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Douglas DC-3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionised air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). Douglas had developed an improved version with a greater cargo capacity and a different wing which it attempted to sell during this time frame, but with all these surplus aircraft, the Super DC-3 did not sell. Numerous attempts were made to design a "DC-3 replacement" over the next three decades (including the very successful Fokker Friendship) but no single type could match the versatility, rugged reliability, and economy of the DC-3, and it remained a significant part of air transport systems well into the 1970s. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-3   (767 words)

Douglas DC-3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionised air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). Douglas sequence: DC-1 - DC-2 - DC-3 - DC-4 - DC-4E - DC-5 Douglas had developed an improved version with a greater cargo capacity and a different wing which it attempted to sell during this time frame, but with all these surplus aircraft, the Super DC-3 did not sell. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-3   (720 words)

Douglas DC-8 Douglas made a massive effort to close the gap, using no less than 10 individual aircraft for flight testing to achieve FAA certification for the first of the many DC-8 variants in August 1959. At the time the world's first jet airliner was introduced, the de Havilland Comet in 1949, Douglas held a commanding position in the aircraft market. The Douglas DC-8 is a four engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/d/do/douglas_dc_8.html   (2818 words)

Douglas DC-8 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Douglas made a massive effort to close the gap, using no less than 10 individual aircraft for flight testing to achieve FAA certification for the first of the many DC-8 variants in August 1959. The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. At the time that the world's first jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet, was introduced in 1949, Douglas held a commanding position in the aircraft market. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-8   (3165 words)

Douglas DC-7 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It was the last major piston transport made by Douglas, coming just a few years before the advent of jet aircraft such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. The Douglas DC-7 is an aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958. Douglas was reluctant to build the aircraft until AA president C. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/DC-7   (480 words)

Douglas DC-6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Douglas DC-6 is an aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1959. Douglas designed three basic variants of the DC-6: the DC-6A was designed for cargo work, while the DC-6B was designed for passenger work and the DC-6C was a "convertible" aircraft that could accommodate both. Many older DC-6 aircraft were replaced by the Douglas DC-7: those that survived into the Jet Age were replaced by Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 aircraft. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-6   (506 words)

Douglas DC-5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Douglas DC-5, the least well-known of the famous DC airliner series, was a 16-seat, twin-propeller airplane intended for shorter routes than the DC-3 or DC-4. Douglas Propliners: DC-1 -- DC-7 by Arthur Pearcy (1995, Airlife, ISBN 1-85310-261-X). By the time it entered commercial service in 1940, many airlines were canceling orders due to World War II, and the Douglas corporation was already converting to war production. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-5   (208 words)

McDonnell Douglas DC-9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Douglas launched the DC-9 development project in April 1963, intending the DC-9 as a short-range companion to their larger four engined DC-8. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a family of twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliners, first manufactured in 1965 and subsequently, in greatly modified form, under a succession of different names. In 1983 the world saw the advent of the DC-9-80 series (MD-80) which was a lengthened DC-9-50 with a higher MTOW (maximum take-off weight) and the ability to carry more fuel. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-9   (208 words)

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The model was a successor to the Douglas DC-8 for long-range operations, and competed in the same markets as the Airbus A300, Boeing 747 "jumbo jet", and the physically similar Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engined long-range airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. Airliners.net - McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Boeing MD-10 (http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=279) www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Douglas_DC-10   (1325 words)

Boeing - McDonnell Douglas History, DC-7 Commercial transport The DC-7 was the last of the Douglas propeller-powered transports. Douglas built 338 DC-7s and delivered the last in 1958. Boeing - McDonnell Douglas History, DC-7 Commercial transport www.boeing.com /history/mdc/dc-7.htm   (100 words)

Douglas DC-4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. The DC-4E (E stands for experimental) emerged as a 52-passenger airliner with a fuselage of unusually wide cross-section for its day and a triple fin tail unit, similar to that later used by Lockheed on its Constellation. The DC-4E first flew on June 7, 1938, and was used by United Air Lines for test flights. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-4   (498 words)

Douglas Aircraft From the Late 1930s Douglas had the four-engine DC-4, but it did not have a pressurized cabin, was slower, and could carry fewer people. Douglas had more success meeting the Lockheed Constellation competition with its DC-6, which was first delivered to United and American airlines in November 1946 and which entered service on April 27, 1947 with United Airlines. The Douglas DC-3 was not the only Douglas aircraft of the late 1930s and 1940s. www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Douglas_later/Aero30.htm   (1848 words)

Douglas DC-4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. The DC-4 is a four-engined airliner developed Douglas Aircraft Company. Douglas built just 74 new-build aircraft before production ceased on August 9, 1947. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-4   (561 words)

Douglas DC-6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Douglas DC-6 is an aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1959. Douglas converted its prototype into a civil air transport and delivered the first production DC-6 in March of 1947. Douglas designed three basic variants of the DC-6: the DC-6A was designed for cargo work, while the DC-6B was designed for passenger work and the DC-6C was a "convertible" aircraft that could accommodate both. www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Douglas_DC-6   (507 words)

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The model was a successor to the Douglas DC-8 for long-range operations, and competed in the same markets as the Airbus A300, Boeing 747 "jumbo jet", and the physically similar Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engined long-range airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. Airliners.net - McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Boeing MD-10 (http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=279) www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Douglas_DC-10   (1325 words)

PBS - Chasing the Sun - Douglas DC-3 Douglas responded by producing a prototype DC-1 in 1933, and then a small fleet of the DC-2 in 1934. Its origin can be traced back to a 1932 letter written by TWA president Jack Frye to Donald Douglas, outlining the specifications for a plane that could compete against the industry-leading Boeing 247, which was produced exclusively for United Airlines. The Douglas DC-3 is widely recognized as the most successful passenger plane ever flown. www.pbs.org /kcet/chasingthesun/planes/dc3.html   (522 words)

