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[Photon440]

Looks like a Douglas to me. DC4 or 5?

Close. It's a Canadair North Star, which used pieces of the Douglas design: based on a DC-4, it used the DC-6 nose and landing gear and shortened front fuselage, parts of the C-54 middle fuselage and wing parts, and DC-4 rear fuselage and tail, plus the aircraft was pressurized, unlike the DC-4. And was more powerful, using Rolls Royce Merlin engines instead of the P&W radials. It cruised about 80 mph. faster than the DC-4 and had a 17% greater range.

71 of them were built. The main users were Trans-Canada Airlines (Now Air Canada) Canadian Pacific Airlines, the RCAF, and BOAC.

 

[Dipstick]

Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier counter-rotating

Two props on same shaft is contra-rotating, counter-rotating is two separate props rotating in opposite directions.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Two props on same shaft is contra-rotating, counter-rotating is two separate props rotating in opposite directions.

I know what it is, but it would be interesting to see the mechanics involved to accomplish it.

 

[Photon440]

I know what it is, but it would be interesting to see the mechanics involved to accomplish it.

 

[Photon440]

The unsuccessful Douglas...
Despite having sold hundreds of DC-3 aircraft, Douglas didn't fare so well with the DC-5.

The first commercial design to feature tricycle landing gear with shoulder wings, a feature common today with commuter turboprops, the DC-5 was intended for smaller routes and passenger loads than the DC-3.

However, the war got in the way, and after that there were too many surplus DC-3's around to make the new design feasable.

In the end, only a dozen were built, in both civilian and Navy versions.

 

[AR67GTX]

Close. It's a Canadair North Star, which used pieces of the Douglas design: based on a DC-4, it used the DC-6 nose and landing gear and shortened front fuselage, parts of the C-54 middle fuselage and wing parts, and DC-4 rear fuselage and tail, plus the aircraft was pressurized, unlike the DC-4. And was more powerful, using Rolls Royce Merlin engines instead of the P&W radials. It cruised about 80 mph. faster than the DC-4 and had a 17% greater
71 of them were built. The main users were Trans-Canada Airlines (Now Air Canada) Canadian Pacific Airlines, the RCAF, and BOAC.

Cruise at 80 mph? Is that a typo?

Close. It's a Canadair North Star, which used pieces of the Douglas design: based on a DC-4, it used the DC-6 nose and landing gear and shortened front fuselage, parts of the C-54 middle fuselage and wing parts, and DC-4 rear fuselage and tail, plus the aircraft was pressurized, unlike the DC-4. And was more powerful, using Rolls Royce Merlin engines instead of the P&W radials. It cruised about 80 mph. faster than the DC-4 and had a 17% greater range.
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71 of them were built. The main users were Trans-Canada Airlines (Now Air Canada) Canadian Pacific Airlines, the RCAF, and BOAC.

I assume that’s 80 mph faster than the DC-4 and not just 80 mph.