Douglas DC-2
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Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company Inc. Model: DC-2 Span: 25.908m / 85ft Year: 1934 Length: 18.8976m / 62ft Height: 4.98043m / 16ft Wing Area: 87.2331m² / 939ft² Short Title: Douglas DC-2 Empty Weight: 5628.27kg / 12,408lbs Gross Weight: 8418.82kg / 18,560lbs Maximum Speed: 337.89km/h Cruise Speed: 305.71km/h / 190mph Power Plant: Two Wright R-1820 975 h.p. engines Registration: N1934D Range: 1609km / 1,000miles Serial Number: 1368  |
Douglas DC-2 The DC-2 was developed in 1933 when TWA and the Douglas Aircraft Company decided to increase the fuselage length of the DC-1 passenger plane by two feet -- adding one additional row of seats, increasing the seat capacity to 14. The first DC-2 took to the air on May 11, 1934. Commercial and military versions of the DC-2 quickly became popular and filled the skies around the world. The U.S. Army Air Corps and later the U.S. Army Air Forces was the largest customer for the DC-2. The safe, comfortable, and reliable DC-2 was soon overshadowed when, in 1935, an improved version, the famous Douglas DC-3, flew for the first time. The Museum's DC-2 was a former Pan American Airways aircraft that was flown by the Douglas Historical Foundation until McDonnell Douglas' merger with The Boeing Company in 1997. The DC-2 is currently being stored offsite in private facilities and will be moved to the Museum once proper storage and exhibit locations are identified. |
