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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 3

Capacity: 28 troops

Payload: 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) (8,000 lb/3,700 kg - war emergency)

Length: 63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)

Wingspan: 95 ft 6 in (29.41 m)

Height: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)

Wing area: 987 ft² (91.70 m²)

Empty weight: 17,057 lb (7,760 kg)

Loaded weight: 26,000 lb (11,800 kg)

Max takeoff weight: 31,000 lb (14,000 kg)

Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C "Twin Wasp" 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 224 mph (195 kn, 360 km/h)

Cruise speed: 160 mph (140 kn, 260 km/h)

Range: 1,600 mi (1,400 nmi, 2,600 km)

Service ceiling: 26,400 ft (8,050 m)

Rate of climb: 1,130 ft/min (5.75 m/s)

Wing loading: 26.3 lb/ft² (129 kg/m²)

Power/mass: 0.092 hp/lb (150 W/kg)