General Aircraft Hamilcar
The General Aircraft Limited GAL. 49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War, which was designed to carry heavy cargo, such as the Tetrarch or M22 Locust light tank. When the British airborne establishment was formed in 1940 by the order of Prime Minister Winston Churchill it was decided to develop a large glider which would be able to transport heavy equipment in support of airborne troops. General Aircraft Limited were chosen in January 1941 to develop this glider, which they designated the GAL. 49 'Hamilcar'. It was designed to transport a single light tank or two Universal Carriers. A number of problems, which included vacillation by the War Office on the number of gliders it wanted, and poor management by GAL, led to delays
G.A.L. HamilcarGeneral Aircraft G.A.L.49 HamilcarGeneral Aircraft G.A.L.49 Hamilcar IGeneral Aircraft G.A.L.58 HamilcarGeneral Aircraft G.A.L.58 Hamilcar XGeneral Aircraft GAL.49General Aircraft GAL.49 HamilcarGeneral Aircraft GAL.49 Hamilcar IGeneral Aircraft GAL.50General Aircraft GAL.58 Hamilcar X
Wikipage redirect
133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance1st Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom)1st Argyll and Bute Artillery Volunteers4th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)5th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)6th Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom)Airspeed_HorsaAntonov A-40Baynes BatBlackburn_BeverleyBristol MercuryBristol_SycamoreBritish military aircraft designation systemsCompany of Heroes: Opposing FrontsDouglas_XCG-17Elliotts of NewburyFrederick BrowningG.A.L. HamilcarGeneral Aircraft G.A.L.49 HamilcarGeneral Aircraft G.A.L.49 Hamilcar IGeneral Aircraft G.A.L.58 HamilcarGeneral Aircraft G.A.L.58 Hamilcar XGeneral Aircraft GAL.49General Aircraft GAL.49 HamilcarGeneral Aircraft GAL.49 Hamilcar IGeneral Aircraft GAL.50General Aircraft GAL.58 Hamilcar XGeneral Aircraft HotspurGeneral Aircraft LimitedGlider Pilot RegimentGlider infantryGotha Go 242HamilcarIlyushin Il-32Junkers Ju 322Langley, BerkshireLight Tank Mk VIIILight Tank Mk VII Tetrarch
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
primaryTopic
General Aircraft Hamilcar
The General Aircraft Limited GAL. 49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War, which was designed to carry heavy cargo, such as the Tetrarch or M22 Locust light tank. When the British airborne establishment was formed in 1940 by the order of Prime Minister Winston Churchill it was decided to develop a large glider which would be able to transport heavy equipment in support of airborne troops. General Aircraft Limited were chosen in January 1941 to develop this glider, which they designated the GAL. 49 'Hamilcar'. It was designed to transport a single light tank or two Universal Carriers. A number of problems, which included vacillation by the War Office on the number of gliders it wanted, and poor management by GAL, led to delays
has abstract
General Aircraft G.A.L. 49 Ham ...... 0 przebudowanych z szybowców).
@pl
General Aircraft Hamilcar byl ...... ji prostředků včasné výstrahy.
@cs
Le General Aircraft GAL 49 Ham ...... u du matériel voire 40 hommes.
@fr
The General Aircraft Limited G ...... e the design could see combat.
@en
Дженерал Ейркрафт Гамількар (а ...... р часів Другої світової війни.
@uk
Дженерал Эйркрафт Гамилькар (а ...... ваны в Операции Market Garden.
@ru
ゼネラル・エアクラフト ハミルカー(General Airc ...... ル・バルカの父で、やはり名将であったハミルカル・バルカから。
@ja
manufacturer
number built
production end year
production start year
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,018,103,506
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
airfoil
RAF 34 modified
@en
capacity
payload
@en
empty weight lb
first flight
1942-03-27
height ft
height in
introduced
length ft
lists
* List of aircraft of World War II
* List of World War II military gliders
@en
manufacturer
max speed mph
max speed note
aerotow speed
@en
max takeoff weight lb
more users
never exceed speed mph
number built
primeUnits%3F_
imp
@en
produced
ref
Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1945-1946
@en
similar aircraft
* Ilyushin Il-32 – experimenta ...... tish, flying-wing tank-carrier
@en
span ft
stall speed mph
type
Tank-carrying and heavy loads glider
@en
wikiPageUsesTemplate
wing area sqft
wing loading lb/sqft
comment
General Aircraft G.A.L. 49 Ham ...... rzez Aliantów w okresie wojny.
@pl
General Aircraft Hamilcar byl ...... Page Halifax a Short Stirling.
@cs
Le General Aircraft GAL 49 Ham ...... u du matériel voire 40 hommes.
@fr
The General Aircraft Limited G ...... agement by GAL, led to delays
@en
Дженерал Ейркрафт Гамількар (а ...... р часів Другої світової війни.
@uk
Дженерал Эйркрафт Гамилькар (а ...... ксимальной скоростью 240 км/ч.
@ru
ゼネラル・エアクラフト ハミルカー(General Airc ...... ル・バルカの父で、やはり名将であったハミルカル・バルカから。
@ja
label
GAL 49 Hamilcar
@fr
General Aircraft Hamilcar
@cs
General Aircraft Hamilcar
@de
General Aircraft Hamilcar
@en
General Aircraft Hamilcar
@pl
General Aircraft Hamilcar
@ru
General Aircraft Hamilcar
@uk
ゼネラル・エアクラフト ハミルカー
@ja