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Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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SR20-G3 · Length
Single source26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)[source]
C-47B-DK · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cirrus SR20 | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light aircraft[source] | Military transport aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cirrus Aircraft[source] | Douglas Aircraft Company[source] |
| Number built | 2,084 (through 2025)[source] | 10,174[source] |
| Manufactured | 1999–present[source] | — |
63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)[source]
SR20-G3 · 1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine
Single source1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine , 200 hp (150 kW)[source]
C-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]
SR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (
Single source828 ft/min (4.21 m/s)[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.
| First flight |
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21 March 1995[source] |
23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )[source] |
| Developed into | Cirrus SR22[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)[source] | 28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo[source] |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | 3-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| Stall speed | 56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS[source] | — |
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| National origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary users | — | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators[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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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206[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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Maximum take-off; C-47B-DK · Max takeoff weight
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