De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou Aircraft Data
Short Takeoff and Landing, Tactical Air-lifter.
The DeHavilland Canada DHC-4 "Caribou", C-7A in USAF service, was designed as a replacement for the Douglas C-47 Dakota/Skytrain. Among the improvements made in the C-7A's design was a rear-loading cargo ramp and high-mounted engines. Cargo management in this configuration made working with the C-7A in austere conditions much easier than with the C-47. Like the C-47, the C-7A is equipped with two engine, a first for DHC.
The DHC-4/C-7A has been retired from military service by all of the air arms that operated the type. In many areas the Caribou was replaced by the larger, America Lockheed C-130. Other customers opted for the European C-295 or CASA CN-235 aircraft. The last military operator of the Caribou was the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which retired their aircraft in November of 2009.
The DeHavilland Canada DHC-4 "Caribou", C-7A in USAF service, was designed as a replacement for the Douglas C-47 Dakota/Skytrain. Among the improvements made in the C-7A's design was a rear-loading cargo ramp and high-mounted engines. Cargo management in this configuration made working with the C-7A in austere conditions much easier than with the C-47. Like the C-47, the C-7A is equipped with two engine, a first for DHC.
The DHC-4/C-7A has been retired from military service by all of the air arms that operated the type. In many areas the Caribou was replaced by the larger, America Lockheed C-130. Other customers opted for the European C-295 or CASA CN-235 aircraft. The last military operator of the Caribou was the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which retired their aircraft in November of 2009.
- Country of Origin: Canada
- First Flight: 7/30/58
- Initial Service Date: 1961
- No. Built: 159
- No. In Service: 0
- No. of Hardpoints: 0
- Crew: 3
Power:
2 x Pratt and Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder radial engines at 1,450 hp
Weapons:
No armament was carried by the C-7A
Dimensions:
| Length: | 72 ft. 7 in. |
| Wing Span: | 95 ft. 7 in. |
| Wing Area: | 912 sq.ft |
| Height: | 31 ft. 8 in. |
| Empty Weight: | 16,920 lbs |
| Max. Weight: | 28,500 lbs |
| Max. Ordnance Load: | 8,000 lbs |
Performance:
| Max. Speed: | 215 mph |
| Cruise Speed: | 181 mph |
| Service Ceiling: | 24,800 ft. |
| Normal Range: | 1,112 nm |
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