Douglas CG-19


The Douglas CG-19 was a late 1940s assault glider project conceived by the Douglas Aircraft Company.

Development

On January 31, 1946, the United States Army Air Service promulgated a requirement for two new assault gliders, a light glider capable of hauling of military equipment within a long cargo space, and a heavy glider capable of hauling of military equipment within long cargo space. Chase and Douglas were awarded contracts to build 'light glider' prototypes, with the Chase design being designated XCG-18 and the Douglas Model 1028 receiving the XCG-19 designation. The Model 1028/CG-19 utilized aluminum for the construction of the fuselage, and its cargo compartment was ; for loading cargo, the CG-19's rear fuselage was hinged to swing sideways. A mockup of the CG-19 was inspected in March 1947, but when the US Air Force was facing tight budget constraints with respect to the CG-18 and CG-19 designs, it decided to cancel the CG-19 because the CG-18 was nearing completion.

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