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Douglas DC-3

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1526759993
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Douglas DC-3 written by Robert Jackson and published by Air World. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the plane that changed commercial aviation: “A whopping 109 color photos shows kits in various stages of completion . . . Enjoyed it.” —Historical Miniatures Gaming Society No airliner in the history of commercial aviation has had a more profound effect than the Douglas DC-3. Reliable and easy to maintain, it carried passengers in greater comfort than ever before. Its origins stem from a design by the Douglas Aircraft Company of Santa Monica, California. Known as the Douglas Commercial One, or DC-1, this new aircraft was revolutionary in concept. It was quickly developed into the DC-2, which led to Douglas’ domination of the domestic air routes of the United States, and of half the world. Experience with the DC-2 led to an improved version, the Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST), first flown on December 17, 1935. This in turn evolved into a 21-seat variant, the DC-3, featuring many improvements. The first American Airlines DC-3 entered service in June 1936, and within three years of its introduction the aircraft accounted for a staggering 95 percent of all US commercial air traffic. From commencement of service to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the DC-3 increased domestic revenue passenger miles more than fivefold. Of the 322 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines in December 1941, 260 were DC-3s. At the pre-war peak, 30 foreign airlines operated the DC-3. On the eve of war, the DC-3’s scheduled flights represented 90 percent of international air traffic. In addition to over 600 civil examples of the DC-3, 10,048 military C-47 variants were built, as well as 4,937 produced under license in the USSR as the Lisunov Li-2 and 487 built by Showa and Nakajima in Japan as the L2D. After the war, thousands of surplus C-47s were converted for civilian use. These aircraft became the standard equipment of almost all the world’s airlines, remaining in frontline service for many years. The ready availability of cheap, easily maintained ex-military C-47s, large and fast by the standards of the day, jump-started the worldwide postwar air transport industry. The full remarkable story of the DC-3, and its ancestor the DC-2, is told in these pages, providing a wealth of information for the modeler and the enthusiast alike.

The Dakota Hunter

Author : Hans Wiesman
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612002595
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Dakota Hunter written by Hans Wiesman and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of a lifelong passion for a WWII aircraft that changed the author’s life: “It is almost like an adventure novel except it is true” (Air Classics). This book tells the story of a Dutch boy who grew up during the 1950s in postwar Borneo, where he had frequent encounters with an airplane, the Douglas DC-3, a.k.a. the C-47 Skytrain or Dakota, of World War II fame. For a young boy living in a remote jungle community, the aircraft reached the proportions of a romantic icon as the essential lifeline to a bigger world for him, the beginning of a special bond. In 1957, his family left the island and all its residual wreckage of World War II, and he attended college in The Hague. After graduation, he started a career as a corporate executive—and met the aircraft again during business trips to the Americas. His childhood passion for the Dakota flared up anew, and the fascination pulled like a magnet. As if predestined, or maybe just looking for an excuse to come closer, he began a business to salvage and convert Dakota parts, which meant first of all finding them. As the demand for these war relic parts and cockpits soared, he began to travel the world to track down surplus, crashed, or derelict Dakotas. He ventured deeper and deeper into remote mountains, jungles, savannas, and the seas where the planes are found, usually as ghostly wrecks but sometimes still in full commercial operation. In hunting the mythical Dakota, he often encountered intimidating or dicey situations in countries plagued by wars or revolts, others by arms and narcotics trafficking, warlords, and conmen. The stories of these expeditions take the reader to some of the remotest spots in the world, but once there, one is often greeted by the comfort of what was once the West’s apex in transportation—however now haunted by the courageous airmen of the past.

