1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum - Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Bill Maloney
9/21/2009

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01DouglasC47Skytrain 02DouglasC47Skytrain 03C47Tail 04C47Rudder
01 Douglas C-47 Skytrain 02 Douglas C-47 Skytrain 03 C-47 Tail 04 C-47 Rudder
05C47TailcontrolSurfacesLocks 06SkytrainElevatorTrimTab 07SkytrainRudderTrimTab 08SkytrainElevator
05 C-47 Tailcontrol Surfaces Locks 06 Skytrain Elevator Trim Tab 07 Skytrain Rudder Trim Tab 08 Skytrain Elevator
09C47MainGear 10C47TailWheel 11C47MainGear 12PrattWhitneyR1830
09 C-47 Main Gear 10 C-47 Tail Wheel 11 C-47 Main Gear 12 Pratt & Whitney R1830
13PrattWhitneyR1830 14PrattWhitneyR1830DataPlate 15PrattWhitneyR1830 16R1830OilCooler
13 Pratt & Whitney R1830 14 Pratt & Whitney R1830 Data Plate 15 Pratt & Whitney R1830 16 R1830 Oil Cooler

Douglas C-47 Skytrain Specifications:

More Douglas C-47 Dakotas, a DC-3 Skytrain, and a Naval RD4
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Another C-47 Skytrain the military version of the DC-3, can be found at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY A Douglas C-47 Skytrain at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH
Douglas DC-3 Douglas RD4, Naval Version of the C-47
A Douglas DC-3 Skytrain New England Air Museum near Hartford, CT A naval version of the Dakota, the RD4 can be found at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA
Douglas C-47 at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, DE Douglas C-47 Skytrain at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
A C-47 Skytrain at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, DE One more C-47 Skytrain right here at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
Douglas C-47 Dakota Douglas DC-3 Dakota
Douglas C-47 Dakota at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada A Douglas DC-3 Dakota at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada
Douglas R4D Skytrain Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas R4D Skytrain at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY A C-47 Skytrain at the MAPS Air Museum in North Canton, OH

Length: 76 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan:
108 feet, 0 inches
Height:
22 feet, 0 inches
Crew:
2
Weight:
Empty - 18,135lbs Max Takeoff - 26,000lbs
Max Speed: 224mph at 8,500 feet
Cruise Speed: 160mph
Range: 3,600 miles
Service Ceiling: 26,400 feet
Fuel Capacity: 804 gallons in wings, optional 900 additional gallons in 9 cabin tanks
Powerplant: Two Pratt & Whitney R1830 radial engines 1,200hp each
Armament:
 None
First Flight : December 17, 1935
Cost: $233,000

 

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