01412 C-7B CARIBOU

The De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (other designations: CV-2 or C-7) is a modern Canadian transport plane. The flight of the prototype took place in 1958, and the production of the machine was carried out in 1961-1968. In total, about 305 copies of this aircraft of all versions were built. The drive is provided by two motors Stellar Pratt and Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp with 1470 KM each . The aircraft reaches a maximum speed of 348 km / h, and its maximum range is 2060 kilometers. The DHC-4 Caribou was created as a grassroots initiative by De Havilland Canada, which in the 1950s wanted to significantly expand its market offer and build a transport plane for military purposes. The new machine was characterized primarily by the properties of shortened take-off and landing (STOL), which allowed it to be operated from relatively short runways. In addition, the machine was not unreliable and had a fairly decent range. Several development models of this aircraft were created in the course of serial production. The basic version was DHC-4. Models in service or in use by the USA were called: CV-2, CV-2A, CV-2B and C-7. They did not differ significantly from the DHC-4 version. In addition, the DHC-4A version with a higher lifting capacity and the DHC-4T Turbo Caribou with more powerful engines were created. The DHC-4 Caribou machine has gained a wide audience - it was or is used by, among others, Australia, Spain, Iran, Canada, Cameroon, Kuwait and the USA. Aircraft of this type were also intensively used during the Vietnam War (1964 / 1965-1975).