Douglas DC-7
date: label: Date
content: 1956
notes: label: Physical Description
content: Forward fuselage only.
label: Summary
content: Douglas DC-7
label: Summary
content: The Douglas DC-7 was an advanced development of the
label: Summary
content: DC-6B piston-engine airliner. It was introduced by American Airlines on its New York–Los Angeles route in November 1953 and was the first airliner to provide nonstop transcontinental service in both directions.
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content: The fastest transport aircraft in service, the DC-7 cruised at 580 kilometers (360 miles) per hour. A total of 338 DC-7s of all types were purchased by 18 different airlines. Like other piston-engine airliners, it was made obsolete by the introduction of turbine-engine Boeing 707s and Douglas
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content: DC-8s. Some DC-7s later served as cargo and charter planes.
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content: This nose section is from American Airlines’ Flagship Vermont, which carried about 130,000 passengers in its nearly 13,500 hours aloft.
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content: Gift of American Airlines
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content: Wingspan:35.8 m (117 ft 6 in)
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content: Length:33.2 m (108 ft 11 in)
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content: Height:8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
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content: Weight, gross:55,429 kg (122,200 lb)
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content: Weight, empty:30,076 kg (66,305 lb)
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content: Top speed:656 km/h (410 mph)
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content: Engine:4 Wright R-3350 Turbo Compound, 3,250 hp
label: Summary
content: Manufacturer:Douglas Aircraft Co., Santa Monica, Calif., 1956
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
label: Location
content: National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
label: Exhibition
content: America by Air
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Airlines, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19660149000
objectType: label: Type
content: CRAFT-Aircraft
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Overall: Aluminum
label: Dimensions
content: Overall: 12 ft. 10 in. × 10 ft. 8 in. × 32 ft. 7 in., 14051lb. (391.2 × 325.1 × 993.1cm, 6373.5kg)
label: Dimensions
content: Dimensions taken by Move Contractor on behalf of CSC at the time of deinstall. Record Updated 12/15/2020. See As-Built in Media section for additional information.