Overview
AeroCorner features profiles for 27 Douglas aircraft. This includes 6 Mid Size Passenger Jets, 6 Passenger Turbo Props, 5 Military Transport Planes, 4 Military Propellor Planes, 3 Fighter Jets, 2 Military Aircraft, and 1 Light Passenger Jet. Each profile includes performance data, photo galleries, dimensions, and operational history.
- Largest: Douglas C-133 Cargomaster (Wingspan: 179 ft 9 in · 54.80 m )
- Heaviest: Douglas DC-8 (MTOW: 355,000 lb · 161,000 kg )
- Fastest: Douglas F4D Skyray (Top speed: 627 kt · 722 mph · 1,161 km/h )
Douglas Aircraft Company was a leading American manufacturer known for pioneering airliners and influential military aircraft. The DC transport series transformed commercial aviation, while wartime bombers and transports served across multiple theaters. Douglas later merged into McDonnell Douglas, carrying forward decades of innovation in aerodynamics and large-aircraft design.
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Aircraft
Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-1
Douglas DC-4
Douglas DC-8-53
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10
Douglas DC-8-63
Douglas DC-8-62
Douglas DC-8-61
Douglas DC-8-51
Douglas C-133 Cargomaster
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Douglas C-74 Globemaster
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Douglas B-66 Destroyer
Douglas F4D Skyray
Douglas F3D Skyknight
Douglas DC-2
Douglas AC-47 Spooky
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas DC-7
Douglas DC-6
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
Douglas A-26 Invader
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Background
Douglas Aircraft Company was a leading American manufacturer known for pioneering airliners and influential military aircraft. The DC transport series transformed commercial aviation, while wartime bombers and transports served across multiple theaters. Douglas later merged into McDonnell Douglas, carrying forward decades of innovation in aerodynamics and large-aircraft design.