Douglas DC-5
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The Douglas DC-5 is a twin-engine, short-haul airliner developed in the late 1930s, notable as one of the earliest commercial aircraft with a high-wing design and tricycle landing gear.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas DC-5 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
ⓘ
short-haul aircraft ⓘ twin-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
civil transport
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedAs | short takeoff and landing airliner ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Douglas DC series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| engineCount | 2 ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | KLM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1939-02-20 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | single-aisle ⓘ |
| introduced | 1939 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumPassengerCapacity | 24 ⓘ |
| militaryDesignation | R3D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
early use of tricycle landing gear in a commercial airliner
ⓘ
high-wing configuration for a commercial transport ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 12 ⓘ |
| operatorType |
civilian
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R-1820 radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Douglas DC-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | short-haul airliner ⓘ |
| productionEnded | early 1940s ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| reasonForLowProduction | outbreak of World War II ⓘ |
| roleDuringWWII |
cargo transport
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Douglas DC-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 16 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian National Airways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KLM NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.