Home Fleet Destinations Douglas DC-6B, registered V5-NCG and named "Bateleur" was the last DC-6B ever to be built and is the only one of its type still in passenger configuration in the world. She often accompanies the Classic Airliners of Skyclass Aviation, the DC-3 and DC-4s, carrying up to 60 tourists to Africa’s exotic holiday destinations in business class comfort. Gallery Links Contact Us
The Douglas DC-6 was a natural evolution of the DC-4 with improved performance, increased accommodation, greater payload and a pressurized cabin. The more powerful engines help it fly significantly faster than the DC-4, and enable the aircraft to carry 3,000 pounds more payload over longer distances. The Douglas DC-9, designed for frequent, short flights, entered service in 1965. The DC-9 features two rear fuselage-mounted engines, small, highly efficient wings, and a T-tail. The DC-9 is one of the longest-lasting aircraft in operation, variants having been in production for over forty years.
 
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Douglas DC-6B

 

The Douglas DC-6 was a natural evolution of the DC-4 with improved performance, increased accommodation, greater payload and a pressurized cabin. The more powerful engines help it fly significantly faster than the DC-4, and enable the aircraft to carry 3,000 pounds more payload over longer distances.

 

Douglas DC-6B, registered V5-NCG and named "Bateleur" was the last DC-6B ever to be built and is the only one of its type still in passenger configuration in the world. She often accompanies the Classic Airliners of Skyclass Aviation, the DC-3 and DC-4s, carrying up to 60 tourists to Africa’s exotic holiday destinations in business class comfort.

 

 

Specifications

 

Engines

Four Pratt & Whitney R2800 18 cylinder radial piston engines rated at 2450hp each

Wingspan:

35.81m

Length:

32.46m

Cruise Speed:

507km/h

Accommodation:

60 passengers

Take off run

1,200m - 1,800m depending on weight, altitude and temperature

Crew

2 pilots, flight engineer, 2 attendants.

Passengers

60

 

 

 

 

 

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