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VC-118A "53-3240" USAF, Presidential Transport
General Background
The Douglas DC-6B first flew on February 10, 1951 with its first scheduled passenger flight on April 11, 1951 with United Airlines. The DC-6 might have had the same wingspan as the DC-4 but that is all. The DC-6 fuselage was longer and stronger and pressurized. The more powerful engines used a 3-bladed propeller capable of reversing pitch for braking. The DC-6B was the most successful of all the DC series of aircraft with the last of the 288 produced being delivered on November 17, 1958.
Specifications :
| Type : | cargo transport |
| Manufacturer : | Douglas Aircraft Co |
| Production : | DC-6B - 73 |
| Powerplant : | 4 X 2400-hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800CBI6 Double Wasp or |
| 4 X 2500hp R-2800-CB 17 Double Wasp 18-cylinder two-row radial engines | |
| Performance: | |
| Cruising speed: | 315 mph (507 km/h) @ 20,600 ft (6,279 m) |
| Range with maximum payload: | 3,005 miles (4,835 km) |
| Payload: | 24,565Ib (11,143 kg) with seating for up to 102 passengers |
| Dimensions: | |
| Length: | 105ft 7in (32.18m) |
| Height: | 28 ft 8 in (8.74 m) |
| Wing Span: | 117ft 6 in (35.81 m) |
| Wing area: | 1,463 sq ft (135.91 m²) |
| Weight: | |
| Maximum: | 107,000 lb (48,535 kg) |
| Empty: | 58,6351b (26,595 kg) |