The Douglas D-906 was a paper project for a heavy lift transport by the
Douglas Aircraft Company.
Douglas spent four years studying a heavy lift logistics aircraft capable of moving outsize payloads and Army units, for which no capability existed, under the CX-4 and Experimental Cargo-Heavy Logistics Support (CX-HLS) programs, which ultimately produced the
C-5. The D-906 was one of them.
With a shoulder wing and six -thrust
turbofan
The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a portmanteau of "turbine" and "fan": the ''turbo'' portion refers to a gas turbine engine which achieves mechanic ...
s, it superficially resembled the
Antonov An-225
The Antonov An-225 Mriya ( uk, Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit=dream' or 'inspiration; NATO reporting name: Cossack) was a strategic airlift cargo aircraft designed and produced by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.
It was ...
. Planned payload was to be for up to , with a takeoff weight of .
Length was to be , span , and wing area {{convert, 4920, ft2, m2, abbr=on.
Sources
* Francillon, René J. ''McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920''. New York: Putnam, 1979. Page 718.
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Cancelled military aircraft projects of the United States
D-906
Six-engined jet aircraft
High-wing aircraft