Douglas DC-4E
US airliner prototype with 4 piston engines, 1938 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Douglas DC-4E was an American experimental airliner that was developed before World War II. The DC-4E never entered production due to being superseded by an entirely new design, the Douglas DC-4/C-54, which proved very successful.
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DC-4E | |
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The Douglas DC-4E in flight | |
Role | Experimental airliner |
Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
First flight | June 7, 1938[1] |
Primary users | United Airlines[2] Imperial Japanese Airways |
Number built | 1[3] |
Developed into | Douglas DC-4 Nakajima G5N |
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Many of the aircraft's innovative design features found their way into the Nakajima G5N bomber after the single DC-4E prototype was sold to a Japanese airline and clandestinely dismantled for study by Nakajima at the behest of the Imperial Japanese Navy.[3]