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Measured figures
C-47B-DK · Length
Single source63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Douglas C-47 Skytrain | Ilyushin Il-112 |
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| Type | Military transport aircraft[source] | Light military transport[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company[source] | Voronezh[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In development |
24.15 m (79 ft 3 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]
Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source21,000 kg (46,297 lb)[source]
Cruise; C-47B-DK · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; C-47B-DK · at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Single source224 mph (360 km/h, 195 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)[source]
160 mph (260 km/h, 140 kn)[source]
Cruise; Cruise speed
Single source450 km/h (280 mph, 240 kn) to 500 km/h (310 mph; 270 kn)[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]
2 × Klimov TV7-117ST turboprop each
Single source2 × Klimov TV7-117ST turboprop, 2,610 kW (3,500 hp) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | 2 Il-112V prototypes, only 1 flew[source] |
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| First flight | 23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )[source] | 30 March 2019[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] | 5,000 kg (11,000 lb); 44 passengers[source] |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed constant-speed propellers[source] | 6-bladed constant-speed reversible pitch propellers[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 | — | Ilyushin[source] |
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| Built by | — | Voronezh Aircraft Production Association[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2023 (planned)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 7,200 L (1,600 imp gal; 1,900 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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2,400 km (1,500 mi, 1,300 nmi) with 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) load; 1,700 km (1,100 mi; 920 nmi) with max load[source]