Douglas C-47 Skytrain vs Shaanxi KJ-2000

Douglas C-47 Skytrain — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Military transport aircraft

Credit

Airwolfhound · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSupport aircraft

Shaanxi KJ-2000

Airborne early warning and control

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 105 rows sourced on both sides

19.43mC-47B-DK · Length

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

19.43 m

C-47B-DK · Length

Single source

63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)^[source]

29.11mC-47B-DK · Wingspan

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Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

29.11 m

C-47B-DK · Wingspan

Single source

95 ft 6 in (29.11 m)^[source]

5.18mC-47B-DK · Height

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Height

All recorded figures & sources

5.18 m

C-47B-DK · Height

Single source

17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)^[source]

14.1t

175tMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8,226 kg

Empty; C-47B-DK · Empty weight

Single source

11,793 kg

Gross; C-47B-DK · Gross weight

Single source

14,061 kg

Maximum take-off; C-47B-DK · Max takeoff weight

Single source

18,135 lb (8,226 kg)^[source]

26,000 lb (11,793 kg)^[source]

31,000 lb (14,061 kg)^[source]

175,000 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

175,000 kg (385,809 lb)^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

4 people

C-47B-DK · pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator

Single source

4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator)^[source]

360km/h

850km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

260 km/h

Cruise; C-47B-DK · Cruise speed

Single source

360 km/h

Maximum; C-47B-DK · at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)

Single source

224 mph (360 km/h, 195 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)^[source]

160 mph (260 km/h, 140 kn)^[source]

850 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)^[source]

5,800kmFerry; C-47B-DK · Ferry range

5,500km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

2,600 km

C-47B-DK · normal range

Single source

5,800 km

Ferry; C-47B-DK · Ferry range

Single source

1,600 mi (2,600 km, 1,400 nmi) normal range^[source]

3,600 mi (5,800 km, 3,100 nmi)^[source]

5,500 km

Range

Single source

470 km

range of

Single source

5,500 km (3,400 mi, 3,000 nmi)^[source]

range of 470 km (290 mi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design · It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).

890kW

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

890 kW

C-47B-DK · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines takeoff rating

Single source

750 kW

C-47B-DK · normal rating at 14,500 ft (4,400 m)

Single source

2 × 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]

91.7m²C-47B-DK · Wing area

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Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

91.7 m²

C-47B-DK · Wing area

Single source

987 sq ft (91.7 m 2 )^[source]

8,000mC-47B-DK · Service ceiling

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Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

8,000 m

C-47B-DK · Service ceiling

Single source

26,400 ft (8,000 m)^[source]

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7hand

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

7 h

and

Single source

7 h

Endurance

Disputed

7 hours and 40 minutes^[source]

Endurance: 7 hours^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications · Endurance: 7 hours and 40 minutes

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Shaanxi KJ-2000 configuration
Specification	Douglas C-47 Skytrain	Shaanxi KJ-2000
Type	Military transport aircraft^[source]	Airborne early warning and control^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	China^[source]
Manufacturer	Douglas Aircraft Company^[source]	Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation CETC (avionics) NRIET (radar)^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	Active^[source]
Primary users	United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators^[source]	—
Number built	10,174^[source]	5 estimated as of 2008^[source]
First flight	23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )^[source]	March 23, 2003^[source]
Developed from	Douglas DC-3^[source]	Ilyushin Il-76^[source]
Variants	Douglas XCG-17 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas R4D-8^[source]	—
Capacity	28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo^[source]	—
Airfoil	root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206^[source]	—
Propellers	3-bladed constant-speed propellers^[source]	—
Time to altitude	10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 9 minutes 30 seconds^[source]	—
Wing loading	26.3 lb/sq ft (128 kg/m 2 )^[source]	—
Power/mass	0.0926 hp/lb (0.1522 kW/kg)^[source]	—
Primary user	—	People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)^[source]
Successors	—	KJ-3000^[source]
Range against fighter sized targets	—	470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)^[source]
Range against ballistic missiles	—	1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)^[source]
Max simultaneous targets tracked	—	60–100^[source]
Source measurement	—	The Chinese AWACS has a phased array radar (PAR) system carried in a disc-shaped radome . Unlike the American E-3 Sentry and the Russian Beriev A-50 , two AWACS aircraft comparable in size and both with a 9-metre-diameter (30 ft) rotating radome (rotodome) to provide 360‑ degree scanning, the radome of the Chinese AWACS is stationary. Instead, the three PAR modules are placed in an equilateral triangle configuration inside the 14-metre-diameter (46 ft) round radome, each covering a 120-degree spherical sector to provide full 360‑degree coverage.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The radar is designated K/LLQF01 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. The multi-function, three-dimensional pulse-Doppler radar was developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology (NRIET), a subsidiary of the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The PLAAF's first AWACS regiment was established at a small and remote airfield in southern China, for security reasons, during late 2004. The commander appointed to the regiment was Zhang Guangjian (张广建), a pilot with over 6,000 hours of flight time on various aircraft including the Il-76. The base was re-built and re-equipped for handling the KJ-2000, the first of which reached the base in 2005. A mixed fleet of KJ-2000 and the smaller KJ-200 have been operated at the base.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In 2013, a 24-hour coverage drill was held using three KJ-2000s that covered northwest China, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Max takeoff weight: 175,000 kg (385,809 lb)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Maximum speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 5,500 km (3,400 mi, 3,000 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Endurance: 7 hours and 40 minutes^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range against fighter sized targets: 470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range against ballistic missiles: 1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage
Frequency range	—	frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design · It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).
Reported operators	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Belgium Reported operator · Benin Reported operator · Biafra Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Burma Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Canada Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · China Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Czechoslovakia Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Finland Reported operator · France Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Guatemala Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Hungary Reported operator · Iceland Reported operator · India Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Japan Reported operator · Kenya Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Madagascar Reported operator · Malawi Reported operator · Mali Reported operator · Mauritania Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Monaco Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Netherlands Reported operator · New Zealand Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Niger Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Northern Rhodesia Reported operator · Norway Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Panama Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Paraguay Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Rhodesia Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Rwanda Reported operator · Saudi Arabia	—

