| Manufacturer |
Chase Aircraft Company |
Fairchild |
| 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 Fairchild AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger were twin-engine piston-powered gunships developed by the United States during the Vietnam War. |
| ICAO Code |
C123 |
|
| First Flight |
1949-10-14 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1956-01-01 |
1968-11-01 |
| Production End |
1970-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1995-01-01 |
1971-01-01 |
| Designer |
Chase Aircraft Company |
Fairchild |
| Type |
Military transport aircraft |
Ground-attack aircraft and close air support gunship |
| Length (m) |
23.1648 |
26.2128 |
| Height (m) |
10.3632 |
7.9248 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
6 |
| Max Seating |
60 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
366.9304 |
333.3597 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
278.4165 |
240.7598 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
152.8877 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6431.28 |
7101.84 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
6.1976 |
|
| Armament |
|
4× GAU-2/A 7.62 mm (0.30 in) miniguns, 1,500 rounds/gun; 2× M61 Vulcan 20 mm (0.787 in) 6-barreled Gatling cannon (AC-119K variant only); 60× Mk 24 flares in a LAU-74/A flare launcher |
| Capacity Description |
60 passengers, 50 litters, or 24000 lb of cargo |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
307 |
52 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-99W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1864 kW (2500 hp) each |
2 × Wright R-3350-85 Duplex-Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1864 kW (2500 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force (historical), United States Coast Guard (historical), South Vietnam Air Force (historical) |
United States Air Force, Republic of Vietnam Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_C-123_Provider |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_AC-119 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
33.528 |
33.2232 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
113.6204 |
130.0643 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |