Among the world’s plane builders, Douglas Aircraft was long the blue chip; its series of DC planes were the workhorses that hauled the biggest percentage of the world’s air travelers. But last week ...
A raucous and appreciative crowd of more than 200,000 gathered at Clover Park to welcome home the first planes to travel around the world. The planes were designed by Santa Monica-based Douglas ...
The Douglas A-1/ AD-1 Skyraider made her maiden flight on 18 March 1945, i.e. whilst WWII was still raging. If you think she bears at least a passing resemblance to another famous warbird made by the ...
A look at the unique design choices made for the MD-11 and earlier DC-10 trijets, and how this influenced the DC-10's success ...
Despite the rapid conquest of the air by jets, the world’s airlines still need a small jetliner that can fly short hops profitably and operate from relatively short runways. To fill this need, British ...