| Manufacturer |
Chase Aircraft Company |
Beriev Aircraft Company |
| Description |
The Fairchild C-123 Provider is an American military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and built by Fairchild Aircraft for the U.S. |
The Beriev Be-6 (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 34", NATO reporting name "Madge") is a flying boat produced by the Soviet Beriev OKB. |
| ICAO Code |
C123 |
|
| First Flight |
1949-10-14 |
1949-01-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1956-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1970-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1995-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Chase Aircraft Company |
Beriev Aircraft Company |
| Type |
Military transport aircraft |
Maritime reconnaissance and patrol aircraft |
| Length (m) |
23.1648 |
23.5 |
| Height (m) |
10.3632 |
7.64 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
8 |
| Max Seating |
60 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
366.9304 |
414 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
278.4165 |
280 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
152.8877 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6431.28 |
6100 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
6.1976 |
|
| Armament |
|
5 × 23 mm (0.91 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon in 3 remotely controlled turrets; ; General ordnance, or; 2×1,000 kg (2,205 lb) torpedoes, or; 8 mines |
| Capacity Description |
60 passengers, 50 litters, or 24000 lb of cargo |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
307 |
123 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-99W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1864 kW (2500 hp) each |
2 × Shvetsov ASh-73TK 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1800 kW (2414 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force (historical), United States Coast Guard (historical), South Vietnam Air Force (historical) |
Soviet Naval Aviation, People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_C-123_Provider |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_Be-6 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
33.528 |
33 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
113.6204 |
120 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |