The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven aircraft, and one that was introduced into a world of aviation that is very different to the one we know today. Since it made its very first flight in 1935 ...

In 1949, a larger, more powerful Super DC-3 was launched by Douglas Aircraft and garnered positive reviews. The airplane also had greater cargo capacity, and an improved wing, but with thousands ...

[Courtesy: dc3dakotahistory.org] Another DC-3 that was still in use decades after its debut. [Courtesy: skybrary.aero] In 1935, Douglas Aircraft was awarded the Collier Trophy for the DC-2.

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 ...

James Bond piloted a Douglas DC-3 airliner. Indiana Jones hopped a ride on one for his last crusade. This aviation icon even stars in a reality TV show. Almost 80 years after its introduction ...

If the Ford Model T put America on wheels, then it's safe to say the Douglas DC-3 put America in the air. With more than 800 of the almost 11,000 DC-3s still flying, it truly qualifies as an icon ...

Many examples of the venerable Douglas DC-3 are still in operation all over the world. So how does this classic aircraft fly compared with its modern counterparts? The Douglas DC-3 is 71 years old ...

The Douglas DC-8 Super 60's size would be created (the Super 60 is approximately 187 feet and 5 inches long), and it would be a widebody jet. The standard DC-8, by contrast, had been a single ...