Aircraft/Missile Information
U-6A / L-20 Beaver DHC-2 Specifications Country of Origin Canada (DHC-2) Similar Aircraft An-2 Colt Crew Two (plus 5 passengers) Role Light-cargo, transport (five equipped troops) Length 30 ft, 4 in (9.24 m) Span 48 ft (14.64 m) Height 10 feet, 5 inches Weight Maximum ramp 3,000 lbs Maximum takeoff 5,100 lbs Maximum landing 5,100 lbs Maximum payload 1,675 lbs Armament none but with provision for two racks beneath each wing capable of carrying one 250 pound bombor chemical tank on each rack. Engine single Pratt & Whitney 450 hp R985 Wasp Junior SB-3 reciprocating radial engine Propeller Hamilton Standard, constant speed, counter weight, 2 blade Cost $45,000.00 Speed Maximum speed 163 miles per hour Maximum Cruise 140 mph Cruise speed 120-130 mph Stalling speed, 60 mph. Range 455 miles Service ceiing 18,000-20,000 feet Rate of climb 1020 ft/min Takeoff field length 1,015 ft. Landing field length 1,000 ft.