American Airpower Museum - Other Exhibits / 07 C-47 Dakota Nose
Bill Maloney
7/16/2008

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07 C-47 Dakota Nose

07 C-47 Dakota Nose

Douglas C-47 Skytrain Specifications:

Douglas Navy RD4 C-47 at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA
A Navy version of the Douglas C-47 can be found at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA

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

C-47 Skytrain
Another C-47 Skytrain can be seen at the US Air Force Base in Dayton, OH

This C-47 has speakers on either side and a subwoofer underneath the platform you stand on to look in. A segment of soundtrack from I believe Band Of Brothers is played with the rumbling of radial engines and the thump of flak bursts felt though your feet.