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: Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) (SK / SAS Callsign: Scandinavian) | Updated: Nov. 18th 2008 |
| Summary: | Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is the multi-national airline for Norway, Denmark and Sweden and is the leading carrier in the Scandinavian countries. | | |
Alliance: Star Alliance
Based in: Sweden
Headquarters: Stockholm
| | | | Statistics: |
Fleet Size: 113
Destinations: 150
Year Founded: 1946
| | | | Major Hubs: |
Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Oslo Gardermoen Airport,
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