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The Canadair North Star is a 1940s Canadian development, for Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA), of the Douglas DC-4. Instead of radial piston engines used by the Douglas design, Canadair used Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engines to achieve a higher cruising speed of 325 mph (523 km/h) compared with the 227 mph (365 km/h) of the standard DC-4. Requested by TCA in 1944, the prototype flew on 15 July 1946. The type was used by various airlines and by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). It proved to be reliable but noisy when in service through the 1950s and into the 1960s. Some examples continued to fly into the 1970s, converted to cargo aircraft.
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 95.3ft (29.0m)
- Length 76.9ft (23.4m)
- Height 24.4ft (7.4m)
- Empty Weight 43,257lbs (19,621kg)
- Loaded Weight 54,213lbs (24,590kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.186
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.147
- Wing Loading 48.8lbs/ft2 (238.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,110.4ft2 (103.2m2)
- Drag Points 27952
Parts
- Number of Parts 406
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 1,681
