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Douglas DC-3


Commercial Airliner / Military Transport Aircraft


United States | 1936



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

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Douglas DC-3 Commercial Airliner / Military Transport Aircraft.
2 x Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 OR 2 x Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp S1C3G radial piston engines developing up to 1,200 horsepower.
Propulsion
237 mph
381 kph | 206 kts
Max Speed
23,950 ft
7,300 m | 5 miles
Service Ceiling
1,025 miles
1,650 km | 891 nm
Operational Range
1,130 ft/min
344 m/min
Rate-of-Climb
Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Douglas DC-3 Commercial Airliner / Military Transport Aircraft.
2 + 3
(MANNED)
Crew
64.6 ft
19.70 m
O/A Length
95.1 ft
(29.00 m)
O/A Width
16.9 ft
(5.16 m)
O/A Height
18,298 lb
(8,300 kg)
Empty Weight
25,133 lb
(11,400 kg)
MTOW
Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Douglas DC-3 family line.
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
Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the Douglas DC-3. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 16,079 Units
Contractor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company - USA
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