| Official
Designation |
C-123K Provider |
| Unofficial
Nicknames |
The Mule, Train, Candlestick, Avitruc |
| Primary
Role |
Tactical airlift |
| Secondary
Role |
Aerial gunship |
| National
Origin |
USA |
| Original
Contractor |
Chase Aircraft Company and Fairchild Aircraft Corporation |
| Wingspan |
110 feet |
| Length |
79 feet, 9 inches |
| Height
at
Tail |
34 feet |
| Armament |
See AC-123K |
| Engines |
Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radials and two GE J-85 mini-jets |
| Horsepower |
2,500 shp each (radial engine) |
| Thrust |
2,850 pounds each (jet engine) |
| Cruise
Speed |
230 mph |
| Max
Speed |
245 mph |
| Range |
1,500 miles |
| Service
Ceiling |
25,000 feet |
| Operating
Weight |
Unknown |
| Max
Payload |
24,000 pounds or 60 troops |
| Max
Takeoff
Weight |
60,000 pounds |
| Date
Deployed |
1955 |
| Total
Produced |
302 aircraft |
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