Douglas
Douglas DC-3
The airplane that made airline travel viable. Ninety years on, working examples still earn their keep hauling freight into rough strips.
180 ktCruise
1,370 nmRange
—Useful load
28Seats
Overview
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- First flight
- 1935
- Production
- 1936-1945
- Seats
- 28
Dimensions
- Wingspan / rotor
- 95 ft 0 in
- Length
- 64 ft 8 in
- Height
- 16 ft 11 in
Weights & capacity
- Empty weight
- 16,865 lb
- Max takeoff weight
- 25,200 lb
- Useful load
- —
- Fuel capacity
- 822 US gal
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 180 kt
- Max speed
- 200 kt
- Stall speed
- 58 kt
- Range
- 1,370 nm
- Service ceiling
- 23,200 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,130 fpm
- Takeoff distance (50 ft)
- —
- Landing distance (50 ft)
- —
Powerplant
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
- Engines
- 2
- Power / thrust
- 1,200 hp each
- Fuel burn
- about 100 gph
Figures are typical published values for the variant shown and vary with configuration and conditions. Always consult the aircraft's own documents for operational planning.