It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsized and oversized loads, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to the smaller Lockheed C-141 Starlifter and the later Boeing C-17 Globemaster III.

The Flight Design C4 is a German four seat, high-wing, single engine light aircraft under development by Flight Design of Leinfelden-Echterdingen. [2] [3] [4] [5] In February 2011 the company announced that it was developing a four-seat design. The C4 was introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen 2011 show. The company finalized the design ...

Military versions of the plane, the C-54 and R5D, served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s. From 1945, many civil airlines operated the DC-4 worldwide.

The C4 is a four-seater light sport aircraft (LSA) being designed and manufactured by Garman aircraft manufacturer Flight Design. The C4 is being built as a low cost alternative for conventional LSAs. Its design is based on the CTLS aircraft, a light sport aircraft developed by Flight Design.

Apr 20, 2011 · At AERO Friedrichshafen last week, German company Flight Design, maker of the popular light sport CS two-seater, unveiled its plans for its new four-seat model, the C4. The airplane will be...

Apr 15, 2015 · It looked like the C4 was going to combine new levels of crash protection with Cessna 172 stall speeds, Cirrus SR 20 performance, TCM CD155 diesel economy and all for about one third of the price of a Cirrus.

Apr 14, 2015 · The C4 will be Flight Design’s first entry in the certified market, powered by a 180-horsepower Continental IO-360-AF engine and priced at $250,000 including Garmin G3X touch displays (an experimental avionics choice announced in 2014) augmented by certified analog instruments. A BRS airframe parachute is also included in the base price.

A popular American transport aircraft used during World War II, known for its versatility and reliability. It was used for cargo transport, troop transport, and air ambulance duties.

The Flight Design C4 is an all carbon composite four-place light aircraft based upon the advanced design of the popular Flight Design CT series of aircraft. Key features are the new Continental IO-360AF Alternate Fuels engine, conceived to “future proof” the C4, an advanced glass panel cockpit by Garmin and an integrated, full airplane ...

Apr 15, 2015 · Flight Design’s new four-seater airplane C4 non-conforming prototype made its 55-minute maiden flight on April 9, achieving a goal to be airborne by the start of AERO Friedrichshafen 2015, with just under a week to spare.