de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo

Multirole Utility Aircraft

Canada | 1965

"de Havilland Canada built just over 120 DHC-5 Buffalo utility platforms from 1965 to 1974."

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo Multirole Utility Aircraft.

2 x General Electric CT64-820-4 turboprop engines developing 3,133 horsepower each.
Propulsion

290 mph
467 kph | 252 kts
Max Speed

31,004 ft
9,450 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling

691 miles
1,112 km | 600 nm
Operational Range

2,330 ft/min
710 m/min
Rate-of-Climb

City-to-City Ranges
Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).

NYC

LON

PAR

BER

MOS

TOK

SYD

LAX

NYC

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo Multirole Utility Aircraft.

3
(MANNED)
Crew

78.7 ft
24.00 m
O/A Length

96.0 ft
(29.26 m)
O/A Width

28.6 ft
(8.73 m)
O/A Height

25,133 lb
(11,400 kg)
Empty Weight

49,163 lb
(22,300 kg)
MTOW

Design Balance
The three qualities reflected below are altitude, speed, and range. The more full the box, the more balanced the design.

RANGE

ALT

SPEED

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo family line.

DHC-5 "Buffalo" - Base series designation and original production models.

DHC-5A - Brazilian/Canadian/Peruvian air force transports.

DHC-5B - Proposed variant fitting 2 x GE CT64-P5C turboprop engines.

DHC-5C - Proposed variant fitting 2 x Rolls-Royce Dar RDa.12 turboprop engines.

DHC-5D - Improved DHC-5A; fitted with 2 x GE CT64-820-4 turboprop engines of 3,133 horsepower each.

DHC-5E "Transporter" - Civilian Market Variant

C-8A - Wing Research Testbed for NASA

Viking DHC-5NG Buffalo ("Next Generation") - Proposed modernized form by Viking Air.

CC-115 - Canadian Air Force Designation for DHC-5A; 15 delivered.

AC-2 - United States Army evaluation aircraft designation.

CV-7A - US Army redesignation of AC-2 aircraft

C-8A - US Air Force designation of CV-7A aircraft (4) delivered from Army.

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 122 Units
Contractor(s): de Havilland Canada - Canada

National flag of the United Arab Emirates

[ Brazil; Cameroon; Canada; Chile; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ecuador; Egypt; Ethiopia; Indonesia; Kenya; Mauritania; Mexico; Oman; Peru; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; United Arab Emirates; United States; Zaire; Zambia ]

Relative Max Speed

Hi: 300mph

Lo: 150mph

Aircraft Max Listed Speed (290mph).

Graph Average of 225 MPH.

Era Crossover

Showcasing Aircraft Era Crossover (if any)

Max Alt Visualization

Production Comparison

122

36183

44000

Entry compared against Ilyushin IL-2 (military) and Cessna 172 (civilian) total production.

MACH Regime (Sonic)

Sub

Trans

Super

Hyper

HiHyper

ReEntry

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Aviation Timeline

EarlyYrs

WWI

Interwar

WWII

ColdWar

Postwar

Modern

Future

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Mission Roles
Some designs are single-minded in their approach while others offer a more versatile solution to airborne requirements.

TRANSPORT

Recognition
Some designs stand the test of time while others are doomed to never advance beyond the drawing board; let history be their judge.

Military lapel ribbon representing modern aircraft

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