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Douglas DC-3 The DC-3 was to become perhaps the most important airliner in history. It quickly established its reputation with many operators, including the military. The early 1930s saw a complete transformation of commercial air transport with the introduction of the Boeing Model 247.

Douglas DC3(C) Chalair Aviation Aviation Photo 5633611

Douglas DC-3 Details Country of Origin United States of America Type Short range airliner and utility transport History No greater accolade for the DC-3 exists than the fact that over six decades after its first flight more than 400 remain in commercial service worldwide.

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This is a list of variants of the Douglas DC-3 family of airliner and transport aircraft. Production totals Data from: [1] [2] Civil DC-3 variants - 607 Military C-47 derivatives - 10,047 Licence production in the USSR - 4,937 Licence production in Japan - 487 Civil production DST

Douglas DC3, pictures, technical data, history Barrie Aircraft Museum

Designed and built in California by the Douglas Aircraft Company, the DC-3 had originally been designed as a luxury airliner for American Airlines flying 14-berth sleeper services complete.

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The DC-3, first flown in 1935, was a low-wing twin-engine monoplane that in various conformations could seat 21 or 28 passengers or carry 6,000 pounds (2,725 kg) of cargo. It was over 64 feet (19.5 metres) long, with a wingspan of 95 feet (29 metres). It was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.

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The Douglas DC-3 revolutionized air travel and became the gold standard in the industry. It reduced coast-to-coast travel time by 7 hours and accounted for 80% of civilian air traffic before WWII. During WWII, many DC-3s were used by the military, and today, some are still flying and popular at air shows.

Douglas DC3178 American Airlines (Flagship Detroit Foundation) Aviation Photo 5801895

by Walter J. Boyne and Philip Handleman 3/23/2018. Two Douglas DC-3s and an AC-47D line up at Whiteside Airport in Rock Falls, Ill., during "The Last Time" DC-3 gathering in 2010. (© Tyson V. Rininger) Within a decade of its 1921 founding, the Douglas Aircraft Company had built a solid reputation. The design talent at the drafting tables.

Douglas DC3(A) Johnson Flying Service Inc. Aviation Photo 5568249

Built by Douglas Aircraft, founded in 1921, the DC-3 incorporated breakthroughs developed at Douglas and Boeing—super-charged 1,200-horsepower twin engines, cantilevered metal wings, retractable.

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Douglas DC-3 N1945 Overview History Images Aircraft Specs This Douglas DC-3-G202A, registration number NC1945, serial number 3294, was built in Santa Monica, California, in February 1941. It was delivered to Transcontinental and Western Airlines (TWA) at Kansas City, Missouri on March 4, 1941.

DC3 History, Design & Specifications Britannica

United States of America CRAFT-Aircraft Douglas Aircraft Company Twin-engined monoplane in Eastern Airlines livery. 3-D: 1971 × 414 × 515.6cm, 7649.9kg, 29.007m (64 ft. 8 in. × 13 ft. 7 in. × 16 ft. 11 in., 16865lb., 95.2 ft.) Width represented is of the main fuselage. Dimensions taken by Move Contractor on behalf of CSC at the time of deinstall.

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Specs Following the success of the DC-2, newly formed American Airlines approached the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1934 about a new design, one that would combine the speed, reliability, and profitability of the DC-2 with the comfort of the sleeping berth-equipped Curtiss Condor biplane.

Douglas DC3(C) Swissair (Verein DC3) Aviation Photo 2536427

The DC-3 (named for Douglas Corporation) was designed as a significantly improved version of the DC-2, the popular transport plane predecessor, of which 198 were built. 2 The DC-3 was an all-metal twin-piston monoplane with the landing gear in a tailwheel configuration. Though the earlier version could seat 28 passengers on short flights, the.

An Inside Look at a Restored Douglas DC3 at Historic Flight AirlineReporter AirlineReporter

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller -driven airliner manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II . It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2 .

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The Douglas DC-3 Changed Aviation Forever. The first flight of the series on December 17, 1935, turned modern air transport into reality. By Julie Boatman. December 17, 2021. The first DST.

Douglas DC3178 American Airlines (Flagship Detroit Foundation) Aviation Photo 1377863

Douglas DC-3 First flown in 1935, the Douglas DC-3 became the most successful airliner in the formative years of air transportation, and was the first to fly profitably without government subsidy. More than 13,000 DC-3s, both civil and military versions, U.S. and foreign built, were produced. Many are still flying.

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The Douglas DC-3 was a larger and enhanced variant of the DC-2 developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. The DC-3 is the first successful commercial propeller-driven airliner in the world and was also smoothly configured for military service throughout the Second World War. Table of Contents Specifications Photo Gallery Description Manufacturer: