Douglas DC-4
Certified for FS2004
Douglas DC-4 / Range 4,250 mi / Max. Cruise
Speed - 280 mph / Cruise Speed - 227 mph / Pax - up to 86
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Specifications
Crew.........................................
4
Seating Capacity.................................... Up to 86 passengers
Length.................................................. 93 ft 10 in (28.6 m)
Wingspan............................................. 117 ft 6 in (35.8 m)
Height.................................................. 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Empty Weight......................... 43,300 lb (19,640 kg)
Loaded Weight.................... 63,500 lb (28,800 kg)
MTOW (Max-Take-off Weight)................ 73,000 lb (33,100 kg)
Service Ceiling...................................... 22,300 ft (6,800 m)
Range (Full Payload)..................................... 4,250 mi (6,839 km)
Engines............. 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-2000 radial engine, 1,450
hp (1,081 kW) each
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ROLE
The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engined propeller-driven
airliner developed
by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It served during World War II, in the
Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s in a military role. From 1945, many
civil airlines operated it worldwide. The DC-4's tricycle landing gear allowed
its fuselage to be constant cross-section for most of its length, so it
could be easily
stretched into the later DC-6 and DC-7. A total of 1,163
C-54/R5Ds were built for
the United States military services between 1942 and January 1946. Douglas
continued to develop the type during the war in preparation for a return to
airline services when peace returned.
Very few DC-4s remain in service today. The last two passenger
DC-4s believed
to be operating worldwide are all based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
A 1944 built DC4 is currently being restored in NSW, Australia.