Frozen DC-4 in the Arctic: Ice Pilots
Tim McGraw wrote:
After being fully fueled, a DC-4 has a useful load of about 9,000 pounds. Fifteen 50-gallon drums of Avgas weigh 4500 pounds. So, that’s 4500 pounds of load left for the pilots, crew, and the generator. This looks like the generator they loaded:Â
Cummins 450 kW diesel generator
The Cummins engine alone weighs about 4500 pounds. The DC-4 burns 240 g
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