Douglas C-118 Liftmaster

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The Douglas C-118 Liftmaster is a military transport aircraft developed from the DC-6 airliner and used primarily by the United States Air Force and Navy for long-range cargo and personnel transport.

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C-118 Liftmaster 2
Douglas C-118 Liftmaster canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf four‑engined propeller aircraft
military transport aircraft
aircraftType fixed‑wing aircraft
airframeConfiguration low‑wing monoplane
basedOnAirliner Douglas DC-6A
linked to: Douglas DC-6

Douglas DC-6B
linked to: Douglas DC-6
category transport aircraft of the United States
construction all‑metal
countryOfOrigin United States
crew typically 4 to 5
derivedFromCivilModel DC-6 military variant
developedFrom Douglas DC-6
engineModelFamily Pratt & Whitney R‑2800 Double Wasp
engineType piston engine
enteredServiceWith United States Air Force
United States Navy
fuselageType pressurized
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
militaryDesignationUSAF C-118
militaryDesignationUSN R6D
natoReportingName Liftmaster
numberOfEngines 4
numberOfEnginesType four‑engine
operator Military Air Transport Service
Military Airlift Command
powerplantManufacturer Pratt & Whitney
primaryRole long‑range cargo transport
personnel transport
propellerConfiguration four‑bladed propellers
propulsion propeller‑driven
rangeClass long‑range
serviceEntryPeriod early 1950s
successorInRole Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
linked to: C-141 Starlifter
tailConfiguration conventional tail
typicalUseCase intercontinental transport missions
usedBy United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States armed forces
usedDuring Cold War
usedFor VIP transport
cargo transport
medical evacuation
troop transport
wingType cantilever wing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Douglas C-54 Skymaster successor Douglas C-118 Liftmaster
Douglas DC-6 militaryDesignation C-118 Liftmaster
linked to: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster
Douglas VC-118 "The Flying White House" derivedFromMilitaryDesignation C-118 Liftmaster
linked to: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster