C-47 Skytrain

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkbp:capacity 6,000 lb
gptkbp:category gptkb:aircraft
World War II bombing
twin-engine propeller aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:cruiseSpeed 160 mph (257 km/h)
gptkbp:emptyWeight 18,135 lb (8,227 kg)
gptkbp:enginePower 1,200 hp (895 kW) each
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
gptkbp:firstFlight December 23, 1941
gptkbp:fuselageMaterial aluminum
gptkbp:height 16 ft 11 in (5.16 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C-47 Skytrain
gptkbp:introduced 1941
gptkbp:landingGear tailwheel type
gptkbp:length 64 ft 5 in (19.6 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 224 mph (360 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 26,000 lb (11,793 kg)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dakota
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:D-Day_Normandy_landings
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 10,000
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 2
gptkbp:paratrooperCapacity 28 paratroopers
gptkbp:payload 6,000 lb (2,700 kg)
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:range 1,600 mi (2,575 km)
gptkbp:retired 1970s (USAF)
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 28 troops
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 24,000 ft (7,300 m)
gptkbp:status retired (military), some in civilian use
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar
gptkbp:tailNumber various
gptkbp:usedBy over 90 countries
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Dakota
gptkb:AC-47_Spooky
gptkb:C-53_Skytrooper
gptkb:R4D
gptkbp:wingspan 95 ft 0 in (29 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4