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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas | |
| Base model: | C-118 | |
| Designation: | VC-118 | |
| Nickname: | Liftmaster | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Staff transport | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 100' 7" | 30.6 m | |
| Height: | 28' 5" | 8.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 117' 6" | 35.8 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,463.0 sq ft | 135.9 sq m | |
| Gross Weight: | 93,198 lb | 42,267 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 93,200 lb | 42,267 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 2400 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 2,728 miles | 4,400 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 320 mph | 515 km/h | 278 kt |
| Max Speed: | 360 mph | 579 km/h | 312 kt |
| Ceiling: | 31,200 ft | 9,509 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
VC-118 on display
United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Tom Miller Cornelius, NC | I remember the day 505 left Langley. We watched it taxi away and then it came back. The RADAR was inop and after we replaced the R/T unit, it left. Years later, I saw it behind a hangar in Dayton and it looked so sad. The next time I saw it years later, it was in the museum where it belongs. Beautiful airplane! 08/02/2015 @ 18:31 [ref: 69191] |
| morris D reed , OK | I was a crew member of this airplane when it was stationed at Langley AFB. I was aboard when it was last flown to Wright-Patterson AFB in 1965. 03/20/2011 @ 14:34 [ref: 36952] |
| D.E.Blehschmidt Morgantown, WV | We had The 118s at Bolling AFB at Wash DC in Spec Air Missions. Many trips to Europe on this aircraft! 02/06/2009 @ 18:25 [ref: 23640] |
| TJ HARRIS CMSGT RET CLEVELAND, AL | I STILL HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF THE GREAT AIRCRAFT VC-118 53-296 THAT I WAS CREW CHIEF ON AT LANGLEY AFB 1967-1969. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO KNOWS THIS AIRCRAFT THAT WAS STATIONED AT LANGLEY DURING THAT TIME 11/18/2008 @ 17:37 [ref: 23099] |
| John Pangia , NY | I was in basic training at FT Dix, NJ, When a Douglas C-118A Crashed from McGuire AFB in a storm 2 min after takeoff, on July 13 1956, Registration # 53-3301A Time was 15:35.... 66 onboard, Fatalities 46 includes crew of 8. Our unit was ordered to guard the area, and start the clean up. I remember that aircraft,it was a gem for the times.To bad for the Falalities. 03/21/2007 @ 09:18 [ref: 15986] |
| THOMAS J HARRIS CMSGT RET PANAMA CITY, FL | I WAS A CREW CHIEF ON VC-118 53-3296 AT LANGLEY AFB, VA 67-69. IT WAS ONE OF THE FINEST AIRCRAFT I WORKED ON DURING MY 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. IT SUPPORTED THE THE 4 STAR ARMY GENERAL AT FORT MONROW, VA. DID A LOT OF POLISHING ON THIS FINE AIRCRAFT. I HAD A NICKNAME FOR IT (OLD BLUE). WAS A BEAUTIFUL AIRCRAFT. FLEW A LOT OF MILES ON IT. I JUST WONDER WERE IT IS NOW?
TJ HARRIS RET CMSGT USAF 03/16/2005 @ 18:19 [ref: 9719] |
| thomas g. allison White Plains, MD, MD | it should be noted that 46-505 was not really a vc-118a. it was a non production model that the Air Force purchesed for th e presential use. it is bacilly a cross-breed between the c-54 and the c-118 . trhe wing and fuel system and fuslage arw primary c-54, with the engines are fore runners ofthe c-118 aer 08/02/2002 @ 12:11 [ref: 5409] |
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