Aircraft Data for: Douglas DC-3 - | Updated: Feb. 22nd 2009 |
| Summary: | The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft that revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. With it's impact on the airline industry it is perhaps the most important airliner in history. The Douglas C-47 Skytrain is the military transport version that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. | | |
Country of origin: United States
First flight: 1935
No. built: 10665
No. in service: 300 (approx.)
Crew: 2
Passengers: 21
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| | | | Power: | 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp (775 - 825 hp) or Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 (950 - 1425 hp) piston engines |
| | Wright Cyclone 9 R-1820 series engine used on earliest aircraft, Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp on all other models including the C-47. |
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| Dimensions: |
| Length: | | 64 ft. 5 in.
| | Wing Span: | | 95 ft. 0 in.
| | Height: | | 16 ft. 0 in.
| | Empty Weight: | | 18,300 lbs.
| | Max. Weight: | | 26,900 lbs.
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| | | Performance: |
| Max. speed: | | 237
mph | | Cruise speed: | | 200
mph | | Ceiling: | | 24,000 ft.
| | Normal range: | | 900
nm | | Max. range: | | 1,025
nm |
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Operator Data for: British European Airways ( Callsign: Beeline) | Updated: Dec. 3rd 2008 |
| Summary: | BEA acquired the aircraft fleets and routes of most UK private airlines after the second world war and provided most of the United Kingdom's scheduled services within the UK and to Europe. BEA merged with BOAC in 1974 to become British Airways | | |
Based in: United Kingdom
Headquarters: London
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Year Founded: 1946
Operations Ceased: 1974
| | | | Major Hubs: |
London Heathrow
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Location Data for: Jersey Airport (JER / EGJJ) | Updated: Jan. 23rd 2009 |
| Summary: | Jersey Airport is the largest airport of all the Channel Islands and operated inter island services together with services to the UK mainland and Europe. Main operators at the airport are Blue Islands, Aurigny, Flybe and British Airways. | | |
Class: Civil
Operator: Jersey Airport
Opened: 1937
| | | | Statistics: |
Commercial movements: 72,409 (2007)
Passengers: 1.59 million (2008)
| | | | Location: |
Saint Helier,
Saint Peter,
United Kingdom Elevation: 277 ft. | | |
| Runways: |
| Direction | | Length | | Surface | | Notes |
| 09/27 | |
5597 ft. |
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