1942 DC-3 / C-47 on eBay

Montblack wrote:
Do you recall the fuel burn? Average cruising speeds? Average altitude? Etc.

Any more DC-3 flying info/stories would be great. Thanks.


I've got them if he doesn't... straight from the Saber cheat sheets. They had
two C-47s (N115SA and N74589):

Flight plan 100 gallons/hr @ 28" and 2050 RPM. It held 202 gallons of LL each
in the mains and 200 each in the aux tanks along with 29 gallons of oil each
(fill to 25 gallons). There was a 3 gallon reserve for prop feathering.

Power Settings: 45-48" @2700 for take off; 42" @2550 for METO, 36" @2350 for
climb and 28" @2050 for cruise.

Max gross T.O. weight was 26,900.

Speeds:

V1/V2/Vr 84 knots
Vx 84
Vy105
Normal Climb 110-120
Vxse 84
Vyse 94
Vmc 79
Vne 190
Vno 159
Va 122
Vs1 67 (clean)
Vso 64 (dirty)
Max Crosswind 10-13

As for flying stories, you'll have to ask Bob. I never got a chance beyond the
ground school. My dad has 1000+ hours in them though....



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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