Aircraft:Douglas Dolphin 129 - Revision history

TomHutchison at 03:41, 15 March 2020

2020-03-15T03:41:29Z

TomHutchison at 03:19, 15 March 2020

2020-03-15T03:19:35Z

TomHutchison: Created page with "{{Aircraft |Aircraft Main Image=Douglas Dolphin NC14240.jpg |Crew=2 |Crew Type=pilot, co-pilot |Passenger Capacity=6 |Length=45.25 |Wingspan=60 |Height=15.125 |Empty Weight=6,..."

2020-03-14T22:03:43Z

Created page with "{{Aircraft |Aircraft Main Image=Douglas Dolphin NC14240.jpg |Crew=2 |Crew Type=pilot, co-pilot |Passenger Capacity=6 |Length=45.25 |Wingspan=60 |Height=15.125 |Empty Weight=6,..."

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{{Aircraft
|Aircraft Main Image=Douglas Dolphin NC14240.jpg
|Crew=2
|Crew Type=pilot, co-pilot
|Passenger Capacity=6
|Length=45.25
|Wingspan=60
|Height=15.125
|Empty Weight=6,764
|Gross Weight=9,734
|Powerplant=2x 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp S3D1 engines
|Max Speed=149
|Cruise Speed=105
|Range=692
|Service Ceiling=15,100
|Summary=The specs found on this page are for the RD-3, with exception of the power plants. The RD-3 was a utility transport version of the RD-2, six of which were built for the U.S. Navy, powered by 2x 500 hp (373 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-4 or by 2x 500 hp (373 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-96 engines.

Two aircraft ordered by Pan American Airways for its subsidiary (at that time) China National Aviation Corporation, powered by 2x 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp S3D1 engines. One crashed in heavy seas and the other was destroyed during or shortly after the Japanese invasion of China.
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 |Range=692
 |Service Ceiling=15,100
-|Summary=The specs found on this page are for the RD-3, with exception of the power plants. The RD-3 was a utility transport version of the RD-2, six of which were built for the U.S. Navy, powered by 2x 500 hp (373 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-4 or by 2x 500 hp (373 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-96 engines.
+|Summary=The specs found on this page are for the RD-3, with exception of the power plants. The RD-3 was a utility transport version of the RD-2, six of which were built for the U.S. Navy. They were powered by 2x 500 hp (373 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-4 or by 2x 500 hp (373 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-96 engines.
+|Additional Notes=Two aircraft ordered by Pan American Airways for its subsidiary (at that time) China National Aviation Corporation, powered by 2x 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp S3D1 engines. According to Wikipedia, not sourced, one crashed in heavy seas and the other was destroyed during or shortly after the Japanese invasion of China.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin#Variants, under Variant 129.</ref>
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