Cessna 177 Cardinal vs Douglas C-47 Skytrain

ASupport aircraft

Cessna 177 Cardinal

Light utility aircraft

Douglas C-47 Skytrain — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Military transport aircraft

Credit

Airwolfhound · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Cessna 177 CardinalCessna 177B · Length

8.43 m

Length source ↗

Douglas C-47 SkytrainC-47B-DK · Length

19.43 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 99 rows sourced on both sides

8.43mCessna 177B · Length

19.43mC-47B-DK · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.43 m

Cessna 177B · Length

Single source

27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)^[source]

19.43 m

C-47B-DK · Length

Single source

63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)^[source]

10.82mCessna 177B · Wingspan

29.11mC-47B-DK · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.82 m

Cessna 177B · Wingspan

Single source

35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)^[source]

29.11 m

C-47B-DK · Wingspan

Single source

95 ft 6 in (29.11 m)^[source]

2.62mCessna 177B · Height

5.18mC-47B-DK · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.62 m

Cessna 177B · Height

Single source

8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)^[source]

5.18 m

C-47B-DK · Height

Single source

17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)^[source]

1.1t

14.1t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

678 kg

Empty; Cessna 177B · Empty weight

Single source

1,134 kg

Maximum take-off; Cessna 177B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

1,495 lb (678 kg)^[source]

2,500 lb (1,134 kg)^[source]

8,226 kg

Empty; C-47B-DK · Empty weight

Single source

11,793 kg

Gross; C-47B-DK · Gross weight

Single source

14,061 kg

Maximum take-off; C-47B-DK · Max takeoff weight

Single source

18,135 lb (8,226 kg)^[source]

26,000 lb (11,793 kg)^[source]

31,000 lb (14,061 kg)^[source]

1Cessna 177B · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Cessna 177B · Crew

Single source

1^[source]

4 people

C-47B-DK · pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator

Single source

4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator)^[source]

252km/hMaximum; Cessna 177B · Maximum speed

360km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

230 km/h

Cruise; Cessna 177B · Cruise speed

Single source

252 km/h

Maximum; Cessna 177B · Maximum speed

Single source

136 kn (157 mph, 252 km/h)^[source]

124 kn (143 mph, 230 km/h)^[source]

260 km/h

Cruise; C-47B-DK · Cruise speed

Single source

360 km/h

Maximum; C-47B-DK · at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)

Single source

224 mph (360 km/h, 195 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)^[source]

160 mph (260 km/h, 140 kn)^[source]

1,119kmCessna 177B · Range

5,800kmFerry; C-47B-DK · Ferry range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,119 km

Cessna 177B · Range

Single source

604 nmi (695 mi, 1,119 km)^[source]

2,600 km

C-47B-DK · normal range

Single source

5,800 km

Ferry; C-47B-DK · Ferry range

Single source

1,600 mi (2,600 km, 1,400 nmi) normal range^[source]

3,600 mi (5,800 km, 3,100 nmi)^[source]

130kW

890kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

130 kW

Cessna 177B · 1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine

Single source

1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine , 180 hp (130 kW)^[source]

890 kW

C-47B-DK · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines takeoff rating

Single source

750 kW

C-47B-DK · normal rating at 14,500 ft (4,400 m)

Single source

2 × 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]

16.2m²Cessna 177B · Wing area

91.7m²C-47B-DK · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

16.2 m²

Cessna 177B · Wing area

Single source

174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )^[source]

91.7 m²

C-47B-DK · Wing area

Single source

987 sq ft (91.7 m 2 )^[source]

4,500mCessna 177B · Service ceiling

8,000mC-47B-DK · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,500 m

Cessna 177B · Service ceiling

Single source

14,600 ft (4,500 m)^[source]

8,000 m

C-47B-DK · Service ceiling

Single source

26,400 ft (8,000 m)^[source]

4.3m/sCessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.3 m/s

Cessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

Single source

840 ft/min (4.3 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Cessna 177 Cardinal and Douglas C-47 Skytrain configuration
Specification	Cessna 177 Cardinal	Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Type	Light utility aircraft^[source]	Military transport aircraft^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]	Douglas Aircraft Company^[source]
Number built	4,295^[source]	10,174^[source]
Manufactured	1968–1978^[source]	—
Introduction date	1968^[source]	—
First flight	July 15, 1966^[source]	23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )^[source]
Capacity	3 passengers^[source]	28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo^[source]
National origin	—	United States^[source]
Status	—	In service^[source]
Primary users	—	United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators^[source]
Developed from	—	Douglas DC-3^[source]
Variants	—	Douglas XCG-17 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas R4D-8^[source]
Airfoil	—	root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206^[source]
Propellers	—	3-bladed constant-speed propellers^[source]
Time to altitude	—	10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 9 minutes 30 seconds^[source]
Wing loading	—	26.3 lb/sq ft (128 kg/m 2 )^[source]
Power/mass	—	0.0926 hp/lb (0.1522 kW/kg)^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Belgium Reported operator · Benin Reported operator · Biafra Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Burma Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Canada Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · China Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Czechoslovakia Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Finland Reported operator · France Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Guatemala Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Hungary Reported operator · Iceland Reported operator · India Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Japan Reported operator · Kenya Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Madagascar Reported operator · Malawi Reported operator · Mali Reported operator · Mauritania Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Monaco Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Netherlands Reported operator · New Zealand Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Niger Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Northern Rhodesia Reported operator · Norway Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Panama Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Paraguay Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Rhodesia Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Rwanda Reported operator · Saudi Arabia

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Cessna 177 Cardinal

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Type

Light utility aircraft^[source]

Military transport aircraft^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]

Douglas Aircraft Company^[source]

Number built

4,295^[source]

10,174^[source]

Manufactured

1968–1978^[source]

—

Introduction date

1968^[source]

—

First flight

July 15, 1966^[source]

23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )^[source]

Capacity

3 passengers^[source]

28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo^[source]

National origin

—

United States^[source]

Status

—

In service^[source]

Primary users

—

United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators^[source]

Developed from

—

Douglas DC-3^[source]

Variants

—

Douglas XCG-17 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas R4D-8^[source]

Airfoil

—

root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206^[source]

Propellers

—

3-bladed constant-speed propellers^[source]

Time to altitude

—

10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 9 minutes 30 seconds^[source]

Wing loading

—

26.3 lb/sq ft (128 kg/m 2 )^[source]

Power/mass

—

0.0926 hp/lb (0.1522 kW/kg)^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Belgium
Reported operator · Benin
Reported operator · Biafra
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Burma
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Canada
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Czechoslovakia
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Dominican Republic
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Finland
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Guatemala
Reported operator · Haiti
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · Hungary
Reported operator · Iceland
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Japan
Reported operator · Kenya
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Madagascar
Reported operator · Malawi
Reported operator · Mali
Reported operator · Mauritania
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Monaco
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Netherlands
Reported operator · New Zealand
Reported operator · Nicaragua
Reported operator · Niger
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Northern Rhodesia
Reported operator · Norway
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Panama
Reported operator · Papua New Guinea
Reported operator · Paraguay
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Rhodesia
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Rwanda
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia