de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou

STOL Transport Aircraft

De Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4A) USAF 63-9760 KA 224 © Karsten Palt

Photo ©: Karsten Palt

The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou is a twin-engined STOL transport aircraft produced by the Canadian manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd..

The US Army was the largest operator of the DHC-4 Caribou (designation AC-1, later CV-2 Caribou) with 173 aircraft, later transfered to the US Air Force (designation C-7 Caribou).

Crew

Propulsion	2 Radial Engines
Engine Model	Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp
Engine Power (each)	1081 kW	1450 hp

Speed	348 km/h	188 kts 216 mph
Service Ceiling	7.559 m	24.800 ft
Range	2.130 km	1.150 NM 1.323 mi.

Empty Weight	8.283 kg	18.261 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	12.927 kg	28.499 lbs

Wing Span	29,15 m	95 ft 8 in
Wing Area	84,7 m²	912 ft²
Length	22,12 m	72 ft 7 in
Height	9,68 m	31 ft 9 in

First Flight	07/1958
Production Status	out of production
Total Production	307

ICAO Code	DHC4
IATA Code	DHC
Data for (Version)	de Havilland Canada DHC-4A
Variants	DHC-4 Caribou, CC-108, AC-1, CV-2A, CV-2B, C-7A, C-7B, DHC-4A Caribou

[Photo-ID: 10662] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23
	De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou Spanish Air Force Reg.: T.9-25 c/n: 53
Museo del Aire [Madrid]

[Photo-ID: 10663] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23
	De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou Spanish Air Force Reg.: T.9-25 c/n: 53
Museo del Aire [Madrid]

[Photo-ID: 5366] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11
	de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 62-4193 c/n: 138
National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)]

[Photo-ID: 5367] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11
	de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 62-4193 c/n: 138
National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)]

[Photo-ID: 10079] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-30
	De Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4A) United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 63-9760 c/n: 224
Air Mobility Command Museum [Dover AFB, DE]

[Photo-ID: 10078] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-30
	De Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4A) United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 63-9760 c/n: 224
Air Mobility Command Museum [Dover AFB, DE]

[Photo-ID: 10077] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-30
	De Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4A) United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 63-9760 c/n: 224
Air Mobility Command Museum [Dover AFB, DE]

[Photo-ID: 2996] © Hartmut Ehlers 2009-12-19
	De Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou Royal Malaysian Air Force Reg.: M21-04 c/n: 270
RMAF Museum (Muzium TUDM), Simpang Base [Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur (WMKF)]

[Photo-ID: 2997] © Hartmut Ehlers 2009-12-19
	De Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou Royal Malaysian Air Force Reg.: M21-04 c/n: 270
RMAF Museum (Muzium TUDM), Simpang Base [Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur (WMKF)]

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