Douglas C-54 Skymaster Wallpapers

Douglas C-54 Skymaster Aircraft - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org  :  The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. Like the C-47 Skytrain, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner (the Douglas DC-4). C-54s began service with the Army Air Forces in 1942, [br]carrying up to 26 passengers. (Later versions carried up to 50 [br]passengers.) The U.S. Navy also acquired the type, under the [br]designation R5D. The C-54 was one of the most commonly used [br]transports by the U.S. armed forces in World War II. 515 C-54s were [br]manufactured in Santa Monica, CA and 655 were manufactured in Chicago, Illinois. After World War II, the C-54 continued to serve as the primary airlifter of the new United States Air Force. The USAF Strategic Air Command had C-54 Skymasters in service from 1946 through 1975. President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, which created the U.S. Air Force, on board "Sacred Cow", the Presidential C-54 which is preserved at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. More than 300 C-54s and R5Ds formed the backbone of the Berlin Airlift in 1948. They also served as the main airlift during the Korean War. After the Korean War, the C-54 was replaced by the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, but continued to be used by the U.S. Air Force until 1972. The C-54 was the personal aircraft of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, and Winston Churchill (along with an Avro York). The C-54 was also used by the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, the Armée de l'Air, and the armed forces of twelve other nations.[br]Country of origin: USA [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Engines: four 1450hp Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder radials [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Wingspan: 35.81 m (117ft 6in) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Lenght: 28.6 m (93ft 10in) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Height: 8.38 m (27ft 6in) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Weight loaded: 33,113 kg (73,000lb) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Cruising speed: 365 km/h (227mph) at 4575 m (15,000ft) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Service celling: 6795 m (32,300ft) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Range: 4025 km (2500miles) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Passengers + crew: 44-86 + 4 [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________

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