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DH.85 · Length
Single source24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)[source]
C-47B-DK · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | De Havilland Leopard Moth | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
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| Type | Three-seat cabin monoplane[source] | Military transport aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland[source] | Douglas Aircraft Company[source] |
| Primary users | United Kingdom private pilots Australian pilots[source] | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators[source] |
| Number built | 133 |
63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)[source]
DH.85 · 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine
Single source1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 130 hp (97 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]
DH.85 · 550 ft/min (
Single source550 ft/min (2.8 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
10,174[source] |
| Manufactured | 1933-1936[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 8 July 1933[source] | — |
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| First flight | 27 May 1933[source] | 23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )[source] |
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| Capacity | 2 passengers[source] | 28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo[source] |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller[source] | 3-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[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
Single source