Douglas DC-7 Original
Douglas/McDonnell Douglas
ICAODC7
Photo: K.W. Gullers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified
About
The first DC-7, built for American Airlines so it could fly New York to Los Angeles against the wind inside the eight hours a crew was allowed. It is a DC-6B lengthened by a metre with far more powerful engines: 55,429 kg take-off against the DC-6B's 48,534, on the same 35.81 m wing.
Weightscompared to Boeing 757-300
Dimensions
Length
33.2m
Wingspan
35.8m
Height
8.7m
Engine Specifications
Engine Count
4×
Production & History
Production Status
Out of production
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