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Douglas DC-3

Douglas DC-3
A DC-3 operated by Flygande Veteraner in Sweden
Aircraft Type
NameDC-3
RoleAirliner and transport aircraft
ManufacturerDouglas Aircraft Company
First flightDecember 17, 1935
Introduced1936
StatusMore than 400 (c1998)
in limited use
Produced1936-1942, 1950
Number built16,079: 10,655 (DC-3) + 4,937 (Li-2) + 487 (L2D)
Developed fromDouglas DC-2
VariantsDouglas C-47 Skytrain
Lisunov Li-2
Basler BT-67
Conroy Turbo Three
Conroy Tri-Turbo-Three
Aircraft Engine
Produced1936-1942, 1950

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The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made. Many DC-3s are still used in all parts of the world.

Douglas DC-3 Video

Listen to the engine sound of this beauty. Taken in Iceland.
0.90 min. | 4.94 user rating		 Half the fun in flying any round engine airplane is in the starting. Here's how to start a DC-3. To read about our flight from NY to Seattle in April of 2007, go to www.dc3trnscon.com My other flying stuff is at www.kentwien.com
2.12 min. | 4.89 user rating		 Just before we took off from Billings we got a request from the tower. It seems he needed us to overfly a kid (his son?) who was building a DC-3 model. I hope we were able to provide some 'inspiration' for him to get to work on the airplane! Here's a video of the conversation we had with ATC and our subsequent vector over his house. We shot this with the built in tiny cameras that were on loan for this flight. I'll try to look up the phone number to Billings tower and provide them with a link to this clip. I'm sure they'd get a kick out of it. More about our trip at www.dc3transcon.com
6.35 min. | 4.85 user rating		 Douglas Dakota C-47 making couple of low passes in a small airshow at a local flying club in Iceland in summer of 2006. Love the engine sound!
1.93 min. | 4.71 user rating		 www.dc3transcon.com has the details of this amazing trip. We finally made it! Here my dad and I are landing at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. NY to Washington in 20 hours over a 5 day period. What a blast.
3.15 min. | 4.90 user rating
Right, then left engine start of a Douglas C-47 Dakota. Coles County Airport, Mattoon IL.
1.18 min. | 4.90 user rating		 This is a cockpit camera shot of some DC-3 training. Of course, it just had to be a windy and cold day, but I think my training partner did pretty well.
1.95 min. | 4.88 user rating		 Check list, start engines, test and takeoff in Corning NY Sept 2007 at the Ferrari Meeting. From Wikipedia: Numerous attempts were made to design a "DC-3 replacement", over the next three decades (including the very successful Fokker Friendship) but no single type could match the versatility, rugged reliability and economy of the DC-3 and it remained a significant part of air transport systems, well into the 1970s. from www.douglasdc3.com Buzz Meyer who is restoring a DC-3 in the livery of Eastern Airlines to flying condition had this to say..... In Short, operating costs are approximately $450 to $550 per hour, depending on what you set aside for engine and airframe overhaul. You would burn 90-100 gallons of fuel per hour, and 2 gallons of oil per hour. A DC-3 is about the least expensive large airplane that a couple guys can afford to work with. Parts are generally available. Skilled DC-3 mechanics are getting rare, and DC-3 pilots can still be trained at about $650 per hour for lessons. Commenters dougdax todd279910
10.02 min. | 4.88 user rating		 Mira Flores. Footage from the ofcourse in better quality and digitally edited DVD Douglas DC-3, available via www.apvw.nl.
1.12 min. | 4.92 user rating		 Buffalo Airways Douglas DC-3 taking off from Yellow Knife for a passenger flight to Hai River. Registration C-GWZS, built in 1942!!!! 65 years old!!!
1.25 min. | 4.95 user rating

