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Description
| Notes: C-117D modified for navigation training (3 CREW, 8 STUDENTS) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Douglas | |
| Base model: | C-117 | |
| Designation: | TC-117 | |
| Version: | D | |
| Nickname: | Skytrooper | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Trainer | |
| Crew: | Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 67' 9" | 20.6 m | |
| Height: | 18' 3" | 5.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 90' | 27.4 m | |
| Wingarea: | 969.0 sq ft | 90.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 19,537 lb | 8,860 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 31,000 lb | 14,058 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-80 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1475 | ||
Performance
| Cruise Speed: | 251 mph | 404 km/h | 218 kt |
| Max Speed: | 270 mph | 434 km/h | 234 kt |
| Climb: | 1,300 ft/min | 396 m/min | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Gary Herron Midlothian, TX | Plane Captain TC 117D & T 29 1966-67. I feel the same about the 117. She was reliable and always got us home. 05/07/2007 @ 11:03 [ref: 16422] |
| MICHAEL HEALY LONGVIEW, TX | I was stationed at NAS Corpus Christi - VT-29 - from Aug. 1968 thru Jan. 1972 as ADR3, Aircrew Plane Captain, NATOPS evaluator on TC-117D and T-29B aircraft. My favorite was the "Gooney Bird", she was slower and lacked some of the creature comforts of the T-29, namely pressurization and air conditioning which is considered "Life Support" in south Texas, but she was always 100% reliable, we always made it home. She had little quirks; in winter the relief tube would freeze, which made it mandatory to use the "Honey Bucket", and the cockpit heat would bake you from the waist up but freeze your feet. When I was offered the choice I always opted for the TC-117D. She is like a good country girl; Rugged, Reliable, Trusting and Forgiving. They don't make like that anymore. 06/02/2004 @ 17:43 [ref: 7533] |