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Shaanxi KJ-2000

Type

Military transport aircraft^[source]

Airborne early warning and control^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

China^[source]

Manufacturer

Douglas Aircraft Company^[source]

Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation CETC (avionics) NRIET (radar)^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Active^[source]

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]

5 estimated as of 2008^[source]

First flight

23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )^[source]

March 23, 2003^[source]

Developed from

Douglas DC-3^[source]

Ilyushin Il-76^[source]

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]

—

Propellers

3-bladed constant-speed propellers^[source]

—

Time to altitude

10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 9 minutes 30 seconds^[source]

—

Wing loading

26.3 lb/sq ft (128 kg/m 2 )^[source]

—

Power/mass

0.0926 hp/lb (0.1522 kW/kg)^[source]

—

Primary user

—

People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)^[source]

Successors

—

KJ-3000^[source]

Range against fighter sized targets

—

470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)^[source]

Range against ballistic missiles

—

1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)^[source]

Max simultaneous targets tracked

—

60–100^[source]

Source measurement

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The Chinese AWACS has a phased array radar (PAR) system carried in a disc-shaped radome . Unlike the American E-3 Sentry and the Russian Beriev A-50 , two AWACS aircraft comparable in size and both with a 9-metre-diameter (30 ft) rotating radome (rotodome) to provide 360‑ degree scanning, the radome of the Chinese AWACS is stationary. Instead, the three PAR modules are placed in an equilateral triangle configuration inside the 14-metre-diameter (46 ft) round radome, each covering a 120-degree spherical sector to provide full 360‑degree coverage.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The radar is designated K/LLQF01 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. The multi-function, three-dimensional pulse-Doppler radar was developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology (NRIET), a subsidiary of the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The PLAAF's first AWACS regiment was established at a small and remote airfield in southern China, for security reasons, during late 2004. The commander appointed to the regiment was Zhang Guangjian (张广建), a pilot with over 6,000 hours of flight time on various aircraft including the Il-76. The base was re-built and re-equipped for handling the KJ-2000, the first of which reached the base in 2005. A mixed fleet of KJ-2000 and the smaller KJ-200 have been operated at the base.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

In 2013, a 24-hour coverage drill was held using three KJ-2000s that covered northwest China, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea.^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Max takeoff weight: 175,000 kg (385,809 lb)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Maximum speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Range: 5,500 km (3,400 mi, 3,000 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Endurance: 7 hours and 40 minutes^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Range against fighter sized targets: 470 km (290 mi; 250 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Range against ballistic missiles: 1,200 km (750 mi; 650 nmi)^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Frequency range

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frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz^[source]Shaanxi KJ-2000 · Design · It is designed to detect and track airborne and surface targets, operating in the frequency range of 1200–1400 MHz, and has a maximum aerial detection range of 470 km (290 mi).

Reported operators

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Belgium
Reported operator · Benin
Reported operator · Biafra
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Burma
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Canada
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Czechoslovakia
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Dominican Republic
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Finland
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Guatemala
Reported operator · Haiti
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · Hungary
Reported operator · Iceland
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Japan
Reported operator · Kenya
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Madagascar
Reported operator · Malawi
Reported operator · Mali
Reported operator · Mauritania
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Monaco
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Netherlands
Reported operator · New Zealand
Reported operator · Nicaragua
Reported operator · Niger
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Northern Rhodesia
Reported operator · Norway
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Panama
Reported operator · Papua New Guinea
Reported operator · Paraguay
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Rhodesia
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Rwanda
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia

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