Douglas DC-3
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The Douglas DC-3 is a pioneering twin-engine propeller-driven airliner and transport aircraft introduced in the 1930s that revolutionized commercial aviation with its reliability, range, and capacity.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas DC-3 airliner | 2 |
| Douglas DC-3 airliner design | 1 |
| Douglas DC‑3 (early variants / some licensed versions) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
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transport aircraft ⓘ twin-engine propeller aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | 333 km/h ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Douglas DC-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith |
American Airlines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1935-12-17 ⓘ |
| height | 5.2 m ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
enabled profitable passenger air service without government subsidy
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revolutionized commercial air travel in the 1930s ⓘ |
| introduced | 1936 ⓘ |
| landingGear | taildragger ⓘ |
| length | 19.7 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | 11800 kg ⓘ |
| nicknamed |
Dakota
NERFINISHED
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Gooney Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ Skytrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
NERFINISHED
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Douglas C-53 Skytrooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisunov Li-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Showa L2D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
NERFINISHED
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Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston propeller ⓘ |
| range | 2400 km ⓘ |
| role |
cargo aircraft
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civil airliner ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 7300 m ⓘ |
| status | some aircraft still in service ⓘ |
| successor | Douglas DC-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity |
21
ⓘ
32 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Aeroflot
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ KLM NERFINISHED ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ Pan American World Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Trans World Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInEvent | Berlin Airlift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingspan | 29.0 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Douglas DC‑3 (early variants / some licensed versions)
subject surface form:
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
this entity surface form:
Douglas DC-3 airliner
subject surface form:
Wright R-1820
subject surface form:
New England Air Museum
this entity surface form:
Douglas DC-3 airliner design
subject surface form:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
subject surface form:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
this entity surface form:
Douglas DC-3 airliner
subject surface form:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain