Meet Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The C-47 adapted the DC-3 airliner to military work, retaining the low wing, two radial engines and tailwheel configuration. Cargo handling and military equipment changed the aircraft's role. It became one of the major Allied transport types of the Second World War.
The Dakota name is familiar in British and Commonwealth service. A Waco cargo glider was often its partner, but remains a separate aircraft with its own controls. This catalogue keeps the tug and glider identities separate even where a simulator sells them in one package.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
C-47D Skytrain
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Edition / package Aviator · C-47D / CG-4A package
A period Gyropilot and hydraulic system
The C-47 has separate trim controls and a Sperry Gyropilot for maintaining a selected attitude and direction. Its hydraulic system also serves landing gear, flaps and other auxiliaries. The manual explains the pump and selector arrangement, providing context for a cockpit that predates modern route-following autopilots.
Microsoft / aircraft developers · Douglas C-47D Manual ↗Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.5,10,28
Manuals & resources
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Douglas C-47D ManualMicrosoft / aircraft developers Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manualsMicrosoft / aircraft developersAircraft background
Douglas C-47 SkytrainWikipedia contributors · Research background · Wikipedia revision 1373925007 · retrieved 2026-09-12Resource
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