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DHC-4A · Length
Single source72 ft 7 in (22.12 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou | Pilatus PC-24 |
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| Type | STOL transport aircraft[source] | Light business jet[source] |
| National origin | Canada[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland Canada[source] | Pilatus Aircraft[source] |
| Status | In limited service[source] | In production |
16.85 m (55 ft 3 in)[source]
Maximum take-off; DHC-4A · Max takeoff weight
Single source28,500 lb (12,927 kg)[source]
Cruise; DHC-4A · at 7,500 ft (2,300 m) (maximum & econ)
Single sourceMaximum; DHC-4A · at 6,500 ft (2,000 m)
Single source187 kn (215 mph, 346 km/h) at 6,500 ft (2,000 m)[source]
158 kn (182 mph, 293 km/h) at 7,500 ft (2,300 m) (maximum & econ)[source]
Cruise; Cruise speed
Single source810 km/h (510 mph, 440 kn)[source]
DHC-4A · with maximum fuel inc. 45 minutes reserve
Single source1,136 nmi (1,307 mi, 2,104 km) with maximum fuel inc. 45 minutes reserve[source]
DHC-4A · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,450 hp (1,080 kW) each[source]
2 × Williams FJ44-4A turbofans thrust each
Single source2 × Williams FJ44-4A turbofans , 15 kN (3,400 lbf) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Royal Canadian Air Force United States Army United States Air Force Royal Australian Air Force[source] | Qatar Emiri Air Force PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service[source] |
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| Number built | 307[source] | 212 (Q1 2024)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1958–1968[source] | 2015–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1961[source] | 1 April 2018[source] |
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| First flight | 30 July 1958[source] | 11 May 2015[source] |
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| Retired | RAAF (2009)[source] | — |
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| Developed into | de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 30 pax (civil) / 32 troops / 26 fully-equipped paratroops / 22 stretchers, 4 sitting patients and 4 attendants[source] | 10 passengers[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 690 imp gal (830 US gal; 3,100 L)[source] | 2,705 kg (5,964 lb), 888.5 US gal (3,363 L)[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 10[source] | 9.35[source] |
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| Airfoil | centre-section: NACA 64 3 A417.5 ; tip: NACA 63 2 A615[source] | — |
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| Basic operating weight | 18,260 lb (8,283 kg)[source] | — |
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| Maximum zero fuel weight | 27,000 lb (12,247 kg)[source] | — |
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| Maximum permissible weight for ferry missions | 31,300 lb (14,197 kg)[source] | — |
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| Maximum landing weight | 28,500 lb (12,927 kg)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed Hamilton Standard type 43D50-7107A fully-feathering constant-speed reversible-pitch propellers[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 59 kn (68 mph, 109 km/h)[source] | 154 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 208 kn (239 mph, 385 km/h)[source] | — |
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| Service ceiling on one engine | 8,800 ft (2,700 m)[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 31.2 lb/sq ft (152 kg/m 2 ) maximum[source] | 259 kg/m 2 (53 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | 0.102 hp/lb (0.168 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Cabin | — | 7.01 m × 1.69 m × 1.55 m long × wide × high ( 23 ft 0 in × 5 ft 7 in × 5 ft 1 in)[source] |
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| Cabin altitude | — | 2,438 m at 13,716 m (8,000 ft at 45,000 ft), 8.78 psi (0.605 bar)[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 45,000 ft (14,000 m) 27.1 mins[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 0.58 kg/km (2.1 lb/mi) Mach 0.72/416 kn (770 km/h) cruise, 15,375 lb (6,974 kg) weight, FL 450, ISA+3C[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.36[source] |
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| Take-off | — | 942 m; 3,091 ft (MTOW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)[source] |
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| Landing | — | 734 m; 2,408 ft (Over 50 ft obstacle, MLW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)[source] |
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