IN SPANISH
time to time I will be doing articles on different planes, alternating between those who set standards and are classics of aviation (Civil / Commercial), as well as those who are making history and see the skies of the world today. For this to take important information from books, web pages and Complementary with my opinion and words about them.
Let's start with the incredible
Douglas DC-3 There is no greater accolade for the DC-3 the fact that after more than seven decades of its first flight more than 400 remain in service worldwide. This aircraft is a worthy representative of the quality in all respects in compliance with 3 requirements very important in the world of aviation, it is to have durability, longevity and profitability. Its creation stems directly from their ancestors, the DC1 and DC2 which first flew in 1933 and 1934. The DC3 flew in prototype form in December 1935. Derived from DC2, had the not inconsiderable figure of 21 seats, compared with 14 of DC2. Quite similar externally (CP3 was easily distinguished by the eight screens, compared with seven of DC2), however, two planes were quite different. At a cost only 10% higher than the DC2 and increased capacity made it a profitable aircraft clearly, so that its operation could offer clear benefits to the faltering companies of that time, the benefits to previous models were too tight as to feel that the air transport business had a bright future. Therefore, when DC3 is considered the first civil transport aircraft and cargo modern history. Modern in the sense that these aircraft were based in their design and structure to be created, leaving aside other less evolved variants and clearly inferior in many respects. And modern in the sense that, for the first time, took out a rationalization of the development and manufacture of aircraft that had never been seen before.
enters service in 1936 this great aircraft, in two versions, one night, called DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport), prepared so that passengers could travel in comfortable sleeping berths, and the traditional DC3, with its 21 beds are comfortable, spacious, fast, far more than its competitor Boeing 247. The famous American Airlines was the first to have this device in a first continuous route between Chicago and New York. Without doubt, this classic aircraft will become an essential element in the most tragic event of the twentieth century, World War II. This war shows that aviation is a new element in the achievement of military objectives. In the section on the logistics and transport, the Douglas DC3 take a clearly leading role. The U.S. Army adopts it with the name of Douglas C47 Skytrain, and in Britain, which adopted it, took the name that would be better known in Europe: the Dakota. The English version of C47 and Dakota were key elements in the transport of all materials and personnel throughout the war, including transport of supplies, collection of wounded, command and control, especially as paratroop transport. The Dakota were dropped on Normandy on June 6, 1944, hundreds and thousands of troops from its warehouses. The Dakota has always been an extremely robust aircraft, comfortable, and with a performance unmatched at that time. Even his successor, DC4, military version known as DC4 Skymaster, could overshadow him. In the winter of 1948, was one of the main planes that supplied by air to Berlin when he was blocked by the Soviet Union, once again demonstrating its high endurance, flying day and night with excellent performance.
After the Second World War, the DC3 was sold to many countries, who used and still used. The DC3 was copied screw to screw and rivet to rivet in the USSR, which was named Lisunov LI2. He also received some very interesting changes, being particularly striking conversion to gunboat, with the name of Douglas AC47 Spooky. In this mission, he put a side door with a heavy machine gun or an artillery cannon to shoot at a fixed position while the plane circled the target, as occurred during the Vietnam War.
Its main features are:
• Country of origin: USA
• Builder: Douglas Aircraft Company.
• Type: civil transport aircraft
military • Motor: two Pratt And Whitney R-1830-92 14-cylinder double star and 1.200CV.
• Speed: 307 km / h
• Service ceiling: 7,315 m
• Weight empty / loaded: 8.103/14.061kg
• Span: 28.9 m
• Length: 19.63 m
• Height: 5 , 2 m ¬
significant features:
-system or of feathering Feather (stops the rotation of the propellers so they do not transmit resistance movement and the cylinders when the engine is off).
-Operation landing gear and flaps using hydraulic systems.
-only aircraft capable of landing with its landing gear saved without receiving significant damage.
-insurer had a tail skid to ensure straight take-offs.
, was equipped with heaters for each carburetor to prevent extreme cooling the air, and control flaps detemperatura cylinder heads under the terms of altitude.
"He had advanced to the time for the automatic flight control (autopilot), such as binder course (the pilot could turn the aircraft to a specific
course without using the steering column) and binder pitch, allowing to keep the nose of the aircraft at a specific angle with respect the horizon (attitude and pitch holder).
"I was at the forefront of radionavigation ADF and VOR systems.
