C-47 A

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/C-47_A
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkbp:armament gptkb:none
gptkbp:crew gptkb:3
gptkbp:designated_as gptkb:USAAF
gptkbp:engine_type Radial engine
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1980s
1941
December 23, 1941
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,200 lb
gptkbp:height 16 ft 11 in
5.79 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C-47 A
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1942
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:length 64 ft 10 in
19.81 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:max_speed 227 mph
227 knots
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 1,200 ft
1,500 ft
gptkbp:mission D-Day drop
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Skytrain
gptkbp:number_built over 10,000
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:range 1,600 miles
gptkbp:retired 1970s
gptkbp:retirement_year airborne operations
gptkbp:role gptkb:Company
gptkbp:seating_capacity gptkb:28
6,000 lb
gptkbp:service_ceiling 24,000 ft
gptkbp:services gptkb:1942
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Operation_Anvil
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkbp:wing_area 1,200 ft²
gptkbp:wingspan 28.96 m
95 ft 0 in