DC-3

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Douglas_DC_family
1.83 m
2.4 m
fixed-wing aircraft
gptkbp:artistic_influence modern airliners
gptkbp:capacity 21 to 32 passengers
gptkbp:crew 2 pilots
gptkbp:design gptkb:Donald_Douglas
gptkbp:engine 1,200 hp
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:engine
gptkbp:first_flight 2020s
December 17, 1935
June 1936
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,200 liters
gptkbp:historical_significance World War II transport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DC-3
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:DC-2
gptkbp:landing_gear tailwheel
gptkbp:length 19.66 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:max_speed 207 knots
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 11,340 kg
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:C-53_Skytrooper
gptkb:DC-3_A
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Gooney_Bird
gptkbp:notable_event D. B. Cooper hijacking
gptkbp:notable_features all-metal construction
large cargo door
low-wing design
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:American_Airlines
gptkb:Pan_American_Airways
gptkb:United_Airlines
gptkbp:operational_area cargo and passenger transport
gptkbp:operational_status some still in service
gptkbp:produced_by over 10,000
gptkbp:production_years 1936-1942
gptkbp:propulsion 2
gptkbp:range 1,500 miles
gptkbp:retired 1970s
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:seating_capacity 1,500 kg
gptkbp:service_ceiling 25,000 feet
gptkbp:services 1936
over 80 years
gptkbp:significance pioneered commercial aviation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:DC-4
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Super_DC-3
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
DC-3 T
gptkbp:weight 6,800 kg
gptkbp:wing_area 92.9 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 28.96 m