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Douglas

Single example of a Liberty-powered biplane built for an attempt at a non-stop flight across the USA.

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The DT-1 appeared in 1921 as a single-seat 298kW Liberty-powered (with side radiators) torpedo plane. From it was developed the ...

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As far as structure was concerned, the DWC was identical to the DT-2. The internal equipment, however, was specially designed ...

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The US Post Office Department had been responsible for US internal air mail routes from 1918 onwards, and by 1925 ...

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In July 1925 the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics ordered three Douglas XT2D-1 twin-engined torpedo-bomber/ general-purpose biplanes. They were required ...

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Developed from the one-off Sinbad operated by the US Coast Guard, the Dolphin was a six-eight-seat amphibian which was originally ...

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The excellent flight characteristics of the Douglas O-2 family led to the conversion of 40 O-2Ks in 1930 as basic ...

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With the appearance of the Fokker XB-8, the last vestiges of the biplane age were gone from bomber design. An airplane of such ...

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In the late 1920s the US War Department was taking note of developments in aircraft design, such as the technical ...

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Designed and built to meet a US Navy requirement for a three-seat torpedo-bomber, the Douglas XT3D-1 prototype was flown for ...

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The Douglas Transport was originally developed for TWA. It entered production in 1933 as the more powerful 529kW Wright SGR-1820-F3 ...

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One of the world's truly outstanding aeroplanes, the DC-3 resulted from American Airlines' requirement for a sleeper aircraft for its ...

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Faced with a US Army Air Corps requirement of early 1934 for a bomber with virtually double the bomb load ...

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The prototype of the Devastator torpedo bomber flew for the first time on 15 April 1935. It was the first ...

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The YB-11 was the only bomber designed for the Air Corps for the dual role of land and sea operation. Shortly after Douglas ...

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The original DB-7 was built as a private venture, produced to the order of the French government. The first production ...

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An improved modification of Northrop BT-1 aircraft. Entered production in 1940. Was the most successful american dive bomber during WWII. ...

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The Douglas B-18, which had been designed to meet a US Army Air Corps requirement of 1934 for a high-performance ...

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Designed at Douglas Aircraft Company's El Segundo facility, the Douglas DC-5 was developed as a 16/22-passenger commercial transport for local ...

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The USAAF issued a requirement for an attack aircraft in 1940, before it had information on World War II combat ...

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The Douglas XB-19 was originally designated XBLR-2 (eXperimental Bomber Long-Range 2) and was the largest bomber built for the Army ...

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In response to the requirements of five major US airlines, Douglas designed and built the large 52-passenger DC-4, which made ...

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Early service use of the Douglas SBD Dauntless had convinced the US Navy of its capability as a dive-bomber: ...

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Under the initial designation Douglas XA-42 for an attack bomber, redesignated subsequently XB-42 as a bomber, Douglas designed and built ...

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Developed to satisfy a US Navy requirement of 1944 for a single-seat carrier-based dive bomber and torpedo carrier, the Douglas ...

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Immediately after the United States became engaged in World War II, and particularly as a consequence of that nation's initial ...

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Built as an enlarged and pressurised DC-4 in order to compete with the Lockheed Constellation, the DC-6 (as the XC-112A) ...

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Anxious to speed the development of a pure jet bomber, the US Army Air Force contracted Douglas to produce two ...

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Experimental high-speed research plane, first flew in May 1947. On August 25, 1947 set a 1047kph speed record. 3 built. ...

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The Cloudster II was a small, one-of-a-kind transport using a tail-mounted propeller. It first flew in March 1947.

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Experimental high-speed research plane with combined propulsion: turbo-jet for take-off and rocket engine for high-altitude flight. First flew on February 4, ...

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A US Navy requirement for a turbojet-powered carrier-based night fighter resulted in Douglas receiving a contract for three prototype aircraft ...

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Despite having been the world’s largest landplane transport when it flew in 1945, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster was actually too ...

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The turboprop engine offered to provide the power that early jets lacked. However, no manufacturer really achieved a successful turboprop combat aircraft ...

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US Navy interest in German delta-wing research led, in 1947, to the design by Douglas of a carrier-based interceptor which ...

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US Air Force involvement in the Korean War highlighted an urgent need for a high performance day/night tactical bomber. To ...

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The largest and heaviest aircraft designed for operation from an aircraft-carrier when the Douglas El Segundo division's project design was ...

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Design and development of the Douglas DC-7 were prompted by American Airlines, which was seeking an aircraft superior in performance ...

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The US Air Force, Navy and NACA (predecessor to NASA) all invested in this extraordinary research craft that looked like it ...

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The C-133 was a four-engined transport which - although not much bigger in overall dimensions than the earlier C-124 Globemaster ...

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The Douglas F5D was envisaged originally as an improved all-weather development of the F4D (F-6) Skyray, and two prototypes were ...

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