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[dsawan]

The what-if beckons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
https://www.aviationgraphic.com/aviation-lithographs/344-c-47a-skytrain-j8-usaaf-cz-25.html
https://flightaware.com/photos/aircrafttype/DC3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain#/media/File:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain_3-view_line_drawing.gif

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General characteristics

    Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator)
    Capacity: 28 troops
    Length: 63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)
    Wingspan: 95 ft 6 in (29.11 m)
    Height: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
    Wing area: 987 sq ft (91.7 m2)
    Airfoil: root: NACA 2215; tip: NACA 2206[25]
    Empty weight: 18,135 lb (8,226 kg)
    Gross weight: 26,000 lb (11,793 kg)
    Max takeoff weight: 31,000 lb (14,061 kg)
    Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each
    Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers

Performance

    Maximum speed: 224 mph (360 km/h, 195 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
    Range: 1,600 mi (2,600 km, 1,400 nmi)
    Ferry range: 3,600 mi (5,800 km, 3,100 nmi)
    Service ceiling: 26,400 ft (8,000 m)
    Time to altitude: 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 9 minutes 30 seconds
    Wing loading: 26.3 lb/sq ft (128 kg/m2)
    Power/mass: 0.0926 hp/lb (0.1522 kW/kg)