Air Traffic Control Payload Rudder 
Air Facts
AUGUST 1, 2025
I’d served as the legal advisor in targeting cells that put “warheads on foreheads” in Syria during the fight against ISIS—but we were always the “ground customers,” waiting for the right platform to deliver the payload. I glanced at the empty right seat, then at the tiny air traffic control tower. Throttle full open.
Flying Magazine
JULY 11, 2025
However, the DC-6 offered airlines increased range, higher cruising speed, and cruising altitudes of up to 25,000 feet (depending upon payload and fuel load) in pressurized comfort for a full 3,000 miles, making it a versatile hauler of both passengers (DC-6B) and cargo (DC-6A).
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