| Douglas DC-5
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| Description
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| Role | Passenger Transport
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| Crew | 6
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| Passengers | 16-22
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| First Flight | February 20, 1939
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| Entered Service |
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| Manufacturer | Douglas
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| Dimensions
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| Length | 62ft 6in | 19.05 m
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| Wingspan | 78ft 0in | 23.77 m
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| Height | 19ft 10in | 6.05 m
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| Wing Area | 824 ft² | 76.55 m²
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| Weights
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| Empty | 13,680 lbs | 6,202 kg
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| Loaded | 20,000 lbs | 9,072 kg
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| Maximum takeoff | lbs | kg
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| Powerplant
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| Engine | 2 × Wright GR-1820-F62 Cyclone
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| Power (each) | 850 hp | 635 kW
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| Performance
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| Maximum speed | 227mph @ 7,690ft | 365km/h @ 2,345m
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| Range | 1,600 miles | 2,575 km
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| Ferry range | km | miles
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| Service ceiling | 23,700 ft | 7,225 m
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| Rate of climb | ft/min | m/min
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| Wing loading | 24.3 lb/ft² | 118.5 kg/m²
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| Power/Mass | 0.085 hp/lb | 0.14 kW/kg
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The Douglas DC-5, the least well-known
of the famous DC airliner series, was a 16-seat,
twin-propeller airplane intended for shorter
routes than the DC-3 or DC-4.
By the time it entered
commercial service in 1940, many airlines were canceling orders
due to World War II, and the Douglas corporation was already
converting to war production.
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, called the R3D.
Only seven were made.
See also:List of civil aircraft
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