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Author : Dan Hagedorn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910809471
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Douglas DC-3/C-47 written by Dan Hagedorn and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors describe this book as a labor of love and who can blame them for there are few aviation enthusiasts who do not share their great affection and respect for one of the finest and long-lived aircraft ever to take to the skies, the DC-/C-47. This book examines in detail one aspect of the aircraft's history which is not that well known, the fact that DC-3s and their military equivalents and derivatives have been in continuous service in that geographically diverse region of the world known as Latin America for more than 75 years, longer than anywhere else in the world. The DC-3 and C-47 came upon the scene at precisely the right moment in every nation. They were in use from the Rio Grande south all the way to Antarctica and from the remote Galapagos in the Pacific to the Antilles chain in the Caribbean. As always, they were used as workhorses and heavy-lifters, but a significant number, surprisingly, saw combat service in a number of most exotic circumstances, both as ad hoc bombers and combat aircraft. C-47s were not only the most numerous type in some national inventories, but often the most heavily utilized and valued. Richly illustrated, with tables describing the often extraordinary individual services lives of each-and-every known aircraft, this is a testament to the men and women who, for three-quarters of a century, have sweated, cursed and yet loved these magnificent aircraft.

DC-3

Author : Bruce McAllister
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615228778
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book DC-3 written by Bruce McAllister and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing more than 250 images, this historically fascinating and visually captivating book features 17 wide-ranging chapters that cover all of the military and civilian operations the DC-3 has ever participated in.

The DC-3

Author : Peter M. Bowers
Publisher : Aero Publishers (CA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The DC-3 written by Peter M. Bowers and published by Aero Publishers (CA). This book was released on 1986 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Together We Fly

Author : Julie Boatman Filucci
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781560277958
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (779 download)

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Download or read book Together We Fly written by Julie Boatman Filucci and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Weaving together the narratives of engineers, pilots, mechanics, soldiers, and passengers, this chronicle illustrates the history of the Douglas DC-3. Beginning with creator Donald Douglas, this narrative runs through the airplane's development and initial flight test, through its service in World War II and Vietnam, to its current status as an air show favorite"--

The Douglas DC-3

Author : Henry M. Holden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Douglas DC-3 written by Henry M. Holden and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

As Pistons Flew

Author : Jane A. Gottschall
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780738812762
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book As Pistons Flew written by Jane A. Gottschall and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 1998-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Holy Bible (NIV)

Author : Various Authors,
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310294142
Total Pages : 6793 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Holy Bible (NIV) written by Various Authors, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 6793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

The Douglas DC-3

Author : Len Morgan
Publisher : Tab Books
ISBN 13 : 9780816856503
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book The Douglas DC-3 written by Len Morgan and published by Tab Books. This book was released on 1980 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pilot reports on what it was like to fly the DC-3, which was the first plane to make commercial passenger service economically feasible. Contains photographs, line drawings, and a pilot training manual.

Douglas DC-9 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80

Author : Paul Raymond Smith
Publisher : Ihs Global Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Douglas DC-9 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80 written by Paul Raymond Smith and published by Ihs Global Incorporated. This book was released on 1987 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Legacy of the DC-3

Author : Henry M. Holden
Publisher : Wind Canyon Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of the DC-3 written by Henry M. Holden and published by Wind Canyon Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the remarkable history of the airplane that changed the world. Featuring almost 500 photographs and illustrations, The Legacy of the DC-3, is an exciting, detailed account of the development of the DC-3/C-47. Considered the most beloved and historically-important aircraft ever manufactured, the DC-3 flew over 100 billion miles and carried 700 million passengers. From the beginning of Donald Douglas' career through the war years to the DC-3s of today, this book captures the DC-3's many amazing accomplishments, as well as interesting behind-the-scenes stories of the personalities and struggles that shaped the airplane dubbed 'Queen of the Skies.' Author Henry M. Holden's extensive research includes a roster of every surviving DC-3/C-47 he could locate, as well as details on each variant product. The Legacy of the DC-3, is a 'must-have' book for the aviation historian, researcher, engineer, casual reader and 'buff'.

Boeing 747

Author : Lance Cole
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 9781526760029
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Boeing 747 written by Lance Cole and published by Air World. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boeing's 747 'heavy' has achieved a fifty-year reign of the airways, but now airlines are retiring their fleets as a different type of long-haul airliner emerges. Yet the ultimate development of the 747, the -800 model, will ply the airways for many years to come. Even as twin-engine airliners increasingly dominate long-haul operations and the story of the four-engine Airbus A380 slows, the world is still a different place thanks to the great gamble that Boeing took with its 747. From early, difficult days designing and proving the world's biggest-ever airliner, the 747 has grown into a 400-ton leviathan capable of encircling the world. Boeing took a massive billion-dollar gamble and won. Taking its maiden flight in February 1969, designing and building the 747 was a huge challenge and involved new fields of aerospace technology. Multiple fail-safe systems were designed, and problems developing the engines put the whole programme at risk. Yet the issues were solved and the 747 flew like a dream said pilots - belying its size and sheer scale. With its distinctive hump and an extended upper-deck allied to airframe, avionics and engine developments, 747 became both a blue-riband airliner and, a mass-economy class travel device. Fitted with ultra-efficient Rolls-Royce engines, 747s became long-haul champions all over the world, notably on Pacific routes. across the Atlantic in January 1970, 747 became the must-have, four-engine, long haul airframe. Japan Airlines, for example, operated over sixty 747s in the world's biggest 747 fleet. By the renowned aviation author Lance Cole, this book provides a detailed yet engaging commentary on the design engineering and operating life and times of civil aviation's greatest sub-sonic achievement.

American Round-Engine Airliners

Author : William Pearce
Publisher : Specialty Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580072571
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book American Round-Engine Airliners written by William Pearce and published by Specialty Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Readers are brought from commercial air transport's very beginnings to the zenith of what is fondly referred to as flying in the "Golden Age of Air Transport," when jetliners were still on the drawing board or in early production, and still a dream to come for passengers and crew."--Provided by publisher.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10/MD-11

Author : Wolfgang Borgmann
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764361371
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book McDonnell Douglas DC-10/MD-11 written by Wolfgang Borgmann and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 three-engine jet is one of the most distinctive wide-bodied aircraft and since the early 1970s has been operated by many airlines on medium- and long-distance routes throughout the world. Successfully flying passenger service for over 40 years, the DC-10 currently still flies for FedEx in an airfreight delivery role. Filled with design and construction information, background history, technical data, and rare images, this book describes the exciting story of this aviation legend as flown by such current and past airlines as Aeroflot, American, Delta, Eastern, KLM, Lufthansa, Northwest, Pan Am, Qantas, SAS, Swissair, United, and many others. Also, the US Air Force has been flying the KC-10 Extender aerial-refueling tanker variant since the early 1980s. Coverage of the follow-on MD-11 series of aircraft is also included.

Legend

Author : Philip Kaplan
Publisher : Peter Livanos and Philip Kaplan
ISBN 13 : 9780955706110
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Legend written by Philip Kaplan and published by Peter Livanos and Philip Kaplan. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this title, 'Legend', the wartime and post-war history of a significant surviving veteran of that war, the C-47A N1844A is traced, along with the pre-war, wartime and post-war story of the fabulous DC-3/C-47 Dakota type.

Douglas R4D-8/C-117D Super Gooney

Author : Steve Ginter
Publisher : Naval Fighters
ISBN 13 : 9780984611485
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Douglas R4D-8/C-117D Super Gooney written by Steve Ginter and published by Naval Fighters. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This aircraft was used as a transport, VIP carrier, station hack, a trainer with VT-29, and its usage in Antarctica with VX-6 from 1952 into the 1980s. The DC-3S was a Douglas venture to add capability and life to the post-war fleet of surplus DC-3s, C-47s and R4Ds. It was an remanufactured aircraft with a stretched fuselage, new taller and wider tail group, new square tip outer wings, larger engines and fully enclosed main gear housings. It did not find favor with the airlines which instead turned to Convairs and Martins, but found a home in the Navy and Marines. 96 aircraft were eventually re-manufactured as R4D-8s and 4 as R4D-8Zs.