BUFFALO, C-8A (DE HAVILLAND CANADA)
The high-mounted wings are straight from body to engines, and equally tapered outboard of engines to the blunt tips. Two turboprop engines are mounted under the wings' leading edges. The fuselage is slab-sided with solid, rounded nose, a stepped cockpit and upswept rear section. The tail fin is slightly swept-back and tapered with square tip. The tail flats are equally tapered with blunt tips and high-mounted on the fin forming a T.
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| Country of Origin | Canada (DHC-5, CC-115) |
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| Role | STOL transport, cargo (41 troops, 1/4-ton vehicles, and freight) |
| Similar Aircraft | C-7A Caribou |
| Wing Span | 96 ft (29.26 m) |
| Length | 79 ft (24.08 m) |
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| Armament | Usually none |
| Crew | Three |
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| User Countries | Abu Dhabi, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Honduras, Kenya, Mauritania, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, United Arab Emirates, USA, Zaire, Zambia |
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