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Douglas DC-3 - Wikipedia

It is a low-wing metal monoplane with conventional landing gear, powered by two radial piston engines of 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW). Although the DC-3s ...

Douglas DC-3 | National Air and Space Museum

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 ...

DC-3 | History, Design & Specifications - Britannica

It was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. The DC-3 served, indeed dominated, the infant airline business from its first ...

Douglas DC-3 Aircraft | D-Day Squadron

The Douglas DC-3, which made air travel popular, is universally recognized as the greatest airplane of its time.

The Douglas DC-3: The Plane That Flew For Almost A Century | Spark

With more than 16000 built, the DC-3 became the world's most successful aircraft and legend in several wars. During both World Wars, ...

Douglas DC-3 - Aircraft By Type - Delta Flight Museum

Narrative: Douglas DC-3 1940-1960. The DC-3 revolutionized commercial aviation. Its passenger capacity, speed, and economical operation finally made passenger ...

Douglas DC-3 | The Museum of Flight

We acknowledge that The Museum of Flight is on the traditional land of the Duwamish— past, present, and future. We honor with gratitude the land itself, the ...

Douglas DC-3 - Airline History Museum

Most DC-3s are the 21-passenger, 7-window configuration. This airplane flew with TWA as ship 386, from 1941 until 1952. It then spent 14 years with North ...

The immortal DC-3 - Royal Aeronautical Society

Some 85 years after it first flew, the Douglas DC-3 still flies on in commercial service – a testament to the ruggedness of the original design.

1939 Douglas DC-3 Airplane - The Henry Ford

The Douglas DC-3, introduced in 1936, carried 21 passengers -- enough to fly profitably without relying on subsidies from air mail contracts.

Douglas DC-3 Dakota - Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

The Museum's DC-3 Dakota displays the markings of RCAF No. 435 and 436 Squadrons, which operated in Burma during 1944-45 and whose slogan was "Canucks Unlimited ...

The plane that won't quit: celebrating the Douglas DC-3.

Over 150 DC-3s are still flying today in 2023, nearly 90 years after the first one went aloft. That's amazing!

Detailed tour through the legendary Douglas DC-3 - YouTube

Join me in this detailed tour through a Douglas DC3 (DC-3) - the civilian version of the C-47 Dakota / Gooney Bird / Skytrain which flew ...

Douglas DC-3, Airplane N34 - National Park Service

The Douglas DC-3, N34 is representative of an aircraft type that revolutionized the commercial airline industry and made a significant ...

Douglas DC-3 - Lone Star Flight Museum

The DC-3 was engineered by a team led by chief engineer Arthur E. Raymond, and first flew on December 17, 1935 (the 32nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers ...

DOUGLAS DC-3 | SKYbrary Aviation Safety

The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing piston-engine transport aircraft. Its cruise speed and range revolutionised civil and military air transport (the latter ...

I Got To Check Out This Beautiful Douglas DC-3 That's Back In The ...

A 1942 Douglas C–47A-5 DK Skytrain converted to a DC-3C. This plane was grounded a decade ago after it was damaged in a storm.

How the DC-3 Revolutionized Air Travel - Smithsonian Magazine

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

Douglas DC-3 | Aircraft Wiki - Fandom

The Douglas DC-3 'Dakota' is a small piston engine airliner developed by Douglas Aircraft during the 1930s. Many of the previously existing military C-47 ...

Douglas DC-3 | Canada Aviation and Space Museum - Ingenium

Highlights: A U.S., twin-engine airliner designed by Douglas Aircraft Company Incorporated and produced from 1936 to 1954 Usually seated twenty-one ...