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Douglas C-47 Skytrain is a military transport aircraft originating in United States. The cited manufacturer or builder is Douglas Aircraft Company.
United StatesMilitary transport aircraft
United States
Douglas Aircraft Company
In service
United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators
10,174
23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )
Douglas DC-3
Douglas XCG-17 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas R4D-8
4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator)
28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo
63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)
95 ft 6 in (29.11 m)
17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
987 sq ft (91.7 m 2 )
18,135 lb (8,226 kg)
26,000 lb (11,793 kg)
31,000 lb (14,061 kg)
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)
224 mph (360 km/h, 195 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
160 mph (260 km/h, 140 kn)
1,600 mi (2,600 km, 1,400 nmi) normal range
3,600 mi (5,800 km, 3,100 nmi)
26,400 ft (8,000 m)
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Benin
Biafra
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Brazil
Burma
Cambodia
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jordan
Japan
Kenya
Laos
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Rhodesia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Rhodesia
Romania
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206
3-bladed constant-speed propellers
10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 9 minutes 30 seconds
26.3 lb/sq ft (128 kg/m 2 )
0.0926 hp/lb (0.1522 kW/kg)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
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 | 19.43 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 19.43 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Douglas C-47 Skytrain equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Argentina
Australia
BangladeshNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Fixed Wing Aircraft". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El SalvadorNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Transport". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Laos
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Rwanda
Saudi ArabiaUnited States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators
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