MacArthur's Airmen C-47 “Skytrain”
| Manufacturer: |
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Douglas |
| Purpose: |
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Transport |
| Number produced: |
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more than 10,000 |
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Capacity: 28 troops
- Payload: 6,000 lb of cargo
- Length: 63 ft 9 in
- Wingspan: 95 ft 6 in
- Height: 17 ft 0 in
- Wing area: 987 ft²
- Empty weight: 18,135 lb
- Max takeoff weight: 31,000 lb
- Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C "Twin Wasp" 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,200 hp ea.
Performance
- Maximum speed: 224 mph
- Cruise speed: 160 mph
- Range: 1,600 mi
- Service ceiling: 26,400 ft
- Wing loading: 26.3 lb/ft²
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