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STOL transport aircraft
De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou is a sTOL transport aircraft originating in Canada. The cited manufacturer or builder is de Havilland Canada.
CanadaSTOL transport aircraft
Canada
de Havilland Canada
In limited service
Royal Canadian Air Force United States Army United States Air Force Royal Australian Air Force
307
1958–1968
1961
30 July 1958
RAAF (2009)
de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
2 + loadmaster
30 pax (civil) / 32 troops / 26 fully-equipped paratroops / 22 stretchers, 4 sitting patients and 4 attendants
72 ft 7 in (22.12 m)
95 ft 7.5 in (29.147 m)
31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
912 sq ft (84.7 m 2 )
28,500 lb (12,927 kg)
690 imp gal (830 US gal; 3,100 L)
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,450 hp (1,080 kW) each
187 kn (215 mph, 346 km/h) at 6,500 ft (2,000 m)
158 kn (182 mph, 293 km/h) at 7,500 ft (2,300 m) (maximum & econ)
1,136 nmi (1,307 mi, 2,104 km) with maximum fuel inc. 45 minutes reserve
24,800 ft (7,600 m)
1,355 ft/min (6.88 m/s)
10
centre-section: NACA 64 3 A417.5 ; tip: NACA 63 2 A615
18,260 lb (8,283 kg)
8,740 lb (3,964 kg)
27,000 lb (12,247 kg)
31,300 lb (14,197 kg)
28,500 lb (12,927 kg)
3-bladed Hamilton Standard type 43D50-7107A fully-feathering constant-speed reversible-pitch propellers
59 kn (68 mph, 109 km/h)
208 kn (239 mph, 385 km/h)
8,800 ft (2,700 m)
31.2 lb/sq ft (152 kg/m 2 ) maximum
0.102 hp/lb (0.168 kW/kg)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 22.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 22.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AustraliaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "By type". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
LiberiaReported count for De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (1991), not the article revision. 1991 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Royal Canadian Air Force United States Army United States Air Force Royal Australian Air Force
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (1991), not the article revision. 1991 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.