| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Huff-Daland |
| 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 Huff-Daland XB-1 was a prototype bomber aircraft built for the United States Army Air Corps. |
| ICAO Code |
DC2 |
|
| First Flight |
1934-05-11 |
1927-09-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1934-05-18 |
|
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Huff-Daland |
| Type |
|
Medium bomber |
| Length (m) |
18.5928 |
18.7 |
| Height (m) |
4.8768 |
5.9 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
5 |
| Max Seating |
14 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
337.9622 |
160 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
305.7754 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6842.76 |
4600 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
5.08 |
|
| Armament |
|
6 × .30 in (7.62 mm) Lewis machine guns; 2,500 lb (1,100 kg); 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) on short runs |
| Capacity Description |
14 passengers |
|
| National Origin |
|
Panama |
| Number Built |
192 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Wright GR-1820-F52 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 578 kW (775 hp) each |
2 × Curtiss V-1570-5 Conqueror liquid-cooled V12 engines, 450 kW (603 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA), KLM, Pan American Airways |
|
| Status |
Retired |
Scrapped |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-2 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huff-Daland_XB-1 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
25.908 |
25.9 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
87.236 |
149 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |