New England Air Museum - Douglas Skytrain DC-3 Skytrain
Bill Maloney
1/20/2009

01Douglas DC3 Skytrain 02DouglasDC3 03DouglasDC3Flaps 04DouglasDC3
01 Douglas DC-3 Skytrain 02 Douglas DC-3 03 Douglas DC-3 Skytrain Flaps 04 Douglas DC-3
05DouglasDC3CabinDoor 06DouglasDC3Tail 07DouglasDC3TailWheel 08DouglasDC3Elevator
05 Douglas DC-3 Cabin Door 06 Douglas DC-3 Tail 07 Douglas DC-3 Tail Wheel 08 Douglas DC-3 Elevator
09DouglasDC3Tail 10Douglas DC3 Skytrain Nose 11PrattWhitneyR1830Radial 12DouglasDC3MainGear
09 Douglas DC-3 Tail 10 Douglas DC-3 Nose 11 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Radial 12 Douglas DC-3 Main Gear

Douglas DC-3 Skytrain Specifications:

More Douglas C-47 Dakotas, a DC-3 Skytrain, and a Naval RD4
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Another C-47 Skytrain the military version of the DC-3, can be found at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY A Douglas C-47 Skytrain at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH
Douglas RD4 Douglas C-47 Dakota
A Navy Douglas RD4 at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA C-47 Dakota at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, DE
Douglas C-47 at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum Douglas C-47 Skytrain at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
Douglas C-47 Skytrain at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum One more C-45 Skytrain at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
Douglas C-47 Dakota Douglas DC-3 Dakota
Douglas C-47 Dakota at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada A Douglas DC-3 Dakota at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada
Douglas R4D Skytrain Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas R4D Skytrain at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY A C-47 Skytrain at the MAPS Air Museum in North Canton, OH

Length: 76 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan:
108 feet, 0 inches
Height:
22 feet, 0 inches
Crew:
2
Weight:
Empty - 18,135lbs Max Takeoff - 26,000lbs
Max Speed: 224mph at 8,500 feet
Cruise Speed: 160mph
Range: 3,600 miles
Service Ceiling: 26,400 feet
Fuel Capacity: 804 gallons in wings, optional 900 additional gallons in 9 cabin tanks
Powerplant: Two Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radial engines 1,200hp each
Armament:
 None
First Flight : December 17, 1935
Cost: $233,000

This is the Civilian version of the Douglas DC-3. The military versions were known as the C-47 and Dakota. The navy designated their DC-3s as RD4s.

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