Prime
contractor |
de
Havilland Canada |
Primary
task |
Tactisch
STOL transport |
Type
airplane |
Militair
vracht vliegtuig |
Length |
22.13
meters |
Height |
9.68
meters |
Wingspan |
29.15
meters |
Wing
surface |
84.7
m2 |
Aspect
ratio |
|
Pijlstelling |
|
V-Stelling |
|
Engines |
2x Pratt
& Whitney R2000 Twin Wasp radial |
Thrust |
1450
hp each engine |
Weight
(empty) |
8233
kgs |
Weight
(start, maximum, MTOW) |
12927
kgs |
Weight
(landing, maximum) |
|
Required
runway length (start) |
|
Required
runway length (landing) |
|
Cruise
speed |
293
km/h |
Maximum
speed |
348
km/h |
Ceiling |
24.800
ft (7559 meters) |
Maximum
range |
2100
kms |
Fuel
capacity |
|
Air-to-air-refueling
+ capacity |
|
Passengers |
32 passangers
or 36 paratroopers |
Payload |
3628
kgs |
Armament |
|
Maximum
weapon load |
|
Maximum
G resistance |
|
Radar |
|
Sensors |
|
Avionics |
|
Type
flight controls |
|
Landing
gear |
|
Versions |
|
Manufactured |
|
Crew |
3 |
Costs |
|
Overall
flight hours |
|
First
flight |
30 July
1958 |
Operational
since |
|
Successor
of |
C-47
Dakota |
Comparable
aircraft |
|
Users
(current and future) |
Some
like: Australia, Canada, Spain, Sweden, United States |
Status |
in service |