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 . 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.
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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. The Douglas Commercial 3 ( DC-3) was one of history's most mass-produced, well-engineered aircraft. Built to last, to land anywhere, and never to break, Douglas churned out more than 11,000 of the type before and during World War II. But how many of these aircraft are still flying today? The 80-year old aircraft that will never die 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: 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.
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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. 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. 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. 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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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 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.
Douglas DC-3 airliner- Typical coast-to-coast ticket in 1940: $300 ($4,918 in 2014 dollars) - Military version, C-47, used in WW II for cargo and troops - Number of DC-3s still flying today: at. 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.
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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. The Douglas DC-3 was once considered by many the greatest airplane of all time. However, although the DC-3 has a flight range of over 1,400 miles, once an aircraft becomes an artifact in our collection, moving it even a few short miles involves a range of complexities. Learn more about the complexities of its recent move!artif
