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.

All labels observed (2)

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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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