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The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, ... The base price of a new DC-3 in 1936 was around $60,000–$80,000, ...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain The Basler BT-67 is a utility aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin . It is a remanufactured and modified Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Douglas DC-3 ; the modifications are designed to significantly extend the DC-3's serviceable lifetime.
A DC-3 with Wright Cyclone engines, built in 1938 for Australian National Airways The List of original Douglas DC-3 operators lists only the original customers who purchased new aircraft. With the availability of large numbers of surplus military C-47 Skytrains or Dakotas after the Second World War, nearly every airline and military force in ...
The Conroy Tri-Turbo-Three was a Douglas DC-3 fitted with three Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop engines by Conroy Aircraft; the third engine was mounted on the nose of the aircraft. Design and development
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 [a] that occurred in the early to mid 1970s, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war involving military ...
The probable cause of the accident was the failure of the pilots in the DC-3 to observe and avoid the Cessna aircraft. [88] December 12, 1949 Capital Airlines Flight 500 a Douglas DC-3-313A (NC45379), stalled and crashed in the Potomac River off Washington, D.C., killing six of 23 on board. [89] February 20, 1956
Super DC-3, improved DC-3 with a new wing and tail, and powered by two 1,450 hp (1,080 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2000-D7 or 1,475 hp (1,100 kW) Wright R-1820-C9HE Cyclone engines. The five examples were converted by Douglas between 1949 and 1950 from existing DC-3 and R4D airframes.
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 A that occurred in 1958, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war involving military aircraft are outside the ...