Douglas DC-3 - Wikipedia
网页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. [ 2 ] .
DC-3 | History, Design & Specifications | Britannica
网页2024年8月16日 · The DC-3’s main landing gear was retractable, its steerable tail-wheel was not. Pilots, both military and civilian, loved the DC-3. It took off easily, cruised comfortably at 185 mph at 10,000 feet, and had a ceiling of 23,200 feet and a low stalling speed (67 mph).
Douglas DC-3 - Aviation History
网页Also included in the design were NACA cowlings, landing gear that would retract into the engine nacelles, and a multi-spar wing, inspired by Jack Northrop that would give the airplane exceptional strength with a long fatigue free life. 2
Flying the DC-3 - AOPA
网页1994年6月5日 · The DC-3 is a very hydraulic airplane. In addition to hydraulic brakes and landing gear, hydraulic power also is used to operate the cowl flaps, autopilot, and — believe it or not — the windshield wipers. The runup and preflight checks are conventional.
Douglas DC-3 (C-47) - Specifications - Technical Data / Description
网页The Douglas DC-3 is a twin-engined short-to-medium-range Airliner with a capacity of maximum 32 passengers and a military utility transport aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company. The …
A Complete History Of The Douglas DC-3 Airplane - Simple Flying
网页2024年3月23日 · Retractable landing gears: The DC-3 was considered one of the first passenger aircraft to debut a retractable landing gear - which featured the landing gears being retracted into the wings during flight to reduce drag further and allow for higher cruising speeds and improving fuel efficiency yet again.
Douglas DC-3 - National Air and Space Museum
网页The day plane version, known as the DC-3, had twenty-one seats instead of fourteen berths. The design included cantilever wings, all-metal construction, two cowled Wright SGR-1820 1,000 hp radial engines, retractable landing gear, and trailing edge flaps. The controls included an automatic pilot and two sets of instruments.
Douglas DC-3 | The Museum of Flight
网页The fuselage became longer and wider with rounded sides, the wings and tail surfaces were enlarged and strengthened, the nose section and landing gear were modified, and new, more powerful Wright engines were installed. Despite superficial similarity to the DC-2, the DC-3 eventually shared less than 10 percent of parts with its predecessor.
DOUGLAS DC-3 - SKYbrary Aviation Safety
网页The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing piston-engine transport aircraft. Its cruise speed and range revolutionised civil and military air transport (the latter mainly as the C47) in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. A small number remain in service for both passenger and freight transport and in various specialist roles.
How the DC-3 Revolutionized Air Travel | Smithsonian
网页Built by Douglas Aircraft, founded in 1921, the DC-3 incorporated breakthroughs developed at Douglas and Boeing—super-charged 1,200-horsepower twin engines, cantilevered metal wings, retractable...