Douglas DC-3 - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
DC-3 | History, Design & Specifications | Britannica
WEBApr 10, 2024 · DC-3, transport aircraft, the world’s first successful commercial airliner, readily adapted to military use during World War II. 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.
A Complete History Of The Douglas DC-3 Airplane - Simple Flying
WEBPublished Mar 23, 2024. All there is to know about DC-3. Photo: Niall Grant | Flickr. Often highly regarded worldwide as the most remarkable aircraft of its generation, the Douglas DC-3 was said to have made the formative concept of air travel vastly popular after its introduction in 1935.
Douglas DC-3 - Aviation History
WEBDouglas 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.
How the DC-3 Revolutionized Air Travel - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBHISTORY. How the DC-3 Revolutionized Air Travel. Before the legendary aircraft took flight, it took 25 hours to fly from New York to Los Angeles. Kathleen Burke. April 2013. In late 1938, the...
The Immortal Douglas DC-3 - HistoryNet
WEBMar 23, 2018 · The DC-3 has outlasted most of the airliners and cargo planes that entered service after it started plying routes for American Airlines in 1936. That longevity speaks volumes about its efficiency and durability. Rarely is an airplane at once a utilitarian and aesthetic success, but Donald Douglas and his colleagues managed to pull it off with ...
DC-3 Airliner - HistoryNet
WEBJun 12, 2006 · That day in 1935 — 60 years ago — the Douglas Aircraft Company rolled out and flew the legendary DC-3 airliner, indubitably the world’s most famous commercial airplane. Normally, after six decades, most aircraft would be on display in a museum. Not so this one — the affectionately nicknamed ‘Gooney Bird.’.
Douglas DC-3 | National Air and Space Museum
WEBUnited 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.
Triumph of the Gooney Bird | National Air and Space Museum
WEBJun 20, 2023 · The design of the DC-3, which had 21 seats, included cantilever wings, all-metal construction, and two cowled Wright SGR-1820 1,000-horsepower radial engines. The DC-3’s baseline range was 1,500 miles, which could be extended by adding fuel tanks.
Douglas DC-3 | The Museum of Flight
WEBAbout. 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.
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