Douglas Aircraft From the Late 1930s Douglas had the four-engine DC-4, but it did not have a pressurized cabin, was slower, and could carry fewer people. Douglas had more success meeting the Lockheed Constellation competition with its DC-6, which was first delivered to United and American airlines in November 1946 and which entered service on April 27, 1947 with United Airlines. The Douglas DC-3 was not the only Douglas aircraft of the late 1930s and 1940s. www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Douglas_later/Aero30.htm   (1848 words)

Douglas DC-4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. Douglas built just 74 new-build aircraft before production ceased on August 9, 1947. Douglas continued to develop the type during the war in preparation for a return to airline services when peace returned. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-4   (498 words)

Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 (also known as the Dakota and the C-47) was a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionised air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as the most significant transport aircraft ever made. The DC-3 was first produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company (now part of Boeing) in 1935. The amenities of the DC-3 (including sleeping berths on early models and an in-flight kitchen) popularized air travel in the United States. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/dc/DC-3.html   (422 words)

Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Douglas DC-9 Douglas launched the DC-9 development project in April 1963, intending the DC-9 as a short-range companion to their larger four engined DC-8. The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. The Boeing 717 was slated to wear the MD-95 badge until Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merged in 1997. www.reference.com /browse/wiki/MD-88   (794 words)

Douglas DC-2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Douglas DC-2 was a 14 seat, twin-propeller airliner produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. In 1936 Douglas produced a larger version called the DC-3, which became one of the most successful airplanes in history. c/n 1368: A former Pan Am aircraft that was used by the Douglas historical foundation until the merger with Boeing in 1997. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_DC-2   (707 words)

Douglas Moves On Douglas was ready to go on and build what many consider to be one of the greatest planes ever—the DC-3. Douglas' successful round-the-world flight in 1924 brought huge orders for the Douglas Company, including an order from the Army Air Service for 27 C-1s, the military transport version of the Douglas World Cruiser. Douglas also built a series of mail planes in the mid-1920s that flew millions of miles across America for several small airlines that carried the mail. www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Douglas-1930s/Aero28.htm   (1008 words)

Airline History - Airlines by index One of the first jets Atlantis operated was an ex- Sud Flug Douglas DC8-33 jet in the basic blue livery of Sud Flug but with ATLANTIS titles which was a stop-gap aircraft between the old Douglas DC7 airliners and the new jets. Shortly afterward a Douglas DC-9-30 jet flew the medium haul holiday routes to the Mediterranian and other sun spots to the south of Europe... ...with the long-haul charters being flown with a Douglas DC8-63. airlines.afriqonline.com /airlines/429.htm   (197 words)

Douglas DC-7 Douglas' largest and last piston engined airliner, the DC-7 was one of the first airliners capable of nonstop trans Atlantic crossings between New York and London. This operational hurdle gave Douglas the impetus to develop the ultimate DC-7 model, the DC-7C `Seven Seas'. As it emerged though the DC-7 arose from an American Airlines requirement for a stretched longer range development of the DC-6. www.bbcbrainwash.com /dc7.html   (832 words)

Airline History - Airlines by index By 1952 Convair 340s were in use and by 1958 Douglas DC-6 aircraft were part of the fleet. Douglas DC-9-50 medium haul jets with higher passenger loads were used in the 1980s. Douglas DC-8 long-haul jets came along in 1983 with DC8-62s in use in the mid 1980s. airlines.afriqonline.com /airlines/399.htm   (178 words)

Boeing DC-8 Douglas’ piston-engine aircraft were still being purchased, and the DC-7, which also used a piston-engine, was going to be on the market soon. Douglas moved quickly to produce their new DC-8 jet passenger aircraft. Home>> The Planes>> Post World War II Planes>> Douglas DC-8 www.abheritage.ca /aviation/planes/post_dc8.html   (428 words)

Douglas DC-6 Remarks by Jack McKillop: Douglas DC-6B, msn 43842, delivered to Canadian Pacific Air Lines of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 17 January 1953, registered CF-CUO and named "Empress of Lima." The aircraft was sold to Union Aeromaritime de Transportes (UAT) of Paris, France, on 8 June 1959 and re-registered F-BHMR. Douglas DC-6B (CF-CUO c/n 43842) Canadian Pacific Air Lines "Empress of Lima" It was leased to Continantale K.G. from January to October 1961 and Air Afrique based in the Ivory Coast from November 1963 to November 1965 when it was registered TU-TCK. 1000aircraftphotos.com /PRPhotos/DouglasDC-6.htm   (246 words)

Douglas DC-6's Douglas Aircraft knew it had a winner with the DC-4, since it was obvious that with hundreds of military examples it would become the standard post-war long distance airliner. However, the presence of the Lockheed L-049, which was generating significant orders, led Douglas to decide to develop a stretched and improved version of the DC-4. Since the two major advantages of the L-049 were speed and pressurization, the new DC-6 would be powered by new and powerful Pratt and Whitney R-2800 engines, stretched by almost 7 feet over the DC-4, and would be pressurized to allow the plane to fly at fuel-economical high altitude, which also avoided the worst weather. www.calclassic.com /dc6.htm   (760 words)

The DC-6 Liftmaster Douglas used the same wing as with the DC-4 and the fuselage was lengthened by 2.06 metres (6 ft. 9 in.). The fact that the competion was introducing cabin pressurisation (Boeing Stratoliner and Lockheed Constellation) made Douglas decide that the improved version over the C-54 (DC-4) needed that too. The Douglas DC-6B was the surpreme piston-engined airliner. www.ruudleeuw.com /dc6_tec.htm   (989 words)

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