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Measured figures
C-46A · Length
Single source76 ft 4 in (23.27 m)[source]
C-47B-DK · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Curtiss C-46 Commando | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
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| Type | Military transport aircraft[source] | Military transport aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss-Wright Higgins Aircraft[source] | Douglas Aircraft Company[source] |
| Status | Active in limited civilian use[source] | In service |
63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)[source]
Cruise; C-46A · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; C-46A · at 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
Single source270 mph (430 km/h, 230 kn) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m)[source]
173 mph (278 km/h, 150 kn)[source]
Cruise; C-47B-DK · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; C-47B-DK · at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Single sourceC-46A · at 173 mph (150 kn; 278 km/h)
Single sourceC-46A · at 237 mph (206 kn; 381 km/h)
Single source3,150 mi (5,070 km, 2,740 nmi) at 173 mph (150 kn; 278 km/h); 1,000 mi (870 nmi; 1,600 km) at 237 mph (206 kn; 381 km/h)[source]
C-47B-DK · normal range
Single sourceFerry; C-47B-DK · Ferry range
Single sourceC-46A · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) each[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Buffalo Airways United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Navy[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 | 3,181[source] | 10,174[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1940–1945[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1941[source] | — |
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| First flight | 26 March 1940[source] | 23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )[source] |
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| Capacity | 40 troops or 30 stretcher patients or 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) cargo[source] | 28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo[source] |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 23017 ; tip: NACA 4410.5[source] | root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206[source] |
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| Propellers | 4-bladed Curtiss Electric constant-speed propellers[source] | 3-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| Time to altitude | 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 17 minutes 24 seconds[source] | 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 9 minutes 30 seconds[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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| 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
Single source