AMilitary transport & logistics
GAZ-53
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AMilitary transport & logistics
BMilitary transport & logistics
Special operations, tactical ISR, Forward Air Control, counter-insurgency.
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source6,395 mm (251.8 in)[source]
U-28A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GAZ-53 | Pilatus U-28 Draco |
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| Manufacturer | GAZ[source] | Pilatus Aircraft (base aircraft), Sierra Nevada Corporation (militarization)[source] |
| Also called | GAZ-52[source] | — |
| Production | 1961–1993[source] | — |
| Assembly | Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)[source] | — |
| Class | Truck[source] | — |
| Body style |
14.4 meters[source]
U-28A · Wingspan
Single source16.23 meters[source]
U-28A · Pilots , 1 Combat Systems Officer (CSO), 1 Tactical Systems Operator (TSO)
Single source2 Pilots , 1 Combat Systems Officer (CSO), 1 Tactical Systems Operator (TSO)[source]
U-28A · Range
Single source1500 nautical miles[source]
U-28A · 1 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-67B turboprop producing
Single source1 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-67B turboprop producing 1200 hp[source]
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2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)[source] |
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| Layout | Front engine layout[source] | — |
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| Engine | 3.5L GAZ-51 I6 (1961-1964, after that only on GAZ-52 variant) 4.3L ZMZ-53 V8 (1964-1993)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual[source] | — |
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| Wheelbase | 3,700 mm (145.7 in)[source] | — |
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| Curb weight | 2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)[source] | — |
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| Predecessor | GAZ-51[source] | — |
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| Successor | GAZ-3307[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Special operations, tactical ISR, Forward Air Control, counter-insurgency.[source] |
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| Issued by | — | United States Special Operations Command[source] |
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| Service | — | Air Force Special Operations Command[source] |
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| Number built | — | 30+, 28 in service as of January 2025[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2006[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Pilatus PC-12[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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