Douglas DC-4E Experimental Four-Engine Airliner Family
The Douglas DC-4E was a one-off experimental airliner developed from a United Airlines requirement for a larger, more capable successor to the DC-3. Its tricycle landing gear, power-assisted controls, auxiliary power equipment, and advanced systems made it an ambitious prewar testbed; the costly design was not produced, but its experience fed into the simpler DC-4 that became a major wartime and postwar transport.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Douglas DC-4EDC-4 ExperimentalDouglas NX18100Douglas serial 1601
- Family Name
- Douglas DC-4E
- Full Name
- Douglas DC-4E Experimental Four-Engine Airliner Family
- Roles
- experimentalresearchairlinertechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Douglas DC-4E was a one-off experimental airliner developed from a United Airlines requirement for a larger, more capable successor to the DC-3. Its tricycle landing gear, power-assisted controls, auxiliary power equipment, and advanced systems made it an ambitious prewar testbed; the costly design was not produced, but its experience fed into the simpler DC-4 that became a major wartime and postwar transport.
- First Flight Year
- 1,938
- Manufacturer
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.historylink.org/File/3545
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 18:53:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 18:53:53 UTC