RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Museum - Douglas C-47 Dakota
Bill Maloney
3/5/2010

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01 Douglas C-47 Dakota 02 Douglas C-47 Dakota 03 Douglas C-47 Dakota 04 C-47 Dakota Main Gear
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05 C-47 Dakota Tail Wheel 06 Douglas C-47 Dakota 07 Douglas C-47 Dakota 08 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Radial Engine
09C47CabinHeatHeatExchanger 10DouglasC47DakotaNose 11DouglasC47OilCooler 12DouglasC47WheelWell
09 C-47 Cabin Heat Heat Exchanger 10 Douglas C-47 Dakota Nose 11 Douglas C-47 Oil Cooler 12 Douglas C-47 Wheel Well
13DouglasC47Tail 14DouglasC47Elevator 15DouglasC47ElevatorTrimTab 16DouglasC47Tail
13 Douglas C-47 Tail 14 Douglas C-47 Elevator 15 Douglas C-47 Elevator Trim Tab 16 Douglas C-47 Tail

Douglas C-47 Dakota 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 A C-47 Skytrain at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
Douglas DC-3 Dakota C-47 Skytrain
Douglas C-47 Dakota at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada One more C-47 Skytrain right here at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
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

Here's an interesting Youtube DC-3 Dakota video showing the startup of the Dak from a cockpit point of view. One more DC-3 Youtube Video of the Dakota doing a number of low level passes. Sound is a must for this video!

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