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The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a long-range transport aircraft based on the DC-4, a civilian airliner, and used primarily by the armed forces of the United States of America.

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  • Douglas C-54 Skymaster
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  • The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a long-range transport aircraft based on the DC-4, a civilian airliner, and used primarily by the armed forces of the United States of America.
  • The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War. Like the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner (the Douglas DC-4). Besides transport of cargo, the C-54 also carried presidents, prime ministers 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. During the Berlin Airlift it hauled coal and food supplies to West Berlin.
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Length
  • 2862.58
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dbkwik:world-war-2...iPageUsesTemplate
max takeoff weight alt
  • 33000.0
loaded weight main
  • 62000.0
Range
  • 1.5
number of props
  • 4(xsd:integer)
length alt
  • 28.6 m
span main
  • 3581.3999999999996
Speed
  • 274.0
power/mass alt
  • 160(xsd:integer)
Produced
  • 1942(xsd:integer)
cruise speed main
  • 190.0
Affiliation
  • United Statesref|One C-54B and 22 C-54D aircraft were passed to the RAF under Lend-Lease as the Skymaster I, with at least eleven examples serving with 232 Squadron during the final months of the war.|group="N"
cruise speed alt
  • 165(xsd:integer)
Role
  • Long range troop/cargo transport
height alt
  • 8.38 m
Introduced
  • 1942(xsd:integer)
Name
primary user
Type
type of prop
  • radial engines
loading main
  • 42(xsd:double)
range alt
  • 6400.0
length main
  • 2860.04
power alt
  • 1080.0
area main
  • 1460.0
power main
  • 1450.0
height main
  • 838.2
Wingspan
  • 117(xsd:integer)
span alt
  • 35.8 m
range main
  • 4000.0
Manufacturer
  • Douglas Aircraft Company
max speed main
  • 275.0
engine (prop)
  • Pratt & Whitney R-2000-9
power/mass main
  • 0(xsd:double)
Capacity
  • 50(xsd:integer)
ceiling main
  • 22300.0
empty weight main
  • 38930.0
loaded weight alt
  • 28000.0
Developed From
area alt
  • 136.0
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Passengers
  • Up to 26
max speed alt
  • 239(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 207(xsd:integer)
empty weight alt
  • 17660.0
Engine
  • Four Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7 14 cylinder air cooled radials, each rated at 1,100 hp up to 7,000 ft
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 6,800 m
Cargo
  • Up to 16,500 lb
max takeoff weight main
  • 73000.0
Retired
  • 1975(xsd:integer)
Crew
  • 4(xsd:integer)
  • Six
Armament
  • None
Number Built
  • 1170(xsd:integer)
Year
  • 1942(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War. Like the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner (the Douglas DC-4). Besides transport of cargo, the C-54 also carried presidents, prime ministers 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. During the Berlin Airlift it hauled coal and food supplies to West Berlin. After the Korean War it continued to be used for military and civilian uses by more than 30 countries. This was one of the first aircraft to carry the President of the United States and to assume the call sign Air Force One.
  • The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a long-range transport aircraft based on the DC-4, a civilian airliner, and used primarily by the armed forces of the United States of America.
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