
THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - C-47TP TURBO DAKOTA
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 2 x P&W PT6A AR turboprops
Speed: 368 kph, 229mph mph
Range: 2 810km, 1,746miles
Seats: 2+34
Length: 20.68m, 67ft 9in
Span: 28.96m, 0ft
Empty Weight: 7 144kg, 15,750lb
Max T/O Weight: 13 041kg, 28,750lb
C-47TP Turbo Dakota

Status: Current
Manufacturer: Douglas
Country of Manufacture: United States
Role: Light Tranport
The most widely used transport aircraft of World War Two, the DC3/C47 has been in SAAF service since 1943. In the early 1990s several were modernised with, inter alia ,turboprops replacing the piston engines and a fuselage extension.
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