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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
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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
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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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