DC-7B

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Douglas_DC_family
commercial airliner
passenger transport
single-deck
large airliner
straight wing
pioneered long-haul travel
gptkbp:built 338
post-war aviation
gptkbp:capacity up to 105 passengers
gptkbp:cockpit pressurized
gptkbp:constructionMaterial aluminum
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:customerService gptkb:Pan_American_World_Airways
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:design low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800
4
gptkbp:engineType radial engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1990s
transatlantic routes
1956-05-18
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 3,500 gallons
gptkbp:headlights T-tail
gptkbp:height 28 ft 10 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DC-7B
gptkbp:IATA_code international routes
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Douglas_DC-6
gptkbp:introduced 1956
gptkbp:is_a_source_of long-haul flights
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:length 100 ft 0 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:maximum_speed 350 knots
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 120,000 lbs
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines
gptkbp:operational_status commercial aviation
gptkbp:operationalRange 3,800 miles
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 10,000 lbs
gptkbp:produces charter airlines
gptkbp:productionYears 1956-1960
gptkbp:range 3,800 miles
gptkbp:retired 1980s
gptkbp:role passenger airliner
gptkbp:service_ceiling 25,000 ft
gptkbp:services 1980s
gptkbp:speed 300 knots
gptkbp:successor DC-8
gptkbp:surrounding_area 1,200 sq ft
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Douglas_DC-7
gptkbp:wingspan 117 ft 6 in