-The number of cylinders radial engine feature makes them extremely reliable and can work with multiple damaged cylinders. This makes the engines do not shut down easily by this type of failure. ENGLISH
every so often I will be doing articles on Different aircraft, alternating
entre Those Were the guidelines and Which Are a classic of aviation
(Civil-Commercial), as well as Those Who are making history and
see the skies of the world today. This taketh
important information from books, websites and complementary to my
opinion and words about them.
Let's start with the incredible Douglas DC-3
There is no greater accolade for the DC-3 that after more than seven decades of its first flight more than 400 remain in service worldwide. This aircraft is a worthy representative of the quality in all respects in compliance with 3 requirements very important in the world of aviation, it is to have durability, longevity and profitability. Its creation stems directly from its predecessors the DC1 and DC2 which first flew in 1933 and 1934. The DC3 flew in prototype form in December 1935. Derived from DC2, it had the not inconsiderable figure of 21 seats, compared with 14 of DC2. Quite similar externally (the DC3 was easily distinguished by eight windows, compared to seven of DC2), however, two aircraft were quite different. At a cost only 10% higher than the DC2, the greater capacity made him a plane clearly profitable, so that harvesting could provide clear benefits to companies hesitant this time, the benefits of previous models were too tight to be able to feel the air transport business had a clear future. Therefore, when DC3 is considered the first civil transport aircraft and cargo modern history. Modern, in the sense that these aircraft were based in their design and structure to be created, leaving out other less evolved variants and clearly inferior in many respects. And modern in the sense that, for the first time, took to rationalize the development and manufacture of the aircraft that had never been seen before.
In 1936 enters service this great aircraft, in two versions, one night, called DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport), prepared so that passengers could travel in comfortable sleeping berths, and the traditional DC3, with its 21 seats are comfortable, spacious , and quickly, far more than its competitor Boeing 247. The famous American Airlines was the first to have this unit in a first uninterrupted journey between Chicago and New York. Without doubt, this classic aircraft will soon be a key element in the most tragic event of the twentieth century, World War II. This war shows that aviation is a new element in the achievement of military objectives. In point of logistics and transport, the Douglas DC3 take a clearly leading role. The U.S. Army adopts it with the name of Douglas C47 Skytrain, and in Britain, who adopted him, took the name with which she is best known in Europe: the Dakota. The English version of C47 and Dakota were key elements in the transport of all types of equipment and personnel throughout the war, including transport of supplies, collection of wounded, command and control, especially as paratroop transport. Dakota's were dropped on Normandy on 6 June 1944, hundreds and thousands of troops from its warehouses. The Dakota has always been an extremely robust aircraft, comfortable, and with some unique features at the time. Even his successor, DC4, known in its military and DC4 Skymaster was able to overshadow him. In the winter of 1948, was one of the largest aircraft in the air supplied to Berlin when it was blocked by the Soviet Union, once again demonstrating its high endurance, flying day and night with excellent performance.
After the Second World War, the DC3 was sold to countless countries, who used and still use it. The DC3 was copied screw to screw and rivet to rivet in the USSR, which was named Lisunov LI2. He also received some very interesting changes, with especially striking conversion to gunboat, with the name of Douglas AC47 Spooky. In this mission, put a side door with a heavy machine gun or artillery gun for a shot at a fixed position while the plane circled the target, as happened during the Vietnam War.
Its main features are:
• Country of Origin: USA
• Builder: Douglas Aircraft Company.
• Type: Civil transport aircraft and military
• Engine: Two Pratt and Whitney R-1830-92 14-cylinder double row 1.200CV.
• Speed: 307 km / h
• Service ceiling: 7,315 m
• Weight empty / loaded: 8.103/14.061kg
• Wing Span: 28.9 m
• Length: 19,63 m
• Height: 5.2 m
Significant features:
-Feather-System or feathering (stops the rotation of the propeller for forward motion and no resistance to the cylinders when the engine is off).
-Operation of landing gear and flaps using hydraulic systems.
-Only aircraft capable of landing with its landing gear saved without receiving significant damage.
-I had a tail skid insurer to ensure straight takeoffs.
-I was equipped with heaters for each carburetor to prevent extreme cooling the air, and flaps detemperatura regulation of cylinder heads under the terms of altitude.
-He had advanced to the time for the automatic flight control (autopilot), such as binder course (the pilot could turn the aircraft to a specific course without using the steering column) and binder pitch, which allowed keep the nose of the airplane at a specific angle to the horizon (attitude and pitch holder).
-I was at the forefront of radionavigation ADF and VOR systems.
-The number of cylinders radial engine feature Makes Them Extremely reliable and work with multiple dog Damaged cylinders. "This Makes the engines Do Not Easily shut down by this type of failure.
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