The first SAS aircraft to operate was a DC-4 belonging to DNL, which landed at Bromma on 5 August. The DC-4s had a theoretic capacity of 44, but SAS chose to install 28 seats to …

The unpressurized RCAF version, the North Star, also known as the C-54GM, had a DC-4 empennage, rear fuselage, flaps, ailerons, and wing tips; C-54G wing centre-section and outer …

Apr 11, 2020 · Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was a loyal customer of Douglas Aircraft Company and its successor McDonnell Douglas, operating 290 of its aircraft and all major models. Enjoy …

The Douglas DC-4 is an American four-engined (piston), propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Military versions of the plane, the C-54 and R5D, served during …

Feb 25, 2022 · This month marked the 80th anniversary of the Douglas DC-4’s first flight. The legendary four-engine piston aircraft would prove to be a valuable model in both civil and …

Nov 2, 2020 · The plane that begain the dynasty of 4 engine Douglas propliners, here is the DC-4 from Jens Kristensen, in UAL, TWA, PAA and SAS liveries (among many others), and has a …

Dec 9, 2023 · Cockpit of a 1950 Scandinavian Airlines' DC-4. Photo: SAS. In August 1946, the three airlines united to form Scandinavian Airlines System, or SAS. With the winds of …

When the DC-4 arrived it was considered a fantastic airplane. A large cabin, it could reach up to 5000 kilometres and travel at 350 km/h. Even with, for the time, its good performance the DC …

Aug 28, 2020 · With the unprecedented logistical effort required for World War 2, this was a lucrative niche. The US military commissioned Douglas to build a pressurized successor to the …

Aug 20, 2020 · A slightly smaller, unpressurized version with ‘conventional’ single-fin tail was then developed, named the DC-4, just as the USA was entering the Second World War.