Douglas DC-5
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| Douglas DC-5 | ||
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| Description | ||
| Role | Passenger Transport | |
| Crew | 6 | |
| Passengers | 16-22 | |
| First flight | February 20, 1939 | |
| Entered service | ||
| Manufacturer | Douglas | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 62 ft 6 in | 19.05 m |
| Wingspan | 78 ft 0 in | 23.77 m |
| Height | 19 ft 10 in | 6.05 m |
| Wing area | 824 ft² | 76.55 m² |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | 13,680 lb | 6,202 kg |
| Loaded | 20,000 lb | 9,072 kg |
| Maximum takeoff | lb | kg |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engine | 2 × Wright GR-1820-F62 Cyclone | |
| Power (each) | 850 hp | 635 kW |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 227 mph @ 7,690 ft | 365 km/h @ 2,345 m |
| Range | 1,600 miles | 2,575 km |
| Ferry range | km | miles |
| Service ceiling | 23,700 ft | 7,225 m |
| Rate of climb | ft/min | m/min |
Consequently, only five civilian DC-5's were ever built: one prototype and four production aircraft. Ironically, the prototype (configured with just 8 seats) became the personal airplane of William E. Boeing; his own company was already in full military production mode. It was later converted for military use. The other four planes were sold to KLM and used by their colonial subsidiaries; two of them later operated in Australia, and in 1948 the last surviving DC-5 was apparently smuggled to Israel for possible military use. The planes in US Army service are designated C-110.
There was also a military version of the plane for the Navy, called the R3D. Only seven were made.
Reference
- Douglas Propliners: DC-1 -- DC-7 by Arthur Pearcy (1995, Airlife, ISBN 1-85310-261-X).
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