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. Emsco, Aviation Pioneer lost in the pages of time. Douglas DC, beginning of the Gooney Bird legend. Whispering Death, the Bristol Beaufighter. Dr. Flying the Berlin Airlift.

Ultimate P-6E Hawk. Dornier Bombers of the Luftwaffe. What Happened to the V-22 Osprey?. History of US Military Aircraft C-47, C-54, C-82, C-119, C-123, XC-99, C-124, C-130, C-133, C-141, C-5A, C-17. Graphic gallery of Air Transport.

Allied airpower’s D-Day invasion failures, great interdiction. The Building of Republic’s F-105. Regulus: Riding Herd On The Fleet’s First Guided Missile.

Why The DC-1 Was Air Travel’s Most Significant Airliner Prototype. Douglas DC-3. J-35 Draken! – 50 years of Sweden’s Mach 2 delta. The airplanes that wouldn’t die – First in a series.

Aircraft designations – Mysteries revealed!. Mr.

Naval Aviation – The R.G. Smith Story. Cockpits – It’s what’s up front that counts!. Bell 47 – The whirlybirdManuals & Photos.

DC-3 Operation Manual. C-47 Flight Handbook. C-47 Flight Manual.

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C-47 Operating Instructions. C-47 Pilot Training Manual. C-47 Skytrain Manual. C-117D Flight Manual. Douglas DC-1 General Characteristics. Crew: two-three. Capacity: 14 passengers.

Length: 62 ft 6 in (19.1 m). Wingspan: 85 ft 0 in (25.9 m). Height: 15 ft 10 in (4.8 m). Wing area: 940 ft² (87.3 m²).

Empty weight: 12,455 lb (5,650 kg). Loaded weight: 18,560 lb (8,420 kg). Powerplant: 2 × Wright GR-1820-F53 Cyclone 9-cylinder radial engines, 730 hp (540 kW) eachPerformance. Maximum speed: 210 mph at 6,800ft (338 km/h / 182 kts). Range: 1,085 mi (1,750 km). Service ceiling: 22,750 ft (6,930 m). Rate of climb: 1,030 ft/min (310 m/min).

Douglas DC-3 General Characteristics. Crew: two. Capacity: 21–32 passengers.

Length: 64 ft 8 in (19.7 m). Wingspan: 95 ft 2 in (29.0 m). Height: 16 ft 11 in (5.16 m).

Wing area: 987 sq ft (91.7 m2). Empty weight: 16,865 lb (7,650 kg). Gross weight: 25,199 lb (11,430 kg). Fuel capacity: 822 gal.

(3736 l). Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9-cyl. Air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,100 hp (820 kW) each. Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3G Twin Wasp 14-cyl.