The Douglas DC-3

General information about the Douglas DC-3

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner that was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It had a lasting effect on the airline industry from the 1930s through World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved, 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a low-wing metal monoplane with conventional landing gear, powered by two radial piston engines of 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW). Although the DC-3s originally built for civil service had the Wright R-1820 Cyclone, later civilian DC-3s used the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engine. The DC-3 has a cruising speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), a capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of cargo, and a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km); it can operate from short runways.

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• -62.8%

  2,540 km

  Max range

• -45.5%

  413 km/h

  Cruise speed

• Narrowbody

  Body type

• 2

  Engines

• -85.8%

  0.55 kg/km

  Cruise fuel burn

• 23,200 ft

  Max altitude

• 19.7 m

  Length

• 29.0 m

  Wingspan

How big is the Douglas DC-3?

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Cabins on the Douglas DC-3

Who flies the Douglas DC-3

• Lufthansa 4 flights
• Air China 2 flights
• Turkish Airlines 2 flights
• United Airlines 2 flights
• Air Canada 1 flights
• Air France 1 flights
• Alaska Airlines 1 flights
• Cathay Pacific 1 flights
• China Eastern Airlines 1 flights
• Qantas 1 flights

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