Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

122

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

ALUMINUM FUSILAGE, WINGS, TAILFINS & RUDDER; PLEXIGLASS WINDSHIELD & PORT HOLES; RUBBER TIRES; STEEL LANDING GEAR

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

28,6 m

Largeur

35,8 m

Hauteur

8,4 m

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Aviation

Catégorie

Aéronefs

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Canadair

Pays

Canada

État/province

Québec

Ville

Montréal

Contexte

Pays

Worldwide

État/province

Inconnu

Période

POST WW11 (1947) TO MID 1960'S (1965) The Museum specimen was manufactured in 1948 and served with 426 Squadron RCAF until 1962. It was transferred to the Museum in 1966.

Canada

The North Star was a Canadian development of the Douglas C-54/DC-4, with some features of the DC-6. The aircraft were equipped with Rolls Royce Merlin engines. The North Star served dependably with Trans-Canada Air Lines, Canadian Pacific Airlines, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), and the RCAF. The final version of the North Star was the C-5 with radial engines. Only one was built. Many North Stars continued to fly with small commercial operators after retirement from major carriers. RCAF North Stars were retired in 1966. Civilian North Stars were pressurized while RCAF versions were not. Passengers found them very uncomfortable because of the noisy exhaust system of the original in-line engines. A special cross-over exhaust was developed by T.C.A. in a partially successful attempt to lower noise levels. The RCAF made no attempt to quieten their North Stars

Fonction

MILITARY LONG RANGE TRANSPORT: CARGO, PERSONNEL & AMBULANCE

Technique

Inconnu

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

PAINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF FUSILAGE NEAR NOSE CONE: "15"; PAINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF FUSILAGE ABOVE WINGS: "AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND"; PAINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF RUDDER: "17515"; PAINTED ON UNDERSIDE OF PORT WING: "515"; PAINTED ON UNDERSIDE OF STARBORD WING: "RCAF"

Manque

From CA of 09/10/2001 by Mike Irvin: No - Complete

Fini

METALLIC GREY; TOP OF FUSILAGE PAINTED WHITE; NOSE CONE, AREA SURROUNDING WINDSHIELD, LEADING EDGE OF WINGS, TAILFINS & RUDDER PAINTED BLACK

Décoration

RCAF LOGO (RED MAPLE LEAF CENTRALLY LOCATED IN WHITE CIRCULAR FIELD SURROUNDED BY BLUE BORDER) ON BOTH SIDES OF FUSILAGE NEAR TAIL; LIGHTNING BOLT GRAPHICDESIGN (RED, WHITE & BLACK) ON BOTH SIDES OF FUSILAGE NEAR NOSE; CANADIAN FLAG ON BOTH SIDES OF RUDDER