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C-47B-DK · Length
Single source63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Douglas C-47 Skytrain | Ilyushin Il-80 |
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| Type | Military transport aircraft[source] | Airborne command post[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company[source] | Ilyushin[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
C-47B-DK · Wingspan
Single source95 ft 6 in (29.11 m)[source]
C-47B-DK · Height
Single source17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)[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]
C-47B-DK · Wing area
Single source987 sq ft (91.7 m 2 )[source]
C-47B-DK · Service ceiling
Single source26,400 ft (8,000 m)[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] |
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| First flight | 23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )[source] | 5 March 1987[source] |
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| Developed from | Douglas DC-3[source] | Ilyushin Il-86[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] | — |
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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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| Primary user | — | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1992[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | Unlike the standard Il-86 airliner, the Il-80 has two electrical generator pods mounted inboard of the engine nacelles . Each pod is approximately 9.5 metres (32 feet) long and 1.3 metres (4 feet) in diameter. Both pods include landing lights.[source]Ilyushin Il-80 · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage When the present upgrades have reached the end of their life, it is expected that a new airborne command post, based on the Ilyushin Il-96-400M commercial aircraft and delivered as the so-called Doomsday plane , will replace them.[source]Ilyushin Il-80 · Replacement; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage As of 2011 three Il-80s remain in service. They are painted in the classic livery of Aeroflot , the Russian state airline; and carry international civilian registrations RA-86147, RA-86148, and RA-86149. The first Il-80, registration RA-86146, has been photographed without engines and is apparently out of service. As of 2011 the Il-80s remain based at Chkalovsky Airbase, located 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Moscow. The aircraft are rarely observed in operation, though at least one was seen at an air show .[source]Ilyushin Il-80 · Operation; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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