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C-47B-DK · Length
Single source63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Douglas C-47 Skytrain | Game Composites GB1 GameBird |
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| Type | Military transport aircraft[source] | Two-seat aerobatic monoplane[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company[source] | Game Composites[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)[source]
Empty; C-47B-DK · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; C-47B-DK · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; C-47B-DK · Max takeoff weight
Single source18,135 lb (8,226 kg)[source]
26,000 lb (11,793 kg)[source]
31,000 lb (14,061 kg)[source]
Gross; Gross weight
Single source998 kg (2,200 lb)[source]
C-47B-DK · pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator
Single source4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator)[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]
1 × Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A horizontally opposed , six-cylinder aircraft engine
Single source1 × Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A horizontally opposed , six-cylinder aircraft engine , 226 kW (303 hp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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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| Number built | 10,174[source] | at least 107[source] |
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| First flight | 23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )[source] | 15 July 2015[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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| Capacity | 28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] | 4-bladed MT-Propeller MTV-14-B-C/C190-130, 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter clockwise rotation[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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| Designer | — | Philipp Steinbach[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 311 litres (68 imp gal; 82 US gal)[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 433 km/h (269 mph, 234 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +/- 10g[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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