Douglas C54A Flying Tiger Line, 1955 N90433

1/200 scale die-cast metal with minimal use of plastic.
All markings are tampo (pad) applied, no decals to discolor or flake.
Free-spinning propellers.
Rolling wheels.
Landing gear can be removed or added.
Model comes with a display stand.
A brief history of the aircraft type and the airline is supplied with each model.

Conceived as a civil airliner the Douglas DC-4 was commandeered by the U.S.
Government on December 5, 1941 even before production had begun. Now known as
the C-54 it had several modifications made to meet military requirements and first flew in
March 1942. During WWII more than 1,200 C-54s were produced and operated in every
theater of operations. The aircraft was the U.S. military workhorse carrying everything
from Presidents to wounded personnel to coal. With the end of WWII more than 300
surplus C-54s were converted to commercial airline requirements.

N90433 was built in 1942 for the USAAF as Douglas C-54A c/n 10410 and serial
42-72305. In September 1946 it was delivered to American Airlines as N90433 until
March 1949 when it was leased to El Al Israeli Airlines as 4X-ACC and named
Rechovoth. In January 1952 the aircraft began operations with Flying Tiger Line. On
September 24, 1955 during a cargo flight from Wake Island to Hawaii the aircraft crashed
into the Pacific 1,000 miles west of Honolulu killing 3 of the 5 crew.



Specifications for the Douglas Aircraft Company C-54A Skymaster
Dimensions
Length – 93.83 ft (28.6 m)
Wing Span – 117.49 ft (35.81 m)
Height – 27.49 ft (8.38 m)

Performance
Engines – (4) Pratt & Whitney E-2000-7 Twin Wasp radial / 1,290 hp each
Maximum Speed – 265 mph (426 km/h) (230 kts)
Maximum Range – 3,899 miles (6,275 km)
Ceiling – 21,982 ft (6,700 m)

Weights
Empty – 37,000 lb (28,125 kg)
MTOW – 62,000 lb (28,125 kg)

"E" variant – same engines as the "D" variant that had been upgraded with (4) Pratt & Whitney R-
2000-11 1,360 hp each, reconfigured fuel tanks as well as a specially designed cabin for quick
conversion between passenger and cargo roles. 125 "E" variants were built with 20 going to the
USN as R5D-4.