| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Saunders-Roe |
| Description |
The Douglas DC-5 (Douglas Commercial Model 5) was a 16-to-22-seat, twin-engine propeller aircraft intended for shorter routes than the Douglas DC-3 or Douglas DC-4. |
The Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick was a British flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited (Saro). |
| First Flight |
1939-02-20 |
1938-11-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1940-01-01 |
1940-01-01 |
| Service End |
1949-01-01 |
1942-01-01 |
| Designer |
Donald Douglas |
Saunders-Roe |
| Type |
Transport |
Maritime patrol/Anti-submarine aircraft |
| Length (m) |
18.8976 |
19.2024 |
| Height (m) |
5.7912 |
6.096 |
| Cockpit Crew |
3 |
6 |
| Max Seating |
24 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
370.1491 |
344.3996 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
313.8221 |
267.1511 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
7223.76 |
4267.2 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
8.0518 |
4.4704 |
| Armament |
|
One .303 in Vickers K gun in bow turret, two × .303 in Browning machine guns in a dorsal turret and four in a tail turret; 2000 lb of bombs or depth charges |
| Capacity Description |
16-24 passengers |
|
| National Origin |
|
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
12 |
21 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Wright GR-1820-G102A Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 671 kW (900 hp) each |
2 × Bristol Hercules II 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1011 kW (1356 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
KNILM, KLM, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps |
Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Status |
Retired |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-5 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saunders-Roe_A.36_Lerwick |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
23.7744 |
24.384 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
76.5521 |
78.5031 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |