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Douglas DC-3


Commercial Airliner / Military Transport Aircraft [ 1936 ]



Over 16,000 examples of the successful Douglas DC-3 aircraft were ultimately produced.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 06/08/2016 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com

Specifications



Service Year
1936

Origin
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United States

Crew
2 + 3

Production
16,079
UNITS


Douglas Aircraft Company - USA
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Commercial Aviation
Used in roles serving the commercial aviation market, ferrying both passengers and goods over range.


Length
64.6 ft
(19.70 m)
Width/Span
95.1 ft
(29.00 m)
Height
16.9 ft
(5.16 m)
Empty Wgt
18,298 lb
(8,300 kg)
MTOW
25,133 lb
(11,400 kg)
Wgt Diff
+6,834 lb
(+3,100 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the base Douglas DC-3 production variant)
Installed: 2 x Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 OR 2 x Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp S1C3G radial piston engines developing up to 1,200 horsepower.
Max Speed
237 mph
(381 kph | 206 kts)
Ceiling
23,950 ft
(7,300 m | 5 mi)
Range
1,025 mi
(1,650 km | 3,056 nm)
Rate-of-Climb
1,130 ft/min
(344 m/min)


♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030


(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base Douglas DC-3 production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)
None.


Supported Types




(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
DST
DC-3
DC-3A
DC-3B
DC-3C
DC-3S
DC-3/2000
Basler BT-67
Conroy Turbo Three
Conroy Super-Turbo-Three
Conroy Tri-Turbo Three
USAC DC-3 Turbo Express
LXD1
Douglas/Showa L2D
C-41A
C-47
C-48
C-48A
C-48B
C-48C
C-49
C-50
C-51
C-52
C-68
C-84
R4D-2
R4D-4
R4D-4R
R4D-4Q
R4D-8
Lisunov Li-2
Dakota II


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