DE HAVILLAND DHC-4 CARIBOU

 

BRAND and MODEL
DE HAVILLAND DHC-4 CARIBOU
TYPE
Military tactical transport
ORIGIN
Canada
ENGINE
Two 1,082 kw (1,450 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 29.15 m (95 ft 7½ in)

Length: 22.13 m (72 ft 7 in)

Height: 9.68 m (31 ft 9 in)

Wing area: 84.73 m² (912 sq ft)

Max cruising speed at 1,981 m (6,500 ft): 348 km/h (216 mph)

Cruising speed at 50% power at sea level: 274 km/h (170 mph)

Cruising speed at 50% power at 2,286 m (7,500 ft): 293 km/h (182 mph)

Stalling speed: 103 km/h (64 mph)

Rate of climb at sea level: 480 m/min (1,575 ft/min)

Service ceiling: 8,445 m (27,700 ft)

Single-engine ceiling: 3,627 m (11,900 ft)

Landing distance over 15 m (50 ft) obstacle: 311 m (1,020 ft)

Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft) obstacle: 311 m (1,020 ft)

Range with 2,337 kg (5,152 lb) payload: 2,060 km (1,280 miles)

Range with 3,910 kg (8,620 lb) payload: 599 km (372 miles)

Empty weight: 7,650 kg (16,865 lb)

Max payload weight: 3,965 kg (8,740 lb)

Loaded weight: 12,928 kg (28,500 lb)

Max permissible weight for ferry flights: 14,197 kg (31,300 lb)

PHOTO
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