Douglas C-47A Dakota

Douglas C-47A Dakota Statistics
Dakota 800 navigation trainer
Type	Land based navigational trainer and transport aircraft
Manufacturer	Douglas Aircraft Corporation, Long Beach USA
Ordered	1949
Number purchased	4
First Delivered	01 December 1949
Last Delivered	23 February 1968
Weight	18,190 (empty) 29,300 (loaded)
Dimensions	Wing Span: 95 ft 0 in Length: 64 ft 5 in Height: 16 ft 11 in
Crew	3
Engine	Two 1,200 bhp Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830-92 fourteen cylinder radial
Performance	Initial Rate of Climb: 1,160 ft per minute Ceiling: 24,000 ft Speed: 229 mph Range: 1,500 miles
Armament	Nil
Operated by	RAAF as WW2 transport, RAN as navigational trainer at Naval Air Station Nowra

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