Douglas aircraft

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkbp:acquired_by gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1921
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Donald_Wills_Douglas_Sr.
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:California
gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Douglas aircraft
gptkbp:industry aerospace
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Donald_Wills_Douglas_Sr.
gptkb:David_A._Davis
gptkb:James_S._Mc_Donnell
gptkb:William_A._Mc_Donnell
gptkb:John_D._Mc_Donnell
gptkbp:notable_achievements Pioneered the use of all-metal aircraft construction
First commercial aircraft to carry more than 30 passengers
Contributed to military aviation during WWII
Developed the A-4 Skyhawk
Developed the C-47 Skytrain
Developed the F-4 Phantom II
Developed the MD-11, a wide-body airliner.
Developed the MD-80 series, a popular regional jet
Developed the first wide-body aircraft
Introduced the first jet airliner in the U. S.
Developed the DC-9, a successful short-haul airliner
Developed the DC-3, a significant aircraft in aviation history
Developed the DC-8, the first jet airliner to compete with propeller-driven aircraft
gptkbp:notable_products gptkb:DC-6
gptkb:DC-9
gptkb:DC-10
gptkb:DC-4
gptkb:DC-3
gptkb:DC-8
gptkb:MD-11
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:production_years gptkb:1921
gptkb:1997
gptkbp:region global
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes
gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company,_Inc.
gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_Corporation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas
gptkbp:type gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_aircraft
business aircraft
gptkbp:website www.boeing.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DC-10
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5