It is fair to say that the DC-3 was the very first true airliner, and it paved the way for the hundreds of increasingly advanced commercial aircraft that have emerged over the eighty years since Douglas design was developed. The story of the C-47 is of course well known, but the history of the civil DC-3 (which directly led to the creation of ......
The DC-10 was a three-engine wide-body jetliner created by McDonnell Douglas, born from a lineage that included the most popular and important propliners of all time, including the DC-3 Dakota and the DC-8 jet (Douglas answer to the Boeing 707). It entered service in 1971 and was supposed to be a smash hit, but a series of accidents that were a ......
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 three-engine jet is one of the most distinctive wide-bodied aircraft and since the early 1970s has been operated by many airlines on medium- and long-distance routes throughout the world. Successfully flying passenger service for over 40 years, the DC-10 currently still flies for FedEx in an airfreight delivery role. ......
Nobody has documented the iconic Douglas DC-3 more thoroughly than Air-Britain. Douglas DC-1, 2, 3 - Volume 3 elaborates on the landmark volumes published in 2005 and reveals thousands of additional details. It includes a treasure trove of diverse articles about the type, over 250 black & white photos from the 1930s to the present, most ......