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Measured figures
Length
Single source26.19 m (85.9 ft)[source]
C-47B-DK · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | British Aerospace 146 | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
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| Type | Regional Jet Airliner[source] | Military transport aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | British Aerospace BAE Systems Avro International[source] | Douglas Aircraft Company[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)[source]
Maximum take-off; Maximum takeoff weight
Single source38,101 kg (84,000 lb)[source]
Maximum; ) cruise
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.739 (
Single sourceMaximum; ) Max, Mach 0.7 (
Single sourceMaximum; Speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Speed · source measurement 4
Single sourceMaximum; Speed · source measurement 5
Single sourceMach 0.739 (426 kn; 490 mph; 789 km/h) Max, Mach 0.7 (404 kn; 464 mph; 747 km/h) cruise[source]
Cruise; C-47B-DK · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; C-47B-DK · at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Single sourceC-47B-DK · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines takeoff rating
Single sourceC-47B-DK · normal rating at 14,500 ft (4,400 m)
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines 1,200 hp (890 kW) takeoff rating 1,000 hp (750 kW) normal rating at 14,500 ft (4,400 m)[source]
Maximum payload
Single source8,612 kg (18,990 lb)[source]
C-47B-DK · Wing area
Single source987 sq ft (91.7 m 2 )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary users | Mahan Air National Jet Express Pionair Australia[source] | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators[source] |
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| Number built | 394 (BAe 146: 221; Avro RJ: 170; Avro RJX: 3)[source] | 10,174[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1983–2001[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | May 1983[source] | — |
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| First flight | 3 September 1981[source] | 23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )[source] |
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| Wing geometry | 26.34 m (86.4 ft) span, 77.3 m 2 (832 sq ft) area, 8.98 AR[source] | — |
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| OEW | 23,820 kg (52,510 lb)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 11,728 L (3,098 US gal; 2,580 imp gal), option : 12,901 L (3,408 US gal; 2,838 imp gal)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | Douglas DC-3[source] |
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| Variants | — | Douglas XCG-17 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas R4D-8[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 9 minutes 30 seconds[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 26.3 lb/sq ft (128 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.0926 hp/lb (0.1522 kW/kg)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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