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.

Type: Douglas DC-6 (DC6) MSN: 43114. Engines: 4X P&W R.2800. Test Registration: - Name: Prinses Juliana. Fleet Number: - ICAO24 (ModeS): - SELCAL: - First Flight: - Delivered: 22 …

On 23 August 1954, the aircraft crashed in the North Sea off IJmuiden during the Shannon-Amsterdam leg of the flight. The crash killed all 21 passengers and crew on board. The Douglas DC-6B, construction number 43556 and line number 257, was delivered to KLM on 22 August 1952 as PH-TFO and christened Willem Bontekoe.

2023年2月15日 · KLM operated the standard DC-6, as well as the stretched DC-6B, which took capacity from 60 to 89 passengers. KLM introduced the standard DC-6 in 1948 and operated eight aircraft. It also operated seven of the larger DC …

While not as successful as the DC-3, the DC-4 was built in good numbers, and led to improved "DC-6" and "DC-7" derivatives, which were also built in fair numbers. This document provides a history and description of the DC-4, DC-6, and DC-7.

The KLM flew till 1957 with the DC-6. Cabin width : 3.18m (same as the DC-4) Fuel capacity : 16100 litre or 17870 litre. Landing weight : 28830 kg Max. Cruise speed : 534 km/hr at 7260m Normal cruising . speed at 60% power : 445 km/hr. landing speed : 140 km/hr. primary users : United Airlines (35), American Airlines (47), KLM (8), SABENA, SAS

The DC-6B, originally powered by Double Wasp engines with Hamilton Standard 43E60 constant-speed reversing propellers, was regarded as the ultimate piston-engine airliner from the standpoint of ruggedness, reliability, economical operation, and handling qualities.

After confidence was restored in the DC-6, Delta and European customers (Sabena, KLM, SAS) put in orders in 1948. So did Philippine Air Lines, which started using the DC-6 in 1948 on routes from of Manilla to London and San Francisco .

The Douglas DC-6 is a piston two engined airliner and transport aircraft. It was intended as a military aircraft by the end of World War 1. It was used in the United States Air Force and Navy, the C-118 Liftmaster for USAF and the R6D for the Navy.

2019年5月8日 · The DC-6 series has been considered by many to be the finest piston-engined transport produced. A development of the DC-4, the Douglas designers used the same basic wing as the DC-4 but extended the length of the fuselage by 2.1 m (6 ft 9 in), and the height of the tail by 0.51-m (1 ft 7 in).