| Manufacturer |
Chase Aircraft Company |
Antonov |
| 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. |
projected VTOL military transport |
| ICAO Code |
C123 |
AN32 |
| First Flight |
1949-10-14 |
1976-07-09 |
| Entry Into service |
1956-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1970-01-01 |
2012-01-01 |
| Service End |
1995-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Chase Aircraft Company |
Antonov |
| Type |
Military transport aircraft |
Military transport aircraft |
| Length (m) |
23.1648 |
23.78 |
| Height (m) |
10.3632 |
8.75 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
4 |
| Max Seating |
60 |
42 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
366.9304 |
530 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
278.4165 |
470 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
152.8877 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6431.28 |
9500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
6.1976 |
|
| Capacity Description |
60 passengers, 50 litters, or 24000 lb of cargo |
42 paratroopers/50 passengers/24 Casualties on stretcher with three medical personnel / 6700 kg max payload |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
Soviet Union |
| Number Built |
307 |
373 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-99W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1864 kW (2500 hp) each |
2 × ZMKB Progress AI-20DM turboprop engines, 3812 kW (5112 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force (historical), United States Coast Guard (historical), South Vietnam Air Force (historical) |
Indian Air Force, National Air Force of Angola, Sri Lanka Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force |
| Status |
|
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_C-123_Provider |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-32 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
33.528 |
29.2 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
113.6204 |
75 |
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |