Douglas DC-7
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The Douglas DC-7 is a long-range, four‑engine propeller-driven airliner introduced in the 1950s, known as one of the last major piston-powered transports before the jet age.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas DC-7 (conceptual lineage) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
ⓘ
four-engined aircraft ⓘ piston-engined airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
cargo transport
ⓘ
long-range airliner ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| configuration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | 580 km/h ⓘ |
| DC-7CNickname | Seven Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Douglas DC-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | American Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1953-05-18 ⓘ |
| firstOperator | American Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 10.29 m ⓘ |
| ICAOTypeDesignator | DC7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1953 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 34.65 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumPassengerCapacity | 105 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 644 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | 61,235 kg ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the last major piston-powered long-range airliners before the jet age ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 338 ⓘ |
| powerplant | 4 × Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engines ⓘ |
| pressurizedCabin | yes ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
American Airlines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BOAC NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan American World Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ United Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1958 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1953 ⓘ |
| range | 7,200 km ⓘ |
| retiredFromAirlineService | 1970s ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 7,600 m ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Douglas DC-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 69 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
transatlantic flights
ⓘ
transcontinental flights ⓘ |
| variant |
Douglas DC-7A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas DC-7B NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas DC-7C NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas DC-7F NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingArea | 134.3 m² ⓘ |
| wingspan | 38.86 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Douglas DC-7 (conceptual lineage)
subject surface form:
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone