DC-7C

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/DC-7C
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft commercial airliner
sleek and modern
advanced for its time
passenger and cargo transport
single aisle
high-wing
large airliner
paved the way for jet airliners
significant in commercial aviation history
DC-7B,_DC-7D
Douglas_DC-7_family
gptkbp:built more than 100
post-war aviation
gptkbp:capacity up to 105 passengers
gptkbp:constructionMaterial aluminum
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:decommissioned various airlines
gptkbp:design low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:engine 4
gptkbp:engineType radial engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1956-05-18
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 3,500 gallons
gptkbp:height 28 ft 10 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DC-7C
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:DC-6
gptkbp:introduced 1956
gptkbp:is_a_source_of passenger transport
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:notable_feature four engines
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Pan_American_World_Airways
gptkbp:operationalHistory used by many airlines
gptkbp:operationalRange 3,800 nautical miles
gptkbp:operator gptkb:American_Airlines
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 10,000 lbs
40,000 lbs
gptkbp:produces various cargo airlines
gptkbp:productionYears 1956-1960
1956-1980s
gptkbp:range 3,800 miles
gptkbp:retired 1980s
gptkbp:role commercial airliner
gptkbp:services 1970s
1980s
gptkbp:speed 300 knots
gptkbp:successor DC-8
gptkbp:surrounding_area 1,200 sq ft
gptkbp:variant gptkb:DC-7
gptkbp:wingspan 117 ft 6 in