Glidersconversion of the American C-47 Skytrain transport as an assault glider
Douglas XCG-17
The Douglas XCG-17 was an American assault glider, developed by the conversion of a C-47 Skytrain twin-engine transport during World War II. Although the XCG-17 was successfully tested, the requirement for such a large glider had passed, and no further examples of the type were built; one additional C-47, however, was converted in the field to glider configuration briefly during 1946 for evaluation, but was quickly reconverted to powered configuration.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Category
- Gliders
- First flight
- 1944-06-14
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 165 kt
- Max speed
- 250 kt
- Max takeoff weight
- 26,000 lb
- Empty weight
- 11,001 lb
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 63.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 95.5 ft
- Height
- 17 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.