Douglas Aircraft Company - USA
Manufacturer(s)
United States
Operators
1945
Service Year
United States
National Origin
5
Crew
14
Units
TRANSPORT
General transport functionality to move supplies/cargo or personnel (including wounded and VIP) over range.
124.2 ft
(37.85 meters)
Length
173.3 ft
(52.81 meters)
Width/Span
43.8 ft
(13.34 meters)
Height
86,201 lb
(39,100 kilograms)
Empty Weight
171,961 lb
(78,000 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+85,760 lb
(+38,900 kg)
Weight Difference
4 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-49 radial piston engines developing 3,250 horsepower each.
Propulsion
329 mph
(530 kph | 286 knots)
Max Speed
21,325 ft
(6,500 m | 4 miles)
Ceiling
3,399 miles
(5,470 km | 2,954 nm)
Range
2,600 ft/min
(792 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
C-74 - Base Series Designation; fourteen examples completed.