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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Douglas DC-4E | | | |  Douglas DC-4E: Encyclopedia II - Douglas DC-4E - Specifications Douglas DC-4E
Douglas DC-4E - General characteristics.
Crew: three
Capacity: 52 passengers
Length: 97 ft 0 in (29.7 m)
Wingspan: 97 ft 0 in (29.7 m)
Height: 24 ft 6 1/2 in (7.4 m)
Wing area: 2,155 ft² (200.2 m²)
Empty: 42,564 lb (19,308 kg)
Loaded: 61,500 lb (27,896 kg)
Maximum takeoff: 66,500 lb (30,164 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whit ...
See also:Douglas DC-4E, Douglas DC-4E - Specifications Douglas DC-4E, Douglas DC-4E - General characteristics, Douglas DC-4E - Performance, Douglas DC-4E - Related content, Douglas DC-4E - Designation sequence, Douglas DC-4E - Related development, Douglas DC-4E - Similar aircraft, Douglas DC-4E - Related lists, Douglas DC-4E - External links Read more here: » Douglas DC-4E: Encyclopedia II - Douglas DC-4E - Specifications Douglas DC-4E |
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| | | | Douglas DC-4E: Encyclopedia II - Douglas DC-4 - Derivatives DC4M North Star/Argonaut. 71 DC-4s were built by Canadair under the designations North Star, DC-4M, C-4, and C-5. With the exception of the single C-5, these were all powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin engines and 51 of them were pressurized. The Royal Canadian Air Force, Trans-Canada Air Lines, Canadian Pacific Air Lines and BOAC operated these aircraft, the latter under the type name "Argonaut".
Starting in 1959, 20 DC-4s found new life as ATL-98 Carvairs. The Carvair was designed to carry 22 passengers ...
See also:Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-4 - Development, Douglas DC-4 - Production, Douglas DC-4 - Derivatives, Douglas DC-4 - Other versions, Douglas DC-4 - Specifications DC-4-1009, Douglas DC-4 - Related content, Douglas DC-4 - Designation sequence, Douglas DC-4 - Related development, Douglas DC-4 - Similar aircraft, Douglas DC-4 - Related lists, Douglas DC-4 - External links Read more here: » Douglas DC-4: Encyclopedia II - Douglas DC-4 - Derivatives |
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| | | | Douglas DC-4E: Encyclopedia II - Douglas DC-4 - Development The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. It was intended to fulfill United Air Lines' requirement for a long-range passenger airliner. The DC-4E (E stands for experimental) emerged as a 52-passenger airliner with a fuselage of unusually wide cross-section for its day and a triple fin tail unit, similar to that ...
See also:Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-4 - Development, Douglas DC-4 - Production, Douglas DC-4 - Derivatives, Douglas DC-4 - Other versions, Douglas DC-4 - Specifications DC-4-1009, Douglas DC-4 - Related content, Douglas DC-4 - Designation sequence, Douglas DC-4 - Related development, Douglas DC-4 - Similar aircraft, Douglas DC-4 - Related lists, Douglas DC-4 - External links Read more here: » Douglas DC-4: Encyclopedia II - Douglas DC-4 - Development |
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| | | | Douglas DC-4E: Encyclopedia II - Douglas DC-4 - Production The DC-4 had a notable innovation in that its nose-wheel landing gear allowed it to introduce a fuselage of constant cross-section. This lent itself to easy stretching into the later DC-6 and DC-7. 1,163 DC-4s were built for the United States military services between 1942 and 1946. Douglas continued to develop the type during the war in preparation for a return to airline services when peace returned. However, the type's sales prospects were hit by the offloading of 500 wa ...
See also:Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-4 - Development, Douglas DC-4 - Production, Douglas DC-4 - Derivatives, Douglas DC-4 - Other versions, Douglas DC-4 - Specifications DC-4-1009, Douglas DC-4 - Related content, Douglas DC-4 - Designation sequence, Douglas DC-4 - Related development, Douglas DC-4 - Similar aircraft, Douglas DC-4 - Related lists, Douglas DC-4 - External links Read more here: » Douglas DC-4: Encyclopedia II - Douglas DC-4 - Production |
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