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CANADAIR C-4 'North Star'. aka the 'Argonaut' in BOAC service.

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Published Tue, May 18 2010 3:20 AM

This is a lengthy essay on this significant post-WWII pressurised airline type which will be recalled by many UK and Canadian readers. The use of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is interesting given that the use of liquid-cooled powerplants in post-war civil air transport types was rare, unusual and controversial.