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The 3/info/waco" target="_blank">Waco 3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-3A was a United States light troop military glider of World War II.




Design and development


The 3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-3A was the United States Army Air Force's first production troop-carrying glider. 300 3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-3A 9-place gliders were initially ordered, but 200 of these were cancelled. A few of the 100 built by Commonwealth Aircraft (formerly Rearwin Aircraft) were used as trainers for the improved 3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-4A, but most remained in their shipping crates in storage. The production 3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-3A was developed from the experimental XCG-3 which was the only one built by 3/info/waco" target="_blank">Waco and given Army Air Forces Serial No. 41-29617.




Operational history


The 3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-3A became obsolete with the development of the much improved 3/info/waco" target="_blank">Waco designed 3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-4A 15-place glider with its alternate load of military equipment. The 3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-3A did not see any combat and several were used in limited training roles.




Variants


XCG-3 : Prototype 8-seat glider. One built 1942.
3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-3A : Production 9-seat glider. 100 built by Commonwealth Aircraft.




Specifications (3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-3A)



Data from The Concise Guide to American Aircraft of World War IIGeneral characteristics
Crew: 2
Capacity: 7 troops
Length: 43 ft 4 in (13.21 m)
Wingspan: 73 ft 1 in (22.28 m)
Empty weight: 2,044 lb (927 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 4,400 lb (1,996 kg)
Performance

Maximum speed: 120 mph (190 km/h, 100 kn) (under tow)
Cruise speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
Minimum control speed: 38 mph (61 km/h, 33 kn)




See also



Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Airspeed Horsa
Antonov A-7
DFS 230
General Aircraft Hotspur
Gribovsky G-11
Kokusai Ku-8
Schweizer cargo glider designs
Slingsby Hengist
3/info/waco" target="_blank">Waco 3/info/cg" target="_blank">CG-4

Related lists

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




References



Mondey, David (1996). The Concise Guide to American Aircraft of World War II. London: Chancellor Press. ISBN 185152-706-0.
"Transport Gliders: The Rise and Demise of a Weapon:Part Four". Air Enthusiast. Vol. 2, no. 6. June 1972. pp. 318–322.

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