Douglas DC-4 (C-54)
Airliner / Transport Aircraft
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engine long-range Airliner with a capacity of maximum 50 passengers and a military utility transport aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company. The military main-variant was the C-54 Skymaster.
Only 79 civil DC-4 have been produced by Douglas. The DC-4 was license-produced by Canadair of Canada as DC-4M North Star (71 aircraft).
| Crew | 3-5 | |
| Passengers | max. 50 | |
| Propulsion | 4 Radial Engines | |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney R-2000-2SD-13G Twin Wasp | |
| Engine Power (each) | 1081 kW | 1450 hp |
| Speed | 452 km/h | 244 kts 281 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 6.797 m | 22.300 ft |
| Range | 4.023 km | 2.172 NM 2.499 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 19.640 kg | 43.299 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 33.112 kg | 72.999 lbs |
| Wing Span | 35,81 m | 117 ft 6 in |
| Wing Area | 135,6 m² | 1460 ft² |
| Length | 28,60 m | 93 ft 10 in |
| Height | 8,38 m | 27 ft 6 in |
| First Flight | 14.02.1942 (DC-4E 17.06.1938) | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | 1238 | |
| ICAO Code | DC4 | |
| Data for (Version) | Douglas DC-4-1009 | |
| [Photo-ID: 10671] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23 | |
 | Douglas C-54A Skymaster Spanish Air Force Reg.: T.4-10 c/n: 10366 |
| Museo del Aire [Madrid] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10672] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23 | |
 | Douglas C-54A Skymaster Spanish Air Force Reg.: T.4-10 c/n: 10366 |
| Museo del Aire [Madrid] | |
| [Photo-ID: 7592] © Karsten Palt 2013-08-16 | |
 | Douglas C-54D Skymaster Turkish Air Force Reg.: 42-72683 c/n: 10788 |
| Turkish Air Force Museum [Yesilkoy, Istanbul] | |
| [Photo-ID: 7593] © Karsten Palt 2013-08-16 | |
 | Douglas C-54D Skymaster Turkish Air Force Reg.: 42-72683 c/n: 10788 |
| Turkish Air Force Museum [Yesilkoy, Istanbul] | |
| [Photo-ID: 7594] © Karsten Palt 2013-08-16 | |
 | Douglas C-54D Skymaster Turkish Air Force Reg.: 42-72683 c/n: 10788 |
| Turkish Air Force Museum [Yesilkoy, Istanbul] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10996] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03 | |
 | Douglas C-54D Skymaster United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 42-72488 c/n: 10593 |
| Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10997] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03 | |
 | Douglas C-54D Skymaster United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 42-72488 c/n: 10593 |
| Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3061] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-03 | |
 | Douglas C-54E Skymaster (DC-4) United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 44-9063 c/n: 27289 |
| Luftbrückendenkmal / Berlin Airlift Memorial [Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3062] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-03 | |
 | Douglas C-54E Skymaster (DC-4) United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 44-9063 c/n: 27289 |
| Luftbrückendenkmal / Berlin Airlift Memorial [Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11286] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-04 | |
 | Douglas C-54Q Skymaster United States Navy Reg.: 56514 c/n: 10741 ex N67062 |
| March Field Air Museum [Riverside, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11287] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-04 | |
 | Douglas C-54Q Skymaster United States Navy Reg.: 56514 c/n: 10741 ex N67062 |
| March Field Air Museum [Riverside, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 13227] © Karsten Palt 2016-10-10 | |
 | Douglas C-54Q Skymaster United States Navy Reg.: 90407 c/n: 27363 ex N67038, ex N51848 |
| Castle Air Museum [Atwater, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 973] © Karsten Palt 2008-06-21 | |
 | Douglas DC-4 (C-54A Skymaster) Netherlands Government Air Transport Reg.: NL-316 c/n: 7488/96 ex ZS-IPR |
| Nationaal Luchtvaart-Themapark Aviodrome [Lelystad (EHLE / LEY)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10090] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-30 | |
 | Douglas MC-54M Skymaster (DC-4) United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 44-9030 c/n: 27256 Korean War Medevac variant |
| Air Mobility Command Museum [Dover AFB, DE] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10089] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-30 | |
 | Douglas MC-54M Skymaster (DC-4) United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 44-9030 c/n: 27256 Korean War Medevac variant |
| Air Mobility Command Museum [Dover AFB, DE] | |