GENERAL DATA
Country of Origin: Canada (DHC-5, CC-115).
Similar Aircraft: C-7A Caribou.
Crew: Three.
Role: STOL transport, cargo (41 troops, 1/4-ton vehicles, and freight).
Armament: Usually none.
Dimensions: Length: 79 ft (24.08 m). Span: 96 ft (29.26 m).
DESCRIPTION
Wings: High-mounted, straight from body to engines, and equally tapered outboard of engines to the blunt tips.
Engine(s): Two turboprops mounted under the wings' leading edges.
Fuselage: Slab-sided with solid, rounded nose. Stepped cockpit. Upswept rear section.
Tail: Fin is slightly swept-back and tapered with square tip. Flats are equally tapered with blunt tips and high-mounted on the fin forming a "T".
USER COUNTRIES
Abu Dhabi, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Honduras, Kenya, Mauritania, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Sudan, Tanzania,
Togo, United Arab Emirates, USA, Zaire, Zambia.
