Specifications (C-54G)
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Capacity: 50 troops
- Length: 93 ft 10 in (28.6 m)
- Wingspan: 117 ft 6 in (35.8 m)
- Height: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
- Wing area: 1,460 ft² (136 m²)
- Empty weight: 38,930 lb (17,660 kg)
- Loaded weight: 62,000 lb (28,000 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 73,000 lb (33,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-2000-9 radial engines, 1,450 hp (1,080 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 275 mph (239 kn, 442 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 190 mph (165 kn, 310 km/h)
- Range: 4,000 mi (6,400 km)
- Service ceiling: 22,300 ft (6,800 m)
- Wing loading: 42.5 lb/ft² (207 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.094 hp/lb (160 W/kg)
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