| Official Designation |
C-123K Provider |
| Unofficial Nicknames |
The Mule, Train, Candlestick, Avitruc |
| Nose Art |
"Ponderous Polly" |
| Serial (Tail) Number |
54-0592 |
| Manufacturers |
Chase Aircraft Company (only two units produced)
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation |
| National Origin |
United States |
| Primary Role |
Short-range assault transport (tactical airlift) |
| Wingspan |
110 feet |
| Length |
76 feet, 3 inches |
| Height at Tail |
34 feet, 6 inches |
| Engines/Power |
Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radials (2,500 horsepower each)
Two General Electric J-85 turbojets (2,850 pounds of thrust each) |
| Max Speed |
240 mph (with jets) |
| Cruise Speed |
170 mph |
| Range |
1,825 miles |
| Service Ceiling |
28,000 feet |
| Operating Weight |
38,000 pounds |
| Max Payload |
24,000 pounds or 60 troops |
| Max Takeoff Weight |
60,000 pounds |
| Crew |
4 (two pilots, flight engineer, loadmaster) |
| Date Produced |
1954 |
| Total Units Produced |
302 aircraft |
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