Douglas DC-6 / C-118 Liftmaster Piston Transport Family
The Douglas DC-6 was a pressurized four-engine piston transport that extended the DC-4 lineage with greater speed, payload, range, and passenger comfort. First flown in 1946, it became a major postwar airliner, flew scheduled around-the-world services, and generated C-118/R6D military and MC-118 aeromedical transports; freighter conversions and a small number of preserved aircraft kept the design visible after the jet transition.
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Identity
- Aliases
- DC-6Douglas DC-6DC-6ADC-6BC-118 LiftmasterR6DMC-118VC-118 Independence
- Family Name
- Douglas DC-6
- Full Name
- Douglas DC-6 / C-118 Liftmaster Piston Transport Family
- Roles
- airlinercargomilitaryair_ambulanceutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Douglas DC-6 was a pressurized four-engine piston transport that extended the DC-4 lineage with greater speed, payload, range, and passenger comfort. First flown in 1946, it became a major postwar airliner, flew scheduled around-the-world services, and generated C-118/R6D military and MC-118 aeromedical transports; freighter conversions and a small number of preserved aircraft kept the design visible after the jet transition.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 8.66
- Length M
- 30.66
- Wingspan M
- 35.81
- First Flight Year
- 1,946
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:12:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:12:26 UTC