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Douglas AC-47 "Spooky"
Specifications

Type: Fixed Wing Gunship
Crew: 8
– pilot, copilot, navigator, flight engineer,
   loadmaster, 2 gunners and a
   South Vietnamese observer
   Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company
Maiden flight: N/A
Service Delivery: 1965
Number built: N/A
Specifications: AC-47 Spooky
Powerplant:
  Model: Pratt & Whitney R-1830
  Type: Radial
  Number: Two
  Horsepower: 1,200 hp
Dimensions:
  Length: 64 ft 5 in (19.6 m)
  Wingspan: 95 ft 0 in (28.9 m)
  Height: 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
  Wing area: 987 ft² (91.7 m²)

Weights:
  Empty: 18,080 lb (8,200 kg)
  Loaded: 33,000 lb (14,900 kg)
  Max takeoff: N/A

   Performance:
  Maximum speed: 230 mph (375 kph)
  Cruise Speed: 175 mph (280 kph)
  Range: 2,175 mi (3,500 km)
  Service ceiling: 24,450 ft (7,450 m)
  Rate of climb: N/A
  Wing loading: 33.4 lb/ft² (162.5 kg/m²)
  Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (240 W/kg)
Armament:
3× 7.62 mm GE GAU-2/M134 miniguns
– Ammunition: 2,000 rounds/gun
            or
10× .30 Browning AN/M2 machine guns

48× Mk 24 flares
Sources:
Wikipedia
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