Douglas DC-3
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| Douglas DC-3 | ||
|---|---|---|
 A Douglas DC-3 | ||
| Description | ||
| Role | Passenger & military transport | |
| Crew | 3 | |
| Passengers | 14 sleeper, 21 - 28 day | |
| First flight | 17 December 1935 | |
| Entered service | June 1936 | |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft | |
| Produced | 455 commercial DC-3s, 10,174 military C-47s | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 64 ft 5.5 in | |
| Wingspan | 95 ft 0 in | |
| Height | 16 ft 3.6 in | |
| Wing area | ||
| Weights | ||
| Empty | ||
| Loaded | ||
| Maximum takeoff | ||
| Powerplant | ||
| Engine | 2 × Wright Cyclone | |
| Power (each) | 1,200 hp | |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 192 mph | |
| Cruising speed | ||
| Range | 1,495 miles | |
| Ceiling | 20,800 ft | |
| Rate of climb | ||
Among the first commercially successful airliners, the Douglas DC-3 is considered the greatest aircraft of its time, if not all time. It was produced in large numbers both as a commercial transport, and as a military transport/cargo aircraft, the C-47 Skytrain. In military service with the British and the Commonwealth, it was known as the Dakota.
Categories: Stubs | Retired | Airliners | Transport
