On this day in aviation history, February 20, 1939, the Douglas DC-5 made its first flight. Less remembered than its cousins, the DC-5 was poised to make advancing strides in the field of civil ...

Lockheed only installed Rolls-Royce's RB211 turbofan engines on the L-1011, unlike McDonnell Douglas, who used engines from different manufacturers on the DC-10. The L-1011 was 177 feet by 8.5 ...

The first DST, NX14988, took flight on December 17, 1935—though no image was captured of the airplane’s initial test run. Courtesy: Douglas Aircraft Company In the shadow of the original ...

The Douglas DC-8 has long since been retired by the world's airlines and cargo operators but has been put to use by Samaritan's Purse for aid flights. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

The Douglas Commercial Model No. 1 (better known as the DC-1) was a more refined aircraft than the Boeing 247. It was also larger, faster, and could carry 12 passengers (while the 247 could only ...

Douglas DC-3 First flown in 1935, the Douglas DC-3 became the most successful airliner in the formative years of air transportation, and was the first to fly profitably without government subsidy.

The DC-7 is currently the only classic Douglas airliner that isn't still flying to this very day. Knowing its bad omen it's understandable.

4/23: CBS Morning News 20:32. A Douglas DC-4 airplane carrying two people was involved in a fiery crash Tuesday in the Alaska city of Fairbanks, just minutes after takeoff, authorities said.

Douglas Aircraft Company Physical Description Twin-engined monoplane in Eastern Airlines livery. Summary First flown in 1935, the Douglas DC-3 became the most successful airliner in the formative ...