Douglas DC-2

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Douglas_DC_family
commercial airliner
twin-engine
metal construction
gptkbp:built 199
gptkbp:capacity 14 passengers
gptkbp:cockpit enclosed
gptkbp:constructionMaterial metal construction
gptkbp:crew 2 pilots
gptkbp:customerService gptkb:American_Airlines
gptkbp:design low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Wright_R-1820_Cyclone
gptkbp:firstFlight 1960s
1934-05-11
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,500 L
gptkbp:headlights conventional tail
gptkbp:height 4.57 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Douglas DC-2
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:Boeing_247
gptkb:Lockheed_L-10_Electra
gptkbp:introduced 1934
gptkbp:landing_gear tailwheel
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for modern airliners.
gptkbp:length 19.81 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:maximum_speed 335 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 11,340 kg
gptkbp:notable_event first commercial flight in 1934
involved in several aviation milestones
set speed records in the 1930s
used_in_World_War_II_as_a_transport_aircraft
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Transcontinental_&_Western_Air
gptkb:Pan_American_Airways
gptkb:KLM_Royal_Dutch_Airlines
gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 3,400 kg
gptkbp:productionYears 1934-1939
gptkbp:propulsion variable-pitch propellers
gptkbp:range 1,600 km
gptkbp:retirementYear 1947
gptkbp:role airliner
gptkbp:service_ceiling 7,620 m
gptkbp:serviceType 1934
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkbp:surrounding_area 80.5 m²
gptkbp:variant DC-2-112
DC-2-245
gptkbp:wingspan 28.96 m