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What if the Curtiss C-46 Commando, a transport aircraft of World War II fame, had been further developed after the war?

Enter the Super Commando, an imaginary development of the C-46 with a high wing and a raised tail for rear loading and parachuting.

This image was created using a C-46 profile and a Fairchild C-123 Provider profile as a basis. I took bits and pieces from each and redrew several elements. I then incorporated all the markings and captions, mostly made from genuine company documents.

But why North American? Because the aeroplane division of the Curtiss-Wright company was absorbed by North American Aviation in the early 1960s. The AC-146K is a 1960s aircraft that could have been used in Viet-Nam for instance.


© Stéphane BEAUMORT / AviaDesign 2012
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:iconelsqiubbonator:
I've been playing around with an idea for an alternate history of aviation where Curtiss-Wright never stopped making aircraft. Any ideas?
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:iconbispro:
Plenty! A good start would be for the company's post-war naval jet fighter projects to come alive... Then in the early 1960s a merger with Martin, and both companies continuing as a major aircraft airframe manufacturer instead of becoming subcontractors!
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:iconelsqiubbonator:
What naval jet fighter projects? AFAIK Curtiss-Wright's only postwar jet project was the XF-87, which was a sluggish underperformer.
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:iconbispro:
There were plenty other projects, several of which I have images of but no designation.
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:iconelsqiubbonator:
This is a rather late reply, but could you upload some of those images? I'd love to see what the company was working on just before it went under.
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:iconbispro:
Not on dA. I'm already tired of all the people stuff that they didn't do themselves, stuff they take "as is" elsewhere and call "art", so I don't want to add to the confusion. Creations or re-creations only on dA!
This being said, if you send me a note with an e-mail address I'll see what I can do...
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:iconelsqiubbonator:
You could always draw your own pictures of them. . .
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:iconcutangus:
*CUTANGUS Jun 24, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Very graceful lines!
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:icongoughan86:
That would surely fool some JMNs; nice one man!
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