C-47 Dakota

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkbp:capacity 28 troops
6,000 lbs cargo
gptkbp:civilianVersion gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:emptyWeight 8,225 kg
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
gptkbp:firstFlight 1941
gptkbp:height 5.18 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C-47 Dakota
gptkbp:introduced 1941
gptkbp:length 19.66 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 360 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 14,061 kg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Gooney_Bird
gptkb:Skytrain
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkb:D-Day_Normandy_landings
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 10,000
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 2
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:range 2,575 km
gptkbp:retired various dates (still in limited use)
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
cargo transport
medical evacuation
paratroop transport
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 7,315 m
gptkbp:successor gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:R4D_(US_Navy_designation)
gptkb:AC-47_Spooky
gptkb:C-53_Skytrooper
Lisunov Li-2 (Soviet license-built)
gptkbp:wingspan 28.96 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pueblo_Weisbrod_Aircraft_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5