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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | R4D | ||
| Designation: | R4D | ||
| Version: | -5 | ||
| Nickname: | Skytrain | ||
| Equivalent to: | C-47A C47AC-47A | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1931-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Transport |
Specifications
| Length: | 63' 3" | 19.2 m | |
| Height: | 17' | 5.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 95' 0" | 28.9 m | |
| Wingarea: | 987.0 sq ft | 91.6 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 16,578 lb | 7,518 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 29,000 lb | 13,151 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1830-92 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,975 miles | 3,180 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 135 mph | 217 km/h | 117 kt |
| Max Speed: | 227 mph | 365 km/h | 197 kt |
| Climb: | 940 ft/min | 286 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 22,500 ft | 6,857 m | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Sharon Moore Colquhoun Yardville, NJ | My father, Cliff Moore, was a member of VMR-352 of the USMC's III Marine AirWing. According to his flight book, he flew in the following R4D-5s:
17092 17093 17127 17194 17195 09/27/2006 @ 07:57 [ref: 14299] |
| Greg Dowd Mt Pleasant Mills, PA | Suprised to see no comment that this particular R4D-5 BuNo 12418 assigned to VX-6, the "Que Sera Sera", was in fact the first aircraft to land at the South Pole with Navy pilot LCDR Gus Shinn at the controls. Happen to have this aircraft in my logbook having flown it a number of times during DeepFreez III ('57 to '58). 12/30/2005 @ 08:28 [ref: 12049] |
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