Manufacturer: | Douglas |
Country: | ![]() |
ICAO Type designator: | DC6 |
First flight: | 15 February 1946 |
Production ended: | 1958 |
Production total: | 704 |
Series: | C-118A: Designation of DC-6As for the United States Air Force, 101 built.
C-118B: R6D-1s redesignated. DC-6: Initial production variant DC-6A: Freighter variant; fuselage slightly lengthened from DC-6. DC-6A/B: Unofficial designation as freighter conversion DC-6A/C: Unofficial designation as freighter conversion DC-6B: All-passenger variant of DC-6A, without cargo door. DC-6BF: Unofficial designation as freighter conversion DC-6F: Unofficial designation as freighter conversion R6D-1 (DC-6): United States Navy designation for the DC-6A, 65 built. YC-112A-DO (DC-6): Redesignation of XC-112A prototype |
Propulsion: | 4 piston engines |
Maximum number of passengers: | 102 |
Maximum take-off mass: | 48535 kg |
ICAO Mass group: | 4 |