Douglas C-41

The Douglas C-41 was the designation given to a single transport aircraft based on the DC-2 and produced as a transport for the Chief of Staff of the Army Air Corps. It was similar to the C-39 in that it used the fuselage and outer wing of the DC-2 but the central wing section, engine nacelles and tail unit of the DC-3, but it differed in having a standard airline passenger door instead of the cargo door, and more powerful R-1830 Twin Wasp engines. These increased its top speed by 10mph, but its cruising speed by nearly 50mph. The C-41 was based at Washington, and for some time was used by General Henry “Hap” Arnold. In a rather confusing move, the first DC-3 to be purchased for the Army Air Corps was designated the C-41A, and was also used by senior staff.

Engines: Pratt and Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp x2
Power: 1,200hp (war emergency setting)
Wing span: 85ft 0in
Length: 61ft 10in
Height: 18ft 8in
Empty weight: 17,525lb
Loaded weight: 21,000lb
Maximum weight: 26,300lb
Maximum speed: 225 mph at 7,500 ft
Cruising speed: 204 mph at 5,000ft
Normal range: 1,285 miles
Maximum range: 2,350 miles

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