Douglas DC-4

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The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engine propeller-driven airliner developed in the 1940s that became a widely used long-range civilian transport aircraft after World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airliner
civil transport aircraft
four‑engine propeller‑driven aircraft
aircraftCategory transport aircraft
construction all‑metal stressed‑skin
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 4
cruiseSpeed 280 kn
developedInto Douglas DC-6 NERFINISHED
Douglas DC-7 NERFINISHED
engineModel Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp NERFINISHED
engineType piston engine
era 1940s
firstFlight 1938-06-07
fuselageType all‑metal
height 8.4 m
introduced 1942
landingGear tricycle retractable landing gear
length 28.6 m
manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED
maximumPassengerCapacity 80
maximumTakeoffWeight 29700 kg
militaryDesignation C-54 Skymaster NERFINISHED
R5D NERFINISHED
notableFeature pioneered long‑range post‑war civilian air travel
numberBuilt 1245
numberOfEngines 4
pressurization unpressurized cabin
primaryUsers American Airlines NERFINISHED
Pan American World Airways NERFINISHED
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
propulsion four propellers
range 4300 km
retired fromMajorAirlineServiceIn1960s
role long‑range airliner
military transport aircraft
serviceCeiling 22800 ft
successor Douglas DC-6 NERFINISHED
tailConfiguration single vertical stabilizer
typicalPassengerCapacity 44
usedFor aerial firefighting (converted aircraft)
cargo transport
transoceanic passenger services
usedInConflict Berlin Airlift NERFINISHED
World War II
wingConfiguration low wing
wingspan 38.9 m

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