: CG = Transport Glider (1941-1955)" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
3. ^ Mrazek, James E. (1 January 1977). Fighting Gliders of World War II (1st ed.). London: St. Martin's Press. pp. 121–123. ISBN 978-0-312-28927-0.
4. ^ "What's New in Aviation". Popular Science. February 1945. p. 85. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
5. ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

v t e Laister and Laister-Kauffman aircraft
Yankee Doodle Yankee Doodle 2 LK-10 LP-15 Nugget LP-46 LP-49 Military designations TG-4 CG-10

v t e USAAC/USAAF/USAF glider aircraft designations 1924–1962, Tri-Service designations 1962–present
USAAC/USAAF sequences(1924–1947)	Assault glider AG-1 AG-2 Bomb glider BG-1 BG-2 BG-3 Cargo glider CG-1 CG-2 CG-3 CG-4 CG-5 CG-6 CG-7 CG-8 CG-9 CG-10 CG-11 CG-12 CG-13 CG-14 CG-15 CG-16 CG-17 CG-18 CG-19 CG-20 Fuel glider FG-1 Powered glider PG-1 PG-2 PG-3 Training glider TG-1 TG-2 TG-3 TG-4 TG-5 TG-6 TG-7 TG-8 TG-9 TG-10 TG-11 TG-12 TG-13 TG-14 TG-15 TG-16 TG-17 TG-18 TG-19 TG-20 TG-21 TG-22 TG-23 TG-24 TG-25 TG-26 TG-27 TG-28 TG-29 TG-30 TG-31 TG-32 TG-33
1948 USAF redesignations	G-2 G-3 G-4 G-10 G-13 G-14 G-15 G-18 G-20
Tri-Service sequence(1962–present)	G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4 G-5 G-6 G-7 G-8 G-9 G-10 G-11 G-12 G-131 G-14 G-15A/B G-16
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