Douglas DC-3

DC-3
	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
Unit cost	US$79,500 (equivalent to $1,234,474 in 2020)
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

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.

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

Varig PP-ANU
Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST) showing the second row of windows for the upper bunk beds, above the airline titles
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
DC-3 on amphibious EDO floats in 2003.
Two C-47s - one boarding skydivers, while another taxis by, 1977

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.

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[Franc-1] Francillon 1979, pp. 217–251.

[inflation-US-2] "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved 2009-08-01.

[3] 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.

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