CV-7 / C-8A Buffalo / DHC-5
| Specifications | |
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| Country of Origin | Canada (DHC-5, CC-115) |
| Similar Aircraft | C-7A Caribou |
| Role | STOL transport, cargo (41 troops, 1/4-ton vehicles, and freight) |
| Armament | Usually none |
| Length | 79 ft (24.08 m) |
| Span | 96 ft (29.26 m) |
| Wing area | 945 sq. ft. |
| Height | 28 ft. 7 in. |
| Weights | Empty, 22,400 lbs. Gross, 38,000 lbs. |
| Power Plant | Two General Electric T64-10 turbine engines @ 2,850-ESHP (Equivalent Shaft Horsepower) at take-off. |
| Crew | Three |
| Accommodation | 41 fully equipped troops or 35 paratroopers |
| 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. |
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