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.

2023年12月27日 · Only six DC-6s are currently flying, with some being used for shipping services in Alaska. Everts Air operates four DC-6s and has a fleet of cargo-configured vintage aircraft. The Flying Bulls, owned by Red Bull, fly a DC-6B that was …

Climb aboard back to 1956! This DC-6 air freighter spent its life flying the skies of Alaska, hauling critical frieght and fuel to remote villages...

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 the war to contest in the commercial transport market with the four-engine Constellation built by Lockheed.

2024年2月2日 · First taking to the skies for commercial airlines in 1947, the Douglas DC-6 was one of many post-war pressurized airliners to be built by the manufacturer. The quad-engine aircraft was originally designed to serve as a cargo lifter, but was later modified by Douglas to compete effectively with the Lockheed Constellation.

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 only difference between the DC-6 and the DC-4 in exterior appearance is that the DC-6 is extended an additional seven feet and the windows are square instead ...

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 …

In the overall picture of the propliner era, the DC-6 is widely considered to be the best of the propliner category. The aircraft, particularly in its B model form, was considered to have the best balance of range, speed, efficiency, reliability, handling and passenger comfort of any propliner type. At that, let’s spend some time with the DC-6:

(DC-6): four 1,567 kw (2,100 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA15 18-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engines. The DC-6 series has been considered by many to be the finest piston-engined …

It could very well be the oldest DC-6 surviving on this planet... After its first flight on 24Nov1946 it was operated by American Airlines (tail N90702) and enjoyed a wordly career:... Note: Seen …