de Havilland Canada DHC-4

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De Havilland Canada DHC-4
C-7 Caribou.jpg
CV-2 Caribou of the US Army
Type: STOL - transport aircraft
Design country:

Canada 1957Canada Canada

Manufacturer:

de Havilland Canada

First flight:

July 30, 1958

Commissioning:

1961

Number of pieces:

307

The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou was designed as a short take-off and landing transport aircraft at De Havilland Canada . The first flight took place in July 1958. A total of 307 machines were built, of which 159 machines went to the United States Army . The aircraft was exported to many countries and sold to military and civil users.

construction

The aircraft was designed as a shoulder - wing aircraft with a positive V-position of the wings. The engines used were two Pratt & Whitney R-2000 -7M2 with 1081 kW (1450 hp) each.

The DHC-4 Caribou could carry 32 soldiers or two jeeps or a load of 3048 kg. The loading ramp could also be used by parachutists .

A special feature of this type of aircraft is that when the landing flaps are fully set, it is possible to touch down with the nose wheel only, without the main landing gear coming into contact with the ground.

variants

  • CC-108 in the Royal Canadian Air Force .
  • YAC-1 Designation of the first 5 test samples for the United States Army .
  • AC-1 Designation for the first tranche of 56 Caribou in the United States Army. Renamed to CV-2A in 1962 .
  • CV-2A designation from 1962 in the United States Army, later renamed C-7A Caribou in the United States Air Force .
  • CV-2B Second tranche of 103 Caribou in the United States Army, later renamed C-7B in the United States Air Force.
  • C-7A / B Designation of all 144 Caribou transferred from the United States Army to the United States Air Force.

commitment

The United States Army was supplied with the CV-2 Caribou from 1961 . The machine was used, for example, in the Vietnam War. In 1967 all DHC-4 Caribou were transferred from the United States Army to the United States Air Force. In return, the United States Army was allowed to expand its helicopter activities.

The Australian Air Force was the last user of the Caribou ; the last machines were in service with the 38th Squadron at RAAF Base Townsville until the end of 2009 . Two machines are on display in Australia, in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and in the RAAF Museum at Point Cook, southwest of Melbourne .

Military users

RAAF DHC-4 Caribou (A4-299) from No. 38 Squadron
USAF C-7A

Incidents

During the operation of the DHC-4 there were 84 known total losses from 1959 to November 2017. In 39 of them, 244 people were killed. Of the total losses, 37 occurred in connection with the Vietnam War .

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 3
Passengers Max. 32 soldiers
length 22.12 m
span 29.12 m
height 9.65 m
Wing area 84.7 m²
Wing extension 10.0
Empty mass 6,577 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 10,886 kg
drive two Pratt & Whitney R-2000 -7M2 with 1,081 kW (1,450 PS) each
Top speed 348 km / h at an altitude of 1,980 m
maximum permissible speed 385 km / h (208 kn) below 3000 m (10,000 ft)
Minimum speed 59 mph or 95 km / h, with flaps in landing position
Service ceiling 7,559 m
Range 320 km (3320 kg), 965 km (2720 kg) including reserve fuel

Web links

Commons : De Havilland Canada DHC-4  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Accident Statistics de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ MacDonald Aircraft Handbook Green 1964 , p. 249.


Transport aircraft (cargo) of the US armed forces since 1962
Sequential designations:

C-1 • C-2 • VC-3 • VC-4 • C-5 • C-6 • C-7 • C-8 • C-9 • KC-10 • C-11 • C-12 • YC- 14 • YC-15 • C-17 • C-18 • C-19 • C-20 (A – E) • C-20 (F – J) • C-21 • C-22 • C-23 • C- 24 • VC-25 • C-26 • C-27 • C-28 • C-29 • C-31 • C-32 • C-33 • UC-35 • C-37 • C-38 • C-39 • C-40 • C-41 • KC-45 • KC-46

Terms used in parallel since 2005:

C-143 • HC-144 • C-145 • C-146

Non-sequential designations:

KC-767 • UC-880

V / STOL aircraft of US forces since 1962

OV-1 • CV-2 • XV-4 • XV-5 • XV-6 • CV-7 • XV-8 • AV-8A  ( AV-8B ) • XV-9 • OV-10 • XV-11 • ( OV-12 ) • XFV-12 • XV-15 • AV-16 • UV-18 • UV-20 • V-22 • UV-23 • XV-24

Aircraft of the Canadian Forces since 1968
100 to 125

CF-100 • CF-101 • CF-104 • CF-105 • CC-106 • CP-107 • CC-108 • CC-109 • CRS-110 • CF-111 • CH-112 • CH-113 • CT- 114 • CC-115 • CF-116 • CC-117 • CH-118 • CO-119 • CT-120 • CP-121 • CP-122 • CSR / CC-123 • CH-124 • CH-125

126 to 150

CH-126 • CH-127 • CT-128 • CC-129 • CC-130 • CX-131 • CC-132 • CT-133 • CT-134 • CH-135 • CH-136 • CC-137 • CC- 138 • CH-139 • CP-140 • CT-142 • CH-143 • CC-144 • CT-145 • CH-146 • CH-147 • CH-148 • CH-149 • CC-150

From 151

CT-155 • CT-156 • CU-160 • CU-161 • CU-162 • CU-163 • CU-167 • CU-168 • CU-170 • CC-177 • CH-178 • CF-188

List of aircraft types made by de Havilland Canada


DHC-1 Chipmunk  • DHC-2 Beaver  • DHC-3 Otter  • DHC-4 Caribou  • DHC-5 Buffalo  • DHC-6 Twin Otter  • DHC-7  • DHC-8

List of aircraft types from the manufacturer and maintenance company Viking Air


de-Havilland-Canada -Aircraft type:
DHC-1 Chipmunk  • DHC-2 Beaver  • DHC-3 Otter  • DHC-4 Caribou  • DHC-5 Buffalo  • DHC-6 Twin Otter  • DHC-7

Canadair aircraft types:
CL-215  • CL-415

Trident Aircraft aircraft type:
TR-1 Trigull