| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Farman |
| 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 Farman F.270 was a prototype French bomber/torpedo-bomber designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works for the French Air Force. |
| ICAO Code |
DC2 |
|
| First Flight |
1934-05-11 |
1933-01-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1934-05-18 |
|
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Farman |
| Length (m) |
18.5928 |
18.5 |
| Height (m) |
4.8768 |
6 |
| Max Seating |
14 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
337.9622 |
250 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
305.7754 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6842.76 |
7500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
5.08 |
|
| Armament |
|
6 × 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-gun (two each in nose, dorsal and ventral positions); up to 1000kg (2205lb) or one torpedo |
| Capacity Description |
14 passengers |
|
| National Origin |
|
France |
| Number Built |
192 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Wright GR-1820-F52 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 578 kW (775 hp) each |
2 × Gnome-Rhône 14K 14-cylinder radial piston engine, 597 kW (800 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/Farman_F.270 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
25.908 |
26 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
87.236 |
152 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |