DC-5 series

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft regional airliner
civil aviation
transport aircraft
single aisle
cantilever wing
7,500 kg
gptkbp:capacity 21 passengers
gptkbp:cockpit two-pilot cockpit
gptkbp:constructionMaterial monocoque structure
gptkbp:controls elevators
ailerons
rudder
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 2 pilots
gptkbp:decommissioned various airlines
gptkbp:design low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:enginePower 1,200 hp
gptkbp:engineType radial engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1939
1970s
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 1,500 liters
gptkbp:headlights T-tail
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first commercial aircraft with retractable landing gear
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DC-5 series
gptkbp:influenced future_Douglas_aircraft_designs
gptkbp:influencedBy DC-3
gptkbp:landingGear tricycle gear
retractable landing gear
gptkbp:length 22.86 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:maxSpeed 350 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 10,000 kg
gptkbp:notableFeature none significant reported
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Pan_American_Airways
gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines
gptkb:Trans_Canada_Air_Lines
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 100
gptkbp:passengerCapacity 1,500 kg
pressurized cabin
gptkbp:productionYears 1939-1947
gptkbp:propulsion variable-pitch propeller
gptkbp:range 1,500 km
gptkbp:retirementYear 1960s
gptkbp:role passenger transport
gptkbp:services 1940
7,620 m
gptkbp:successor gptkb:DC-6
gptkbp:variant gptkb:DC-5B
gptkb:DC-5C
DC-5A
gptkbp:wingArea 80 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 30.18 m