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CL-44 CC-106 Yukon/"Forty-four"
Conceived in 1957, the Yukon was designed as a long range transport based on the Britannia. Equipped to carry 134 passengers and 9 crew, it could also be adapted to carry 80 patients and eleven crew in a casualty evacuation role, or could carry over 27,000kg of cargo.
First flown in November 1959, the Yukon reportedly worked well. It set several world records; it flew from Tokyo to Trenton in 17 hours 3 minutes, flew non-stop over all the provinces in 15 hours, and one stayed airborne 23 hours 51 minutes.
After being retired from RCAF service in 1971, several planes were used by foreign operators as cargo planes.
A second version of the Yukon, nicknamed the "Forty-four", was designed around the same time, intended to handle freight quickly and efficiently, the CL-44 was equipped with a "swing tail" that allowed the rear-fuselage to open at a 90 degree angle. Able to open in 90 seconds, the doors permitted the loading of objects up to 26 metres in length.
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