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Passagierflugzeug Douglas DC-2, der Swissair, Immatrikulation HB-ITA

Dating

Vorbild: 1935

Persons

Douglas Aircraft Company (1920 - 1967), Hersteller/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Swissair (1931 - 2002), Betreiber/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Description

Passagierflugzeug Douglas DC-2 der Swissair, Immatrikulation HB-ITA. Vorbild: Einsatzjahre: 1935 bis 1952, Spannweite: 25.9 m; Länge: 18.9 m; max. Startgewicht: 8255 kg; Motorenleistung: 2 x 720 PS; Reisegeschwindigkeit: 265 km/h; Anzahl Passagiere: 14.

Signature / Inscription

Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "Swiss Air Lines", "HB-ITA"

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Geography

Herkunftsland/Herkunftsort: USA, Vorbild

Material / Technique

Holz, Metall, Kunststoff

Inventory number

VHS-491

Legend

On the way to becoming a means of transport Modern commercial aircraft Europe responded with the construction on its own high-speed commercial aircraft such as the Heinkel HE-70 „Blitz“, the Junkers Ju-60 and the Junkers Ju-86 which had be retractable undercarriages following the American example. With the Douglas DC-2 and especially the DC-3, there emerged in the USA the forefathers of the entire series of successful Douglas commercial aircraft types. The counterpart of the C-47 „Dakota“, the military version of the DC-3, was the German Junkers Ju-52, which also gave outstanding service first as a passenger aircraft and later as a troop transporter.