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Home History Reliable Propeller: 80 Years Of The Douglas DC-4 By Sumit Singh 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-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).
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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 mยฒ (1,460 sq ft) Max speed at 3,050 m (10,000 ft): 426 km/h (265 mph)
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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 Douglas DC-4 was a four piston engine airliner.It was based on the DC-3, and in a similar way it was produced in both civilian and military versions from 1942 to 1947.The military version is known as C-54 Skymaster, many of these were converted to civilian use after WWII. 80 DC-4s and 1,163 C-54s were built.. The C-54 was the most commonly used aircraft in the Berlin airlift.
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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] DC-4M-1X North Star [1] The initial prototype that was later part of the TCA order. DC-4M-2/3 North Star
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Douglas DC-4's The Douglas DC-4 Even before the first DC-3 had made it's first flight, Douglas Aircraft and United Air Lines were discussing a 4-engined aircraft with double the capacity, which led to the first of the great family of Douglas 4-engined airliners.
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Douglas DC-4: Short documentary - YouTube 0:00 / 12:52 From luxurious airliner to military workhorse and back, the versatile DC-4 overcame upheavals to pave the way for accessible global air.
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Douglas DC-4 MTOW: 73,000 lb. Range: 2,000 miles Speed: 215 mph Seats: 44 passengers Length: 94 ft. Wingspan: 118 ft. Height: 28 ft. Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-2000 HP or Thrust: 1,450 hp No. flown by DL: 8 former military C-54B aircraft modified by Douglas RoutesFlown:
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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.
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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.
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The history of the DC-4 dates back to when United Airlines devised a requirement for a four engine long range airliner.
United looked to Douglas to fulfil the requirement, who devised the highly ambitious DC-4E (where the E stood for experimental). This four engined behemoth was flight tested in 1939.
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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
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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.
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Analysis The Canadair North Star Vs The Douglas DC-4 By Jake Hardiman Published Sep 7, 2021 The Douglas DC-4 was a key piston-engined airliner that entered service in the 1940s. Boasting four engines, there were also military variants of the aircraft that, owing to the timing of the Second World War, actually ended up being far more numerous.
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Perhaps Sullivan had to shout the spelling of his name to reporters to be heard over the drone of the Douglas DC-4's big radial engines as the unpressurized airplane cruised eastbound at 8,000.