Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Douglas C-54A (R5D-1) Skymaster Four-Engine Military Transport Aircraft.
4 x Pratt & Whitney E-2000-7 "Twin Wasp" air-cooled radial piston engines developing 1,290 horsepower each and driving three-bladed propeller units.
Propulsion
275 mph
442 kph | 239 kts
Max Speed
22,310 ft
6,800 m | 4 miles
Service Ceiling
3,977 miles
6,400 km | 3,456 nm
Operational Range