The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, Douglas reworked it after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range commercial transport market.

2024年9月11日 · Among the most iconic piston-powered airliners of the 1950s was the Douglas DC-6, a four-engine propeller-driven aircraft designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States military towards the end of the Second World War.

The Douglas DC-6 was produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company between 1946 to 1958. It was a cargo aircraft powered by piston engines and initially planned as a military transport toward the end of the Second World War before it was redeveloped after …

2024年2月2日 · The Douglas DC-6 was designed to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-haul commercial sector. The aircraft had robust engines and impressive performance, but it lacked the well-roundedness of the Constellation.

The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range commercial transport market.

The DC-6C, the last DC-6 model to be developed, was a convertible passenger/freight version of the DC-6A. Meanwhile renewed military interest in the DC-6 was sparked by the Korean War, with the result that large numbers of USAF C-118s and USN R6D-1s were built.

The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, Douglas reworked it after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range commercial transport market.

2009年9月1日 · The Douglas DC-6 is essentially a stretched, more powerful, and pressurized version of the DC-4 with three-blade props. The DC-7 is merely a stretched DC-6 with four-blade props and retaining all aerodynamic and structural features.

The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range commercial transport market.

2022年10月22日 · The DC-6 was developed from the DC-4 to compete with the Boeing Stratoliner and Lockheed Constellation, both of which were pressurized. Douglas was able to capitalise on the Air Force’s desire to develop an improved version of the C-54 by persuading the Government to fund construction of the XC-112A.