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Hiller museum celebrates DC-3 - San Jose Mercury News Tweet this news
San Jose Mercury News--That changed with the creation of the -Douglas DC-3-, which is why Hiller Aviation Museum today will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the groundbreaking ... - Date : Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:59:44 GMT+00:00
75 years and a day: The Douglas DC-3 then and now - Times LIVE (blog) Tweet this news
Times LIVE (blog)--The first, an United Airlines publicity shot taken in 1935 when the -DC-3- was entering service in America, shows -Douglas- Sleeper Transport “City of Portland” ... - Date : Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:19:41 GMT+00:00
Santa Monica Commemorates Maiden Flight of DC-3 Friday - The Lookout News Tweet this news
The Lookout News---Douglas DC-3- aircraft like the one that first took flight from Santa Monica Airport on December 17, 1935 will be on display along with a formal presentation ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:47:22 GMT+00:00
Tough old bird: 75 years old today and still flying - Times LIVE (blog) Tweet this news
Times LIVE (blog)--That would be the -Douglas DC-3- Dakota, a type which first flew 75 years ago and which is still, in many remote, faraway parts of the world, doing what it ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:08:32 GMT+00:00
A day of firsts - AOPA Pilot (blog) Tweet this news
AOPA Pilot (blog)--December 17 also marks the first flight of the iconic -Douglas DC-3-; 75 years ago today, its wheels left the runway at Santa Monica Airport in California. ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:32:31 GMT+00:00
75th Anniversary of the Plane That Changed Everything - Wired (blog) Tweet this news
Wired (blog)--But it didn't really take off until 1935 when the venerable -Douglas DC-3- first took to the skies. Seventy-five years ago the DC-3 ushered in the era of ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:02:07 GMT+00:00
Investigators confirm engine problem preceded DC-3 crash - Flightglobal Tweet this news
Flightglobal--German investigators have confirmed that an engine problem on a sightseeing -Douglas DC-3- in Berlin preceded the forced landing ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:32:57 GMT+00:00
Douglas DC3 aircraft a favourite airplane - Williams Lake Tribune Tweet this news
Williams Lake Tribune---Douglas- Aircraft Company's famous -DC3- was put into production December 1935. What is so special about this plane? One thing that is special, ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:10:20 GMT+00:00
Poll: Is Solar a Product or a Process? - Greentech Media (blog) Tweet this news
Greentech Media (blog)--One chip designer analogized it to aircraft: AMD had come up with a -DC3-, the classic plane from McDonnell -Douglas-. Intel had made a cargo plane. ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:32:53 GMT+00:00
Whiteside County D-3 Reunion Triumphant Success: The Last Time Enters the ... - AMTOnline.com Tweet this news
AMTOnline.com--The year 2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the iconic -Douglas DC-3- and what is likely to be last time for a large reunion of aluminum ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:15:19 GMT+00:00

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Jet-enginedDC-8 * DC-9 * MD-80 * MD-90 * MD-95 * DC-10 * MD-11
Not developedMD-91X * MD-92X * MD-94X * MD-12

USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF transport designations 1925 �1962

Main sequence
1925-1962		C-1 * C-2 * C-3 * C-4 * C-5 * C-6 * C-7 * C-8 * C-9 * XC-10 * Y1C-11 * Y1C-12 * C-13 (Not assigned) * C-14 * C-15 * C-16 * Y1C-17 * C-18 * C-19 * C-20 * C-21 * Y1C-22 * Y1C-23 * Y1C-24 * Y1C-25 * C-26 * C-27 * C-28 * C-29 * YC-30 * C-31 * C-32 * C-33 * C-34 * XC-35 * C-36 * C-37 * C-38 * C-39 * C-40 * C-41 * C-42 * UC-43 * C-44 * C-45 * C-46 * C-47 * C-48 * C-49 * C-50 * C-51 * C-52 * C-53 * C-54 * C-55 * C-56 * C-57 * C-58 * C-59 * C-60 * UC-61 * C-62 * C-63 * C-64 * C-65 * C-66 * UC-67 * C-68 * C-69 * UC-70/A/B/C/D * UC-71 * UC-72 * C-73 * C-74 * C-75 * C-76 * UC-77 * C-78 * C-79 * C-80 * UC-81 * C-82 * C-83 * C-84 * UC-85 * C-86 * C-87 * C-88 * C-89 * C-90 * C-91 * UC-92 * C-93 * UC-94 * UC-95 * UC-96 * C-97 * C-98 * XC-99 * UC-100 * UC-101 * C-102 * UC-103 * C-104 * C-105 * C-106 * C-107 * C-108 * C-109 * C-110 * C-111 * XC-112 * XC-113 * XC-114 * XC-115 * XC-116 * C-117 * C-118 * C-119 * XC-120 * C-121 * YC-122 * C-123 * C-124 * YC-125 * LC-126 * C-127 * C-128 * YC-129 * C-130 * C-131 * C-132 * C-133 * YC-134 * C-135 * C-136 * C-137 * C-138 (Not assigned) * C-139 (Not assigned) * C-140 * C-141 * XC-142
Revived sequence
2005-2006		C-143 * C-144

Douglas military aircraft

Fighters: XP-48 * P-70 * F-6 * F-10 - Naval Fighters: XFD * F3D * F4D * F5D * XF6D Attack: XA-2 * A-20 * A-24 * A-26 * A-1 * A-3 * A-4 Naval Attack: DT * T2D * XT3D * BT * TBD * SBD * XBTD * XTB2D * AD * XA2D * A3D * A4D Bomber: YB-7 * YB-11 * B-18 * XB-19 * XB-22 * B-23 * B-26 * XB-31 * XB-42 * XB-43 * B-66 Reconnaissance: O-2 * OD * O2D * O-31 * O-35 * O-38 * O-43 * YO-44 * O-46 * YOA-5 * PD * P2D * P3D Transports: C-1 * C-21 * C-39 * C-47 * C-53 * C-54 * C-58 * UC-67 * C-74 * C-110 * C-118 * C-124 * C-133 * C-24 Naval Transports: RD * R2D * R3D * R4D * R5D * JD * R6D - Experimental: DWC * D-558-1 * D-558-2 * X-3

Japanese Navy Transport Aircraft designations

L1N * L2D * L3Y * L4M * L7P LXC * LXD * LXF * LXG/LXG * LXHe * LXJ/LXJ * LXK * LXM



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