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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.
[6] [9] TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) also ordered the 247, but UATC declined the order, which resulted in TWA President Jack Frye setting out requirements for a new airliner and funding Don Douglas to design and build the Douglas DC-1 prototype. Douglas eventually developed the design into the DC-2 and DC-3. [6]
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2 .
The Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair is a retired large transport aircraft powered by four radial engines.It was a Douglas DC-4-based air ferry conversion developed by Freddie Laker's Aviation Traders (Engineering) Limited (ATL), with a capacity generally of 22 passengers in a rear cabin, and five cars loaded in at the front.
DC-3A aircraft with R-1830 engines, five impressed as C-52, C-52A, C-52B, C-52C, and C-52D. C-68 Two DC-3As impressed with 21-seat interiors. C-84 1 impressed DC-3B aircraft. R4D-2 Two Eastern Air Lines DC-3s impressed into USN service as VIP transports, later designated R4D-2F and later R4D-2Z. R4D-4 Ten impressed DC-3s R4D-4R
Douglas DC-2: 15 1934 1940 Douglas DC-3: Douglas DC-3: Unknown 1936 1970s Douglas DC-4: Douglas DC-4: Unknown 1948 Unknown None Douglas DC-8-60F: 15 1977 1988 Boeing 747-200: Douglas DC-8-70F: 1983 1995 Boeing 747-200: Ilyushin Il-62M: Unknown 1989 1990 Airbus A310: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar: 5 1995 1996 Boeing 747-400: Lockheed L-749 ...
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The first new addition to the Air West fleet was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30, which had been ordered by Bonanza Air Lines. Hungry for another adventure in the airline industry, TWA 's former owner Howard Hughes sought the airline in 1968, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and the US$90 million deal was finalized in April 1970.