The DC-3 was developed by Douglas Aircraft Company in the early 1930s. Boeing's 247 was really the only option for commercial flight at the time, first flown by United Air Lines in 1933, and was ...

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, ...

[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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Photo / Darryl Butler The owner of the Douglas DC-3 plane that stood at Mangaweka for more than 35 years has been swamped with interest since putting it on the market. Brendon “Mintie” Cottle ...