C-54A Skymaster “N90433,” Flying Tiger Line, 1955 HL2022 Hobby Master 1:200

Hobby Master C-54A Skymaster “N90433,” Flying Tiger Line, 1955 HL2022 1:200 Scale Item: HL2022 Very Detailed with spinning props and landing gear. Includes stand. Die Cast 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.