Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair

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The Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair was a large piston four-engined transport aircraft. It was a Douglas DC-4-based air ferry developed by Freddie Laker's Aviation Traders (Engineering) Limited (ATL), with a capacity of 25 passengers and five cars, loaded at the front.

General characteristics

Crew: two
Capacity: Maximum seating 85 passengers or five cars and 22 passengers
Payload: 19,335 lb (8,770 kg)
Length: 102 ft 7 in (31.27 m)
Wingspan: 117 ft 6 in (35.82 m)
Height: 29 ft 10 in (9.09 m)
Wing area: 1,462 ft² (135.8 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 23016 at root, NACA 23012 at tip
Aspect ratio: 9.45:1
Empty weight: 41,365 lb (18,762 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 73,800 lb (33,475 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp radial engine, 1,450 hp (1,081 kW) each

Performance

Never exceed speed: 275 mph (239 knots, 442 km/h)
Maximum speed: 250 mph (217 knots, 400 km/h)
Cruise speed: 207 mph (180 knots, 334 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m) (Econ cruise)
Stall speed: 119 mph (103 knots, 191 km/h) (wheels and flaps up)
Range: 2,300 miles (2,000 nmi, 3,700 km) with max payload
Service ceiling: 18,700 ft (5,700 m)
Rate of climb: 650 ft/min (3.3 m/s)