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Douglas DC-7

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Douglas DC-7

Bild: Wikimedia Commons

The Douglas DC-7 first flew in 1953 as a four-engine American airliner. With five crew and 653 km/h cruise, its 38.9-meter wingspan made it a pinnacle piston-engine airliner. This aircraft represented the final era of propeller-powered transatlantic flight.

Technische Daten

Einsatzrolle
Airliner and transport aircraft
Herkunft
United States
Besatzung
5
Triebwerke
4
Erstflug
1953
Länge
34,2 m
Spannweite
38,9 m
Höchstgeschwindigkeit
653 km/h