Douglas C-74 Globemaster

The Douglas C-74 Globemaster was a United States heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach California. The Globemaster was developed after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The long distances across the Atlantic and especially the Pacific Ocean to the combat areas indicated a need for a transoceanic heavy-lift military transport aircraft. Douglas Aircraft Company responded in 1942 with a giant four-engined design.

Douglas C-74 Globemaster I The C-74 was planned during World War 2 as a much bigger successor to the C-54 Skymaster.1
Douglas C-74 Globemaster I - Click here for a bigger picture and more information Photographer: Collection Ian Macfarlane Location: London - Heathrow 2
Douglas C-74 Globemaster was a ... to the disposition of the aircraft. During the first three months of 1956, the 11 remaining C-74s ...3
FSX and FS2004 Douglas C-74 Globemaster I The C-74 was planned during populace War 2 as a very much larger successor to the C-54 Skymaster.4
The redesign of the Douglas C-74 Globemaster was initiated in 1947, but the new Douglas C-124 Globemaster II did not make its first flight until Nov. 27, 1949.5

Made by Douglas Aircraft Company.

Douglas C-74 Globemaster is the predecessor of the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.

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The Douglas C-74 Globemaster was a United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...8
force: the Douglas C-74 Globemaster, prominent at the time of the Berlin Airlift, and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, prominent during the Vietnam War.9
The Douglas C-74 Globemaster was redesigned and joined the USAF as the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II in April 1950, in time to participate in medical evacuations in Korea.10
More Users
United States Air Force
Height Main
1333.5
Height Alt
13.34 m
Length Alt
37.85 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
172000.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States
Range Main
3
400 mi
Loaded Weight Main
154128.0
Max Speed Alt
285
Type Of Prop
radial engines
Crew
5
Loading Main
61
Power/mass Main
288.0
Payload Main
48150.0
Capacity
125
Max Speed Main
328 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
78000.0
Ceiling Main
21300.0
Number Built
14
Successor
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Retired
1970.0
Loaded Weight Alt
69911.0
Area Main
2510.0
Primary user
United States Army Air Forces
Span Alt
52.81 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
2424.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-4360-49
Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft Company
Payload Alt
21840.0
Status
No surviving aircraft
Number Of Props
4
First Flight
5
Production End Year
1947
Climb Rate Main
2605.0
Power Main
3
250 hp
Production Start Year
1945
Power/mass Alt
140
Climb Rate Alt
13.2 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Length Main
3784.6
Span Main
5280.66
Area Alt
233 m²
Range Alt
2950
Related
* C-124 Globemaster II
Empty Weight Main
86172.0
Ceiling Alt
6
490 m
Category
Douglas aircraft
United States military transport aircraft 1940-1949
Produced
1945
Empty Weight Alt
39087.0
Loading Alt
300

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