De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou - Specifications (DHC-4A)

Specifications (DHC-4A)

Data from MacDonald Aircraft Handbook.

General characteristics

  • Crew: Three
  • Capacity:
    • 32 troops or
    • 24 fully equipped paratroops or
    • 14 casualty stretchers
  • Payload: 8,000 lb (3,628 kg)
  • Length: 72.58 ft (22.12 m)
  • Wingspan: 95.58 ft (29.13 m)
  • Height: 31.66 ft (9.65 m)
  • Wing area: 912 ft² (84.7 m²)
  • Empty weight: 16,920 lb (7,675 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 28,500 lb (12,927 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt and Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder, 1,450 hp (1,081 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 216 mph (348 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 181 mph (291 km/h)
  • Range: 1,280 mi (2,060 km) (@max payload 240 mi (390 km))
  • Service ceiling: 24,800 ft (7,559 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,355 ft/min (413 m/min)

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