Douglas C-47 (Skytrain / Dakota) vs Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando Comparison

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Direct side-by-side comparison of two aircraft.

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Subjects

Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota Mk I
Medium Transport Aircraft

Curtiss-Wright C-46A
Twin-Engine Long-Range Transport Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
1942 [Diff.+1 yrs]

YEAR
1941 [Diff.-1 yrs]

CREW
3

CREW
4

PRODUCTION
12,748 units [Diff.+9,567]

PRODUCTION
3,181 units [Diff.-9,567]

Dimensions

LENGTH
63.7 ft (19.4 m) [Diff.-12.7 ft]

LENGTH
76.4 ft (23.3 m) [Diff.+12.7 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
95.5 ft (29.1 m) [Diff.+17.0 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
78.5 ft (23.9 m) [Diff.-17.0 ft]

HEIGHT
17.0 ft (5.2 m) [Diff.-4.8 ft]

HEIGHT
21.8 ft (6.6 m) [Diff.+4.8 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota Mk I

Curtiss-Wright C-46A

Weights

EMPTY WT.
18,199 lb (8,255 kg) [Diff.-14,209 lb]

EMPTY WT.
32,408 lb (14,700 kg) [Diff.+14,209 lb]

M.T.O.W.
25,999 lb (11,793 kg) [Diff.-19,008 lb]

M.T.O.W.
45,007 lb (20,415 kg) [Diff.+19,008 lb]

Installed Power

2 x Pratt & Whintey R-1830-92 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines developing 1,200 horsepower each driving three-bladed propeller units.

2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 "Double Wasp" 18-cylinder, air-cooled, radial piston engines developing 2,000 horsepower each and driving four-bladed propeller units.

Performance

SPEED
230 mph (370 kph) [Diff.-40 mph]

SPEED
270 mph (435 kph) [Diff.+40 mph]

RANGE
1,600 miles (2,575 km) [Diff.-1,550 miles]

RANGE
3,150 miles (5,070 km) [Diff.+1,550 miles]

CEILING
23,999 ft (7,315 m) [Diff.-3,560 feet]

CEILING
27,559 ft (8,400 m) [Diff.+3,560 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,041 ft/min [Diff.-134 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,175 ft/min [Diff.+134 feet]

Armament

None. Post-war gunship models were outfitted with miniguns for close support work.

None.

Going Further

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