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Douglas C-54 Skymaster
The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces and British forces in World War II and the Korean War. Besides transport of cargo it also carried presidents British heads of government and military staff. Dozens of variants of the C-54 were employed in a wide variety of non-combat roles such as air-sea rescue scientific and military research and missile tracking and recovery.
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Made by Douglas Aircraft Company.
It is the successor of the Douglas DC-4 .
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The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used
by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.5
This plane is 44-9031, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster of the Air Transport
Command, forerunner to what is now the USAF.6
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United States Air Force
United States Navy
Height Main
838.2
Height Alt
8.38 m
Predecessor
Douglas DC-4
Length Alt
28.6 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
73000.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
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Range Main
4
000 mi
Loaded Weight Main
62000.0
Max Speed Alt
239
Type Of Prop
radial engines
Introduced
1942
Loading Main
43
Power/mass Main
338.4
Developed From
Douglas DC-4
Power/mass Alt
160
Capacity
50
Max Speed Main
275 mph
Cruise Speed Main
190 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
33000.0
Ceiling Main
22300.0
Number Built
1170
Crew
4
Retired
1975
Span Main
3581.3999999999996
Cruise Speed Alt
165
Area Main
1460.0
Primary user
Span Alt
35.8 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
1080.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-2000-9
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
4
Production End Year
1947
Loaded Weight Alt
28000.0
Power Main
1
450 hp
Production Start Year
1942
Empty Weight Alt
17660.0
Length Main
2860.04
Area Alt
136 m²
Range Alt
6400.0
Related
* Douglas DC-4* Douglas DC-6* Douglas DC-7
Empty Weight Main
38930.0
Ceiling Alt
6
800 m
Category
Produced
1942
Loading Alt
207