10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Douglas C-1 051127-F-1234P-004: U.S. Air Force· Public domain
- 2. Douglas C-1 051127-F-1234P-005: U.S. Air Force· Public domain
- 3. Douglas C-1 051127-F-1234P-006: U.S. Air Force· Public domain
- 4. Douglas C-1 051127-F-1234P-007: U.S. Air Force· Public domain
- 5. Douglas C-1 051127-F-1234P-008: U.S. Air Force· Public domain
- 6. Douglas C-1 051127-F-1234P-009: U.S. Air Force· Public domain
- 7. Douglas C-1 051127-F-1234P-011: U.S. Air Force· Public domain
- 8. Douglas C-1 Air Ambulance 051127-F-1234P-001: U.S. Air Force· Public domain
- 9. Douglas C-1 at Kelly Field: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives· CC0
- 10. Douglas C-1A 051127-F-1234P-012: U.S. Air Force· Public domain
what is it?
The Douglas C-1 was a cargo/transport aircraft produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation for the United States Army Air Service starting in 1925.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 17.3 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 101 years ago, in 1925.
- Wingspan of 17.3 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1925-05-02
- introduced
- 1925
- number built
- 26
- role
- transport
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Douglas
- engines
- 1× Liberty V-1650-1
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 8
- length
- 10.8 m
- wingspan
- 17.3 m
- height
- 4.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 2,923 kg
- top speed
- 187 km/h
- cruise speed
- 137 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,526 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1252066, Wikipedia: Douglas C-1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.