BRAND and MODEL
DOUGLAS DC-3 / C-47
TYPE
Commercial airliner / military transport
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE
(DC-3A) Two 895 kw (1,200 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engines; or
(DC-3B) Two 821 kw (1,100 hp) Wright GR-1820-G102 Cyclone nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 28.96 m (95 ft)
Length: 19.66 m (64 ft 6 in)
Height: 5.16 m (16 ft 11½ in)
Wing area: 91.7 m² (980.7 sq ft)
Max speed: 346 km/h (215 mph)
Max cruising speed: 312 km/h (194 mph)
Economical cruising speed at 1,829 m (6,000 ft): 266 km/h (165 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 324 m/min (1,070 ft/min)
Service ceiling: 6,675 m (21,900 ft)
Range with max payload: 563 km (350 miles)
Range with max fuel: 2,430 km (1,510 miles)
Empty weight: 8,030 kg (16,720 lb)Max payload weight: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb)
Loaded weight: 12,700 kg (28,000 lb)
PHOTO
Airliners.net:Source of phothograph
