Douglas AC-47 Spooky - Specifications (AC-47)

Specifications (AC-47)

General characteristics

• Crew: 8:
• Length: 64 ft 5 in (19.6 m)
• Wingspan: 95 ft 0 in (28.9 m)
• Height: 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
• Wing area: 987 ft² (91.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 18,080 lb (8,200 kg)
• Loaded weight: 33,000 lb (14,900 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 kn (230 mph, 375 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 150 kn (175 mph, 280 km/h)
• Range: 1,890 nmi (2,175 mi, 3,500 km)
• Service ceiling: 24,450 ft (7,450 m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
• Wing loading: 33.4 lb/ft² (162.5 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (240 W/kg)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 3× 7.62 mm General Electric GAU-2/M134 miniguns, 2,000 rpm or
  • 10× .30 in Browning AN/M2 machine guns
• 48 × Mk 24 flares