C-47 aircraft

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
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:height 16 ft 11 in (5.16 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C-47 aircraft
gptkbp:introduced 1941
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:museumDisplay gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dakota
gptkb:Skytrain
gptkbp:notableFeature large cargo door
paratroop jump doors
reinforced floor
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:D-Day_Normandy_landings
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 2
gptkbp:payload 28 troops
14 stretchers (medical evacuation)
up to 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:produced over 10,000 units
gptkbp:range 1,600 mi (2,575 km)
gptkbp:retired varied by country, some still in use
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
cargo transport
medical evacuation
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 24,000 ft (7,300 m)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:usedBy over 90 countries
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:AC-47_Spooky
gptkb:C-53_Skytrooper
gptkb:Dakota_(RAF_designation)
gptkb:R4D_(U.S._Navy_designation)
gptkbp:wingspan 95 ft 0 in (29 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Airborne_Museum_(Sainte-Mère-Église)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7