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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 | MC 55A Peregrine |
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| Type | Military transport aircraft[source] | Reconnaissance Aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company[source] | Gulfstream Aerospace (airframe) L3Harris Technologies[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
29.4 m[source]
C-47B-DK · Height
Single source17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)[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]
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] | 4 Aircraft[source] |
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| First flight | 23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Douglas DC-3[source] | Gulfstream G550[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 | — | Royal Australian Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 22 January 2026[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 2 × Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan engines[source] |
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| Mission Endurance | — | Up to 15 hours[source] |
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| Primary Systems | — | SIGINT/ELINT sensor arrays Multi‑band AESA radar Secure satellite communications Onboard data‑processing suite Ground Data Processing Systems[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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