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Douglas DC-7

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Douglas DC-7

Afbeelding: 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.

Specificaties

Rol
Airliner and transport aircraft
Herkomst
United States
Bemanning
5
Motoren
4
Eerste vlucht
1953
Lengte
34,2 m
Spanwijdte
38,9 m
Maximumsnelheid
653 km/h