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Description Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Co. Country: United States Manufactured: 1942 to: 1947 ICAO: DC4 Price: Performance Weights Dimensions Avionics: Engine: 4x Pratt & Whitney R-2000-2SD13-G Twin Wasp Piston Power: 1,450 horsepower Max Cruise Speed: 240 knots 444 Km/h Approach Speed (Vref): Travel range: 2,900 Nautical Miles
Douglas C54G Skymaster (DC4) Aero Union Aviation Photo 0723383
The DC-4 was found to admirably suit the USAAF's requirement for a long range cargo transport, and 1162 were built through the war years.
As was the case with the DC-3, the end of war meant that much of that number were surplus and sold to the world's airlines. Further to this Douglas built an additional 78 DC-4s to new orders.
Douglas DC41009 Skyclass (DDA Classic Airlines) Aviation Photo 1911924
List of Douglas DC-4 operators DC-4 operated by the Dutch Dakota Association in the "Flying Dutchman" colours of KLM This is a list of operators of the Douglas DC-4, Douglas C-54, Canadair North Star and Douglas R5D . Civil operators Aden Aden Airways Note 1 Algeria Air Algerie [1] Antigua and Barbuda Seagreen Air Transport [1]
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The Douglas Aircraft Company's DC-4 conducted its maiden flight on June 7, 1938. It was a hugely successful four-engined aircraft used for civilian and military passenger and cargo transportation. Military versions of the plane were designated C-54 and R5D. The DC−4 was designed to be the airline industry's "dream" airplane - "a Grand Hotel.
DOUGLAS DC4 · The Encyclopedia of Aircraft David C. Eyre
$Donate? Douglas DC-4, DC-6, & DC-7 * Following development of the landmark DC-3 / C-47 twin-piston airliner, the Douglas firm went on to develop a four-engine successor, which emerged as the "DC-4", mostly produced as the military "C-54".
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Douglas DC-4 of Pacific Western Airlines in 1959 This is a list of civil and military variants of the Douglas DC-4: Civil variants DC-4 Initial prototype. One built. [1] DC-4-1009 Postwar passenger model. This civil model could carry up to 88 passengers. DC-4-1037 Postwar freight model. DC-4A Civilian model designation for the C-54 Skymaster. [1]
Douglas C54G Skymaster (DC4) USA Air Force Aviation Photo 2328897
Published Feb 25, 2022 The DC-4 was fitted with a modest autopilot system that relayed altitude and directional hold. Photo: Bill Larkins via Wikimedia Commons This month marked the 80th anniversary of the Douglas DC-4's first flight.
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The Douglas DC-4E was an American experimental airliner that was developed before World War II. The DC-4E never entered production due to being superseded by an entirely new design, the Douglas DC-4 / C-54, which proved very successful.
Douglas DC41009 Skyclass (DDA Classic Airlines) Aviation Photo 2589014
The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engine piston aircraft designed and developed by Douglas Aircraft Company in the late 1930s. The 22- to 48-passenger aircraft performed its first flight in February 1942 with United Airlines. The manufacturer built 80 examples of the DC-4 and over 1,150 of the military variants (C-54 and R5D).
Douglas DC41009 South African Airways Historic Flight Aviation Photo 0736248
Douglas DC4 / C54 Skymaster based at the HARS aviation museum in Australia detailed and narrated tour. USAF QANTAS More details from the museum: https://hars.
Douglas DC4, pictures, technical data, history Barrie Aircraft Museum
From luxurious airliner to military workhorse and back, the versatile DC-4 overcame upheavals to pave the way for accessible global air travel. Its legacy re.
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Power Plant: (C-54A Skymaster) Four 1,007 kw (1,350 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7 Twin Wasp fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engines Specifications: Wingspan: 35.81 m (117 ft 6 in) Length: 28.6 m (93 ft 10 in) Height: 8.38 m (27 ft 6 in) Wing area: 135.64 m² (1,460 sq ft) Max speed at 3,050 m (10,000 ft): 426 km/h (265 mph)
Douglas C54G Skymaster (DC4) Untitled Aviation Photo 0830069
The goal was to have a capacity of 42 seats or 30 beds (as was the case for the Douglas Sleeper Transport, a modified DC-3). According to Boeing, the aircraft's "complete sleeping accommodations [included] a private bridal room." Going by the name of the Douglas DC-4, the aircraft would be the first large plane with a nosewheel.
Douglas DC4 Price, Specs, Photo Gallery, History Aero Corner
The Douglas DC-4 is an American four-engined , propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Military versions of the plane, the C-54 and R5D, served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s. From 1945, many civil airlines operated the DC-4 worldwide.
Douglas DC41009 South African Airways (Historic Flight) Aviation Photo 1987692
The Douglas DC-4 is an American four-engined (piston), propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Military versions of the plane, the C-54 and R5D, served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s. From 1945, many civil airlines operated the DC-4 worldwide. Design and development
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The new DC-4, to be launched soon by the Douglas Airplane Company, was assembled like a ship, in a sort of dry dock. The DC-4 has nearly three times the gross weight of the big Douglas.
