The DC-3 was not only comfortable and reliable, it also made air transportation profitable. American's C.R. Smith said the DC-3 was the first airplane that could make money just by hauling passengers, without relying on government subsidies.

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller -driven airliner manufactured by the 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.

Our mission is to provide an accurate history of the C-47 Dakota and its civilian version, the Douglas DC-3. The DC-3/Dakota Historical Society will serve the aviation community by using credentialed aviation historians to act as a resource center for all things related to aeronautics of the DC-3/C-47/Dakota .

American's C.R. Smith said the DC-3 was the first airplane that could make money just by hauling passengers, without relying on government subsidies. As a result, by 1939, more than 90 percent of the nation's airline passengers were flying on DC-2s and DC-3s.

The Super DC-3 was a standard DC-3 airframe with major modifications. They stretched the fuselage, adding 39 inches to the nose section, and 40 inches to the rear cabin. This added six feet and seven inches of usable space.

The DC-3 performed for virtually all nations a vast array of duties ranging from luxury transcontinental passenger transport to tramp cargo and from corporate flying office to night flying gun battery. Douglas DC-3 N7772 was donated to the …

Jul 24, 2013 · It was given larger, more powerful engines, longer range fuel tanks, even a weather radar which made it became a unique aircraft. At some point it was even upgraded to replace the nose with that of a DC-4. The DC-3 was eventually sold to Johnson & Johnson and it became their VIP transport.

RE: Calisphere: Request high-resolution copy of item for Detail of a Douglas DC-3 nose showing the pilot's window inscribed "Capt. Arthur Godfrey," August 1, 1950

Mar 15, 2008 · In the new aircraft the tip of the nose is now FS -40 instead of FS 0. All stations forward of the split are now labelled as an FS of 40 less than original, eg FS 86 becomes FS 46. New frames at FS 177.5 and FS 155.5 (new numbering), original structure restarts at …

In general, power-off stalling characteristics of the DC-3 are qualified as benign. However, in power-on conditions stalls are accompanied with violent rolling (to the left) and a sharp drop of the nose, with considerable loss of altitude before control can be regained.