Douglas DC-2

what is it?

The Douglas DC-2 is a retired American 14-passenger twin-engined airliner which was produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company starting in 1934. It competed with the Boeing 247. In 1935, Douglas produced a larger development, the DC-3, which became one of the most successful aircraft in history.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · low wing · retractable tailwheel (taildragger) · 25.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 338 km/htop speed
• seats 14passengers
• size 8,419 kgmax take-off weight
• built 198made in total

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 92 years ago, in 1934.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 25.9 m: about 6 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

1934-05-11

introduced

1934

status

retired

number built

198

role

passenger & military transport

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Douglas, Fokker, Nakajima

engines

2× Wright GR-1820-F52 Cyclone

passengers

14

length

18.9 m

wingspan

25.9 m

height

5 m

max take-off weight

8,419 kg

top speed

338 km/h

cruise speed

306 km/h

range

—

ceiling

6,843 m

wings

low wing

landing gear

retractable conventional landing gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.