Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing, propeller airliner designed by Douglas. It was very successful, with 607 DC-3s being built. Even today, some companies still use DC-3’s despite better jet planes being for sale.
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A DC-3 operated in period Scandinavian Airlines colors by Flygande Veteraner flying over Lidingö, Sweden (1989) | |
Role | Airliner and transport aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
First flight | December 17, 1935 |
Introduction | 1936 |
Status | In service |
Produced | 1936–1942, 1950 |
Number built | 607[1] |
Unit cost | US$79,500 (equivalent to $1,234,474 in 2020)[2][3] |
Developed from | Douglas DC-2 |
Variants | Douglas C-47 Skytrain Lisunov Li-2 Showa/Nakajima L2D Basler BT-67 Conroy Turbo-Three Conroy Tri-Turbo-Three |
It was basically a longer version of Douglas’s earlier airplane, the DC-2. It was revolutionary to the airplane market when the DC-3 started being built in 1936, as it could fly farther than most aircraft at the time.
During WW2, a military version of the DC-3 known as the C-47 “Skytrain” was the primary transport of the US Military. It was used in major events like D-Day.
Douglas DC-3 Media
Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 engine of American Airlines "Flagship Knoxville"
Ex-military Air Atlantique C-47B at RAF Hullavington in 2005
BSAS C-47–65ARTP powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-65AR turboprop engines
Aigle Azur (France) Douglas C-47B in 1953, with a ventral Turbomeca Palas booster jet for hot and high operations
Air India DC-3 at London Heathrow Airport in 1958
Iranian National Airways DC-3 in 1954
References
- ↑ Francillon 1979, pp. 217–251.
- ↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ↑ Rumerman, Judy. "The Douglas DC-3". Archived August 6, 2004, at the Wayback Machine U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2012.