Douglas dc 3. the douglas dc 2 is a 14 passenger, twin engined airliner that was produced by the american company douglas aircraft company starting in 1934. it competed with the boeing 247. in 1935, douglas produced a larger version called the dc 3, which became one of the most successful aircraft in history. Note: this aircraft was delivered to the us navy in september 1935 as 9993. then re registered as n39165 in 1968 with a private owner, then as nc3915. she was the world's last airworthy dc 2 in 1970. in 1983, additional markings as ph aju 44.
The dc 2 has an exterior length of 18.8 meters, a height of 4.9 meters, and a fuselage diameter of 2 meters. it could accommodate two to three crew members and up to fourteen passengers in flight. the wingspan is 25.9 meters and the wing area is 87.2 square meters. it has a wheelbase of 10 meters. the aircraft is powered by a twin gr 1820 f52. Douglas dc 2 historybefore the dc 3 became a marketing success for the douglas aircraft company produced in some 16,000 total examples the concern developed and delivered their dc 2. the dc 2 was born in a 1933 requirement from transcontinental and western air (trans world airlines . The douglas dc 2, which was a direct development of the sole dc 1 (x223y), flew for the first time on 11 may 1934 powered by two wright sgr 1820 engines of 537 kw (720 hp). production of this model continued until 1936 when it was replaced on the production line by the well known douglas dc 3 c 47 series. united states airlines were quick to. The dc 2 was developed when twa and douglas decided to increase the fuselage length of the dc 1 by two feet, which added one additional row of seats and increased the passenger capacity to 14. the first dc 2 took to the air on may 11, 1934. commercial and military versions of the dc 2 quickly became popular and filled the skies around the world.
The douglas dc 2, which was a direct development of the sole dc 1 (x223y), flew for the first time on 11 may 1934 powered by two wright sgr 1820 engines of 537 kw (720 hp). production of this model continued until 1936 when it was replaced on the production line by the well known douglas dc 3 c 47 series. united states airlines were quick to. The dc 2 was developed when twa and douglas decided to increase the fuselage length of the dc 1 by two feet, which added one additional row of seats and increased the passenger capacity to 14. the first dc 2 took to the air on may 11, 1934. commercial and military versions of the dc 2 quickly became popular and filled the skies around the world. The douglas dc 2 was a 14 seat, twin engine airliner produced by the american company douglas aircraft corporation starting in 1934. it competed with the boeing 247. in 1935 douglas produced a larger version called the dc 3, which became one of the most successful aircraft in history. in the early 1930s, fears about the safety of wooden aircraft structures (responsible for the crash of a. It's virtues were soon recognised by all but one of the major american airlines by them posting orders for some 60 aircraft. a total of 198 dc 2 aircraft were built before production ceased in 1936, giving way to the douglas dc 3 aircraft. four dc 2's were operated by holyman's and australian national airways in australia prior to world war 2.
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