NEW U.S. CARGO PLANE LEAVES ASSEMBLY LINE. Workers of the Fairchild aircraft corporation in the U.S.

NEW U.S. CARGO PLANE LEAVES ASSEMBLY LINE. Workers of the Fairchild aircraft corporation in the U.S. southeastern state of Maryland push a C-82 Packet onto the field from the assembly line. This huge new U.S. Army plane has a cargo capacity of 2,312 cubic feet (64,73 cu. meters), or 88 per cent as much as a standard railroad boxcar. Its square fuselage, with straight sides, level floor and two huge rear doors, is designed for easy loading. Its floor is the same height as a truckbed, which enables the easy transfer of cargo from a truck to the plane. Motor vehicle can be driven aboard the C-82 under their own power. The Packet's two 2,100-horsepower engines give it a range of 3,500 miles (5,600 km.).