Douglas Aircraft

Douglas "Cloudster" 1921 Single example of a Liberty-powered biplane built for an attempt at a non-stop flight across ... read more ... The DT-1 appeared in 1921 as a single-seat 298kW Liberty-powered (with side radiators) torpedo plane. ... read more ... Douglas DT 1921 Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) 1923 read more ... The US Post Office Department had been responsible for US internal air mail routes from ... read more ... Douglas M-1 / M-2 / M-3 / M-4 1925 Douglas T2D 1927 In July 1925 the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics ordered three Douglas XT2D-1 twin-engined torpedo-bomber/ ... read more ... Developed from the one-off Sinbad operated by the US Coast Guard, the Dolphin was a ... read more ... Douglas C-21/26/29 Dolphin 1930 Douglas BT 1930 The excellent flight characteristics of the Douglas O-2 family led to the conversion of 40 ... read more ... With the appearance of the Fokker XB-8, the last vestiges of the biplane age were gone from ... read more ... Fokker XB-8 1930 Douglas B-7 / O-35 1931 In the late 1920s the US War Department was taking note of developments in aircraft ... read more ... Designed and built to meet a US Navy requirement for a three-seat torpedo-bomber, the Douglas ... read more ... Douglas XT3D 1931 Douglas DC-2 1934 The Douglas Transport was originally developed for TWA. It entered production in 1933 as the ... read more ... One of the world's truly outstanding aeroplanes, the DC-3 resulted from American Airlines' requirement for ... read more ... Douglas DC-3 / C-47 1935 Douglas B-18 Bolo 1935 Faced with a US Army Air Corps requirement of early 1934 for a bomber with ... read more ... The prototype of the Devastator torpedo bomber flew for the first time on 15 April ... read more ... Douglas TBD Devastator 1935 Douglas XP3D / YOA-5 / YB-11 1936 The YB-11 was the only bomber designed for the Air Corps for the dual role of land ... read more ... The original DB-7 was built as a private venture, produced to the order of the ... read more ... Douglas A-20 / DB-7 / Boston / Havoc 1938 Douglas SBD Dauntless 1938 An improved modification of Northrop BT-1 aircraft. Entered production in 1940. Was the most successful ... read more ... The Douglas B-18, which had been designed to meet a US Army Air Corps requirement ... read more ... Douglas B-23 Dragon 1939 Douglas DC-5 / R3D 1939 Designed at Douglas Aircraft Company's El Segundo facility, the Douglas DC-5 was developed as a ... read more ... The USAAF issued a requirement for an attack aircraft in 1940, before it had information ... read more ... Douglas A-26 / B-26 Invader 1940 Douglas XB-19 1941 The Douglas XB-19 was originally designated XBLR-2 (eXperimental Bomber Long-Range 2) and was the largest ... read more ... In response to the requirements of five major US airlines, Douglas designed and built the ... read more ... Douglas DC-4 / C-54 1942 Douglas BTD Destroyer 1943 Early service use of the Douglas SBD Dauntless had convinced the US Navy of ... read more ... Under the initial designation Douglas XA-42 for an attack bomber, redesignated subsequently XB-42 as a ... read more ... Douglas XB-42 1944 Douglas AD (A-1) Skyraider 1945 Developed to satisfy a US Navy requirement of 1944 for a single-seat carrier-based dive bomber ... read more ... Immediately after the United States became engaged in World War II, and particularly as a ... read more ... Douglas C-74 Globemaster I 1945 Douglas DC-6 / C-118 1946 Built as an enlarged and pressurised DC-4 in order to compete with the Lockheed Constellation, ... read more ... Anxious to speed the development of a pure jet bomber, the US Army Air Force ... read more ... Douglas XB-43 1946 Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak 1947 Experimental high-speed research plane, first flew in May 1947. On August 25, 1947 set a ... read more ... The Cloudster II was a small, one-of-a-kind transport using a tail-mounted propeller. It first flew ... read more ... Douglas "Cloudster II" 1947 Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket 1948 Experimental high-speed research plane with combined propulsion: turbo-jet for take-off and rocket engine for high-altitude ... read more ... A US Navy requirement for a turbojet-powered carrier-based night fighter resulted in Douglas receiving a ... read more ... Douglas F3D (F-10) Skyknight 1948 Douglas C-124 Globemaster II 1949 There was little doubt of the load-carrying capability of the C-74 and when, in late ... read more ... The turboprop engine offered to provide the power that early jets lacked. However, no manufacturer really ... read more ... Douglas A2D "Skyshark" 1950 Douglas F4D Skyray 1951 US Navy interest in German delta-wing research led, in 1947, to the design by Douglas ... read more ... US Air Force involvement in the Korean War highlighted an urgent need for a high ... read more ... Douglas B-66 Destroyer 1952 Douglas A-3 (A3D) Skywarrior 1952 The largest and heaviest aircraft designed for operation from an aircraft-carrier when the Douglas El ... read more ... Design and development of the Douglas DC-7 were prompted by American Airlines, which was seeking ... read more ... Douglas DC-7 1953 Douglas X-3 Stiletto 1954 The US Air Force, Navy and NACA (predecessor to NASA) all invested in this extraordinary research ... read more ... The C-133 was a four-engined transport which - although not much bigger in overall dimensions ... read more ... Douglas C-133 Cargomaster 1956 Douglas F5D Skylancer 1956 The Douglas F5D was envisaged originally as an improved all-weather development of the F4D (F-6) ... read more ...