SNCAC NC 211 - Specifications (NC.211)

Specifications (NC.211)

Data from French Postwar Transport Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 5
• Capacity: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb) payload, 76 paratroops, 60 stretchers or 100-150 passengers (civil)
• Length: 30.5 m (100 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 44 m (144 ft 4 in)
• Height: 10.7 m (35 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 200 m2 (2,200 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 25,625 kg (56,493 lb)
• Gross weight: 42,250 kg (93,145 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × SNECMA 14R 14-cyl. two-row air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,200 kW (1,600 hp) each at 2,600 rpm with 47.2 in (1,199 mm) Hg / +8.6 psi (59,295 Pa) boost for take-off
• Propellers: 3-bladed, 4 m (13 ft 1 in) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 390 km/h (242 mph; 211 kn) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
• Cruising speed: 288 km/h (179 mph; 156 kn) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
• Range: 1,000 km (621 mi; 540 nmi) with full payload
  
• Range with 9,600 kg (21,164 lb) payload: 2,000 km (1,243 mi; 1,080 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,247 ft)
• Wing loading: 210 kg/m² (43 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.0284 kW/kg (0.0369 hp/lb)