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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas | |
| Base model: | DC-4 | |
| Designation: | C-54 | |
| Version: | DC-4 | |
| Nickname: | Skymaster | |
| Basic role: | Commercial Transport | |
Specifications
| Length: | 93' 10" | 28.6 m | |
| Height: | 27' 6" | 8.3 m | |
| Wingspan: | 117' 6" | 35.8 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,460.0 sq ft | 135.6 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 43,300 lb | 19,637 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 63,500 lb | 28,798 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 73,000 lb | 33,106 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney 2SD1-G | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1450 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 11,440 miles | 18,421 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 227 mph | 365 km/h | 197 kt |
| Max Speed: | 280 mph | 450 km/h | 243 kt |
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| Boeing , IL | Douglas decided to produce a four-engine transport about twice the size of the DC-3 and, in 1938, developed the single DC-4E to carry 42 passengers by day or 30 by night. It had complete sleeping accommodations, including a private bridal room.
It proved too expensive to maintain, so airlines agreed to suspend development in favor of the less complex DC-4, but it was not put into commercial service until 1946. Its military derivative was the C-54 "Skymaster" transport, ordered by the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. Douglas built 1,241 of the DC-4s and its military counterparts, including the R5D for the Navy. During the war, C-54s flew a million miles a month over the rugged North Atlantic -- more than 20 round trips a day. A special VC-54C, nicknamed the "Sacred Cow" by the White House press corps, became the first presidential aircraft, ordered for Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the years immediately following the war, new DC-4s and used C-54s carried more passengers than any other four-engine transport. Some were still flying through 1998. After World War II, commercial airlines placed more than 300 civilian DC-4 transports into service. Specifications First flight: Feb. 14, 1942 Wingspan: 117 feet 6 inches Length: 93 feet 5 inches Height: 27 feet 7 inches Operating altitude: 10,000 feet Range: 4,200 miles Weight: 82,500 pounds Power plant: Four 1,450 horsepower Pratt & Whitney R-2000 "Twin-Wasp" engines Speed: 207 mph Accommodation: 44 to 80 passengers 12/03/2007 @ 10:57 [ref: 18775] |
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