| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Dornier |
| Description |
The Douglas DC-2 is a retired American 14-passenger twin-engined airliner which was produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company starting in 1934. |
The Dornier Do 11 was a German heavy bomber, developed in secret in the early 1930s. |
| ICAO Code |
DC2 |
|
| First Flight |
1934-05-11 |
1932-05-07 |
| Entry Into service |
1934-05-18 |
1932-01-01 |
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Dornier |
| Type |
|
Heavy bomber |
| Length (m) |
18.5928 |
18.8 |
| Height (m) |
4.8768 |
5.49 |
| Max Seating |
14 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
337.9622 |
260 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
305.7754 |
225 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6842.76 |
4100 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
5.08 |
|
| Armament |
|
3 x manually aimed 7.92 mm MG 15 machine guns, 1 in each of open nose, dorsal and ventral positions; up to 1,000 kg of bombs |
| Capacity Description |
14 passengers |
|
| Number Built |
192 |
372 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Wright GR-1820-F52 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 578 kW (775 hp) each |
2 × Siemens-Halske Sh.22B-2 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 485 kW (650 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA), KLM, Pan American Airways |
|
| Status |
Retired |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-2 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_11 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
25.908 |
26.3 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
87.236 |
107.8 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |