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on runway 08 just after midnight but failed to achieve reverse thrust. Normal braking application also was ineffective and the emergency pneumatic brakes were applied. All main wheel tires burst. The aircraft overran the runway and continued over the steep bank at the eastern perimeter finally coming
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had reliability issues of its own, and this affected the DC-7's service record. Carriers who had both DC-6s and DC-7s in their fleets usually replaced the newer DC-7s first once jets started to arrive. Some airlines retired their DC-7s after little more than five years of service, whereas most DC-6s
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American Air Lines DC-7B (N316AA) on a flight from Idlewild (JFK) airport to Love Field (Dallas) suffered failure of the #1 engine. The propeller and nose section detached and struck the fuselage, leading to decompression. The pilot made a successful emergency landing at Memphis; there were no
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and made the cabin quieter by moving the engines farther outboard; all DC-7Cs had the nacelle fuel tanks previously seen on Pan
American's and South African's DC-7Bs. The fuselage, which had been extended over the DC-6Bs with a 40-inch (100 cm) plug behind the wing for the DC-7 and DC-7B, was
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An ARCO ferry flight of a DC-7CF (VR-BCT), from
Kinshasa suffered an explosive failure of the #3 engine. The pilots succeeded in making a belly landing on 2 engines (engine #4 having been inoperable for the entire flight), however the plane was damaged beyond repair. This aircraft had previously
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Turbo-Compound engines provided power. The prototype flew in May 1953 and
American received their first DC-7 in November, inaugurating the first non-stop east-coast-to-west-coast service in the country (unrealistically scheduled just under the eight-hour limit for one crew) and forcing rival
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A Pan AM DC-7CF (N745PA) struck a mound of earth short of the runway in
Stuttgart while attempting an ILS approach, shearing off the undercarriage and #1 engine. The pilots retained control and were able to climb away, then make a belly landing at Nurnberg airport. The aircraft was written
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to rest in soft ground 90 metres beyond. The situation had also been made worse by an inadvertent application of forward thrust by the crew in trying to achieve reverse thrust. Three of the six passengers and two of the four crew were injured. The badly damaged aircraft was written off.
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coast-to-coast non-stop in about eight hours. (Civil Air
Regulations then limited domestic flight crews to 8 hours' flight time in any 24-hour period.) Douglas was reluctant to build the aircraft until American Airlines president
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An
Advance Aviation Inc. DC-7CF (N244B) was being used to smuggle marijuana when it crashed near Farmerville, Louisiana due to pilot error, killing one of six on board. Thirty-five bales of marijuana were recovered from the
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Flight 1-11, a DC-7C (N292), ditched off
Polillo Island, Philippines due to failure of the number two engine and fire; one person (out of 58 on board) died when the number two propeller separated and penetrated the
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Eastern Air Lines DC-7B (N808D) collided with a parked Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-1049 (N6212C) at Miami International Airport after returning from a training flight. Fuel leaked and both aircraft burned
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Nigerian Air Force MiG-17 and crashed at Eket, Nigeria, killing all four crew. The aircraft was operating a supply flight from Fernando Po (now Bioko) to
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with slightly more power, and on some DC-7Bs (Pan Am and South African Airways), fuel tanks over the wing in the rear of the engine nacelles, each carrying 220 US gallons (183 imp gal; 833 L).
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crashed into a hill about 2.7 km (1.7 mi) short of the runway at Recife. Forty-five passengers and crew out of the 88 persons aboard lost their lives. The accident was attributed to
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Early DC-7s were purchased only by U.S. carriers. European carriers could not take advantage of the small range-increase of the early DC-7, so Douglas released an extended-range variant, the
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and other airlines had scheduled a few non-stop flights from New York to Europe, but westward non-stops against the prevailing wind were rarely possible with an economic payload. The
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shortly after takeoff from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Only parts of the fuselage and the body of pilot Jerry Hill were recovered. The cause was traced to maintenance and pilot errors.
1796:, killing the five crew. A second T&G DC-7 (N90984) was also hit, losing an engine, but was able to land safely. Polisario soldiers thought the aircraft were Moroccan C-130s.
1410:. All 42 occupants perished. Although sabotage was suspected, no definite cause of the crash was determined due to a lack of evidence. The aircraft was owned by Delta Air Lines.
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in New York after taking evasive action to avoid a possible collision with another airliner (Pan Am Flight 212, a Boeing 707). All 84 passengers and crew died.
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with the loss of 54 lives. After takeoff, the aircraft failed to gain altitude and collided with trees 3 km (1.9 mi) from the start of the takeoff.
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2518:"7 Die as Planes Collide and One Falls in Schoolyard; PLANES COLLIDE, SCHOOL YARD HIT; Roar Alerts Students 'Everything on Fire' Witness Describes Crash"
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and DC-7B that appeared in 1955 could occasionally make the westward trip, but in summer 1956 Pan Am's DC-7C finally started doing it fairly reliably.
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as a result of pilot error; all 16 on board survived. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service as a freighter. See also July 26, 1970 below.
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freighters to extend their useful lives. The airframes were fitted with large forward and rear freight doors and some cabin windows were removed.
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A Go Transportation DC-7CF (N357AL) crashed on climbout from Barstow Airport due to overloading and loss of engine power (caused by improper 100
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A DC-7B (N846D) still owned by Douglas crashed at Long Beach, California during a test flight before delivery to Eastern Air Lines.
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346 mph (557 km/h, 301 kn) recommended at 21,600 ft (6,600 m) and 110,000 lb (50,000 kg) A.U.W.
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lengthened again with a 40-inch plug ahead of the wing to give the DC-7C a total length of 112 ft 3 in (34.21 m).
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after an engine lost power and caught fire, killing the four crew. 14 CFR 91 subpart D was revised in the wake of this accident.
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1589:, Alaska, with the loss of all 101 people aboard. Due to the lack of evidence, no cause was established for this accident.
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Aircraft Accident Report: Douglas DC-7C, N285 Northwest Airlines, Inc. Ditching in Sitka Sound, Alaska October 22, 1962
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A Butler Aircraft Inc. DC-7 (N4SW) transporting company employees to
3363:. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1971. No ISBN.
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No DC-7s are in operation today. A small number survive on display:
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Last of the Big Props: Personal Tribute to BOAC's Douglas DC-7Cs
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DC-7 reaches Delta Flight Museum, restored to its former glory,
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Flight 971, a DC-7C (N5904), crashed shortly after takeoff from
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3307:(in Portuguese). Porto Alegre: Edipucrs, Second edition, 2008.
3264:. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. pp. 294–295.
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Sims, Ward T. (23 October 1962). "102 Saved As Plane Ditches".
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Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications Pty, 1999.
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A Safe Air Cargo DC-7BF (N6314J) crashed on climbout from
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3108:"DC-7 Diner still grounded at New Smyrna Beach airport"
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and 4 others in a chartered DC-7 died when the plane
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Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César. "Buraco negro."
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A Skyways International DC-7C (N296) crashed in the
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3128:"New Smyrna Beach, Florida: DC-7 Passenger Plane"
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1691:An Emirates Air Transport DC-7CF (TZ-ARC) struck
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2317:. Tiger Books International. 1998. p. 225.
1508:crashed into a swamp shortly after takeoff from
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2435:"Max take-off, Hamilton Standard, price today."
191:is an American transport aircraft built by the
2913:"Accident description: Douglas DC-7CF EI-AWG".
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1804:A TBM Incorporated DC-7B (N848D) crashed near
1185:DC-7C prototype delivered to Panair do Brasil
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3384:. Greenwich, Connecticut: Bison Books, 1985.
2290:"Boeing: Historical Snapshot: DC-7 Transport"
1230:United Airlines Flight 718, a DC-7, (N6324C)
1168:DC-7B prototype delivered to Delta Air Lines
3322:. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1995.
2788:"DC-7 Ditches In Sea Near Sitka; All Safe".
2117:21,700 ft (6,600 m) at max A.U.W.
207:first flew in 1958. Larger numbers of both
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3164:"Iliff Pre School, Denver, CO, USA – DC-7"
2264:Dwyer-Lindgren, Jeremy (28 October 2020).
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234:requested a DC-7, a civil version of the
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3354:United States Air Force Museum Guidebook
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2315:Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II
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3382:McDonnell Douglas: A Tale of Two Giants
3277:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
3262:Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1959–60
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1916:Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1959-60
1897:DC-7 Cockpit – From the display at the
1246:A DC-7 (N8210H) still owned by Douglas
260:The DC-7 wing was based on that of the
195:from 1953 to 1958. A derivative of the
16:US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1953
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3631:MD-91X / -92X / -94X
2491:"Douglas DC-7 accidents and incidents"
2415:Paris: Histoire and Collecions, 2006.
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2866:Hull-loss description for EC-ATQ
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1909:DC-7 cockpit (with updated avionics)
1585:crashed into the Pacific Ocean near
1095:Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux
734:British Overseas Airways Corporation
561:Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux
277:to offer a similar service with its
3074:Criminal description for N90984
2994:Criminal description for N8219H
2978:Accident description for N357AL
2946:Accident description for N6314J
2930:Accident description for TZ-ARC
2850:Accident description for VR-BCT
2834:Criminal description for SE-ERP
2818:Accident description for VR-BCY
2758:Accident description for G-ARUD
2748:Germano da Silva 2008, pp. 197–203.
2718:Accident description for N745PA
2686:Accident description for I-DUVO
2668:. December 22, 2011. Archived from
2592:Accident description for N733PA
2576:Hull-loss description for N808D
2560:Accident description for N316AA
2544:Accident description for N8210H
2214:Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
1997:143,000 lb (64,864 kg) *
640:Flown by civilian sanctions buster
13:
3621:188 / 188E / 210
3211:"EC-BBT - history of one aircraft"
3090:Accident description for N848D
3080:. Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
3048:. Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
3042:Accident description for N5903
3032:. Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
3026:Accident description for N816D
3016:. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
3000:. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
2984:. Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
2962:Accident description for N244B
2872:. Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
2840:. Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
2824:. Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
2614:. Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
2608:Accident description for N846D
2582:. Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
2515:Hill, Gladwyn (February 1, 1957).
1987:72,763 lb (33,005 kg) *
1954:31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
1930:5 flight crew, 4 flight attendants
1129:2 were lost in mid-air collisions
302:from New York to London or Paris.
14:
4388:
3396:
3064:. Retrieved on November 29, 2013.
3058:Criminal description for N284
2897:Accident description for N296
2708:. Retrieved on September 6, 2013.
2702:Accident description for N292
2692:. Retrieved on September 6, 2013.
2252:
3361:The Douglas DC-6 and DC-7 Series
3096:. Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
2968:. Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
2952:. Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
2936:. Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
2903:. Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
2856:. Retrieved on January 31, 2022.
2764:. Retrieved on January 31, 2022.
2724:. Retrieved on January 31, 2022.
2598:. Retrieved on January 31, 2022.
2566:. Retrieved on January 31, 2022.
2550:. Retrieved on February 3, 2010.
2001:109,000 lb (49,000 kg)
1444:, Cuba, to Idlewood Intl’l (now
1442:José Martí International Airport
1350:North American F-100 Super Sabre
1336:, a DC-7 (N6328C) en route from
630:
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389:for a more powerful engine. The
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3260:Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1959).
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2631:. Retrieved: September 6, 2013.
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1991:78,890 lb (35,780 kg)
1728:fuel), killing one of six crew.
1666:six minutes after takeoff from
1424:, a DC-7C (I-DUVO), crashed at
47:Airliner and transport aircraft
2734:"Accident description PP-PDO."
2405:
2393:
2380:
2355:
2343:
2331:
2282:
2236:List of Douglas DC-7 operators
1567:Military Air Transport Service
1450:Key West International Airport
1232:collided over the Grand Canyon
418:Production variant, 105 built.
1:
4367:Four-engined tractor aircraft
4352:1950s United States airliners
3974:McDonnell Douglas DC-9 family
3320:Douglas Propliners: DC-1–DC-7
2887:Retrieved: November 26, 2010.
2480:Retrieved: November 26, 2010.
2363:"DC-7 at Epic Flight Academy"
2241:
1899:National Air and Space Museum
1646:Professional Baseball player
1563:Northwest Airlines Flight 293
1506:Caledonian Airways Flight 153
289:The DC-7 was followed by the
4377:Four-engined piston aircraft
4372:Aircraft first flown in 1953
2468:"FAA registration database."
2209:Lockheed L-049 Constellation
2154:5,100 ft (1,600 m)
1865:N51701 is on display at the
1840:N4887C is on display at the
1598:Eastern Air Lines Flight 663
1544:Eastern Air Lines Flight 512
1510:Douala International Airport
1396:National Airlines Flight 967
1368:DC-7C (OO-SFA) crashed near
1294:Flight 70, a DC-7C (N733PA,
1151:Written off before delivery
1035:Scandinavian Airlines System
451:
337:Lockheed Super Constellation
270:Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone
7:
3153:by Zach Honig; Jan 12, 2021
2340:, February 1, 1954, p. 16.
2158:
1668:Miami International Airport
1546:, a DC-7B on a flight from
1485:DC-7C (PP-PDO) flying from
1398:, a DC-7B on a flight from
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3641:High Speed Civil Transport
2805:Seattle Post Intelligencer
2659:"Aircraft Accident Report"
2015:Wright R-3350-988TC18EA1-2
1334:United Airlines Flight 736
1236:L-1049 Super Constellation
974:Pan American World Airways
533:Pan American World Airways
455:
353:Lockheed L-1649A Starliner
232:Pan American World Airways
215:variants were also built.
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3408:Airliners.net on the DC-7
3217:(in Slovak). 2 April 2020
2219:Lockheed L-1649 Starliner
1867:Pima Air and Space Museum
1548:Charlotte, North Carolina
1461:Northwest Orient Airlines
1446:JFK International Airport
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914:Northwest Orient Airlines
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2194:Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
1878:Madras Municipal Airport
1858:EC-BBT is on display in
1825:N381AA is on display at
1810:crew resource management
1579:Elmendorf Air Force Base
1533:Elmendorf Air Force Base
305:
284:
236:Douglas C-74 Globemaster
193:Douglas Aircraft Company
66:Douglas Aircraft Company
4302:McDonnell Douglas DC-10
4265:McDonnell Douglas MD-80
3924:Accidents and incidents
3368:Airliners of the World.
3281:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
3094:Aviation Safety Network
3078:Aviation Safety Network
3062:Aviation Safety Network
3046:Aviation Safety Network
3030:Aviation Safety Network
3014:Aviation Safety Network
2998:Aviation Safety Network
2982:Aviation Safety Network
2966:Aviation Safety Network
2950:Aviation Safety Network
2934:Aviation Safety Network
2917:Aviation Safety Network
2901:Aviation Safety Network
2870:Aviation Safety Network
2854:Aviation Safety Network
2838:Aviation Safety Network
2822:Aviation Safety Network
2790:The Seattle Daily Times
2762:Aviation Safety Network
2722:Aviation Safety Network
2706:Aviation Safety Network
2690:Aviation Safety Network
2645:Aviation Safety Network
2641:"Douglas DC-7C OO-SFA."
2628:Aviation Safety Network
2612:Aviation Safety Network
2596:Aviation Safety Network
2580:Aviation Safety Network
2564:Aviation Safety Network
2548:Aviation Safety Network
2495:Aviation Safety Network
1999:Maximum landing weight:
1989:Operating weight empty:
1921:General characteristics
1770:Pecos Municipal Airport
1602:John F. Kennedy Airport
1370:Casablanca–Anfa Airport
1298:), landed wheels-up at
1260:Northrop F-89J Scorpion
1219:Accidents and incidents
4236:McDonnell Douglas DC-9
3596:DC-7 (C-74 derivative)
2624:"Douglas DC-7C N5904".
2402:April 21, 1958, p. 38:
2352:, June 21, 1954 p. 16.
2231:List of civil aircraft
2204:Lockheed Constellation
2146:Take-off field length:
1910:
1902:
1889:Specifications (DC-7C)
1812:, killing both pilots.
1806:Union Valley Reservoir
1571:McChord Air Force Base
1529:McChord Air Force Base
1383:, a DC-7C, crashed at
1234:with TWA Flight 2, an
467:
458:Douglas DC-7 operators
226:Design and development
184:
176:
175:Swissair DC-7C in 1961
168:
2666:specialcollection.net
2411:Breffort, Dominique.
1908:
1896:
1742:Klamath Falls, Oregon
1346:Nellis Air Force Base
1248:crashed into a school
1053:South African Airways
752:Continental Air Lines
648:Orders and production
549:South African Airways
465:
437:Unbuilt variant with
331:Since the late 1940s
296:South African Airways
182:
174:
166:
3636:MD-12 / -XX
3606:DC-8 piston airliner
3241:Pima Air & Space
2390:, April 2012, p. 19.
2386:"Douglas Airlines".
995:Persian Air Services
517:Mexicana de Aviacion
279:Super Constellations
3969:Douglas DC-3 family
3653:McDonnell 119 / 220
2367:Epic Flight Academy
2278:on 31 October 2020.
2171:Related development
2165:Douglas DC-7B N836D
1995:Max takeoff weight:
1842:Delta Flight Museum
1827:Epic Flight Academy
1792:and crashed in the
1452:with no fatalities.
1440:DC-7 took off from
1406:, crashed into the
1296:Clipper Blue Jacket
572:aerial firefighting
475:DC-7s were used by
387:Wright Aeronautical
327:Operational history
300:Super Stratocruiser
242:-derived airliner.
39:General information
4324:= Narrow-body jet
3130:. Roadside America
2792:. 22 October 1962.
2523:The New York Times
2473:2007-11-13 at the
1911:
1903:
1817:Surviving aircraft
1733:September 14, 1979
1700:September 12, 1977
1521:Northwest Airlines
1438:Cubana de Aviación
1377:September 24, 1959
1344:, collided with a
585:Military operators
493:Caledonian Airways
468:
201:de Havilland Comet
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4020:McDonnell Douglas
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3454:McDonnell Douglas
3366:Wilson, Stewart.
3359:Whittle, John A.
3313:978-85-7430-760-2
3275:Lednicer, David.
2199:Bristol Britannia
2053:Hamilton-Standard
1901:in Washington, DC
1765:November 28, 1980
1712:September 6, 1978
1643:December 31, 1972
1552:New York-Idlewild
1540:November 30, 1962
1469:February 18, 1961
1415:February 26, 1960
1392:November 16, 1959
1216:
1215:
890:National Airlines
791:Eastern Air Lines
694:American Airlines
521:National Airlines
501:Eastern Air Lines
481:American Airlines
363:jets in 1958–60.
345:Bristol Britannia
320:interference drag
246:American Airlines
161:
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128:Introduction date
94:Eastern Air Lines
84:American Airlines
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1853:Denver, Colorado
1846:Atlanta, Georgia
1831:New Smyrna Beach
1785:December 8, 1988
1648:Roberto Clemente
1630:crashed in 1958.
1609:December 7, 1968
1594:February 8, 1965
1575:Washington state
1517:October 22, 1962
1483:Panair do Brasil
1478:November 1, 1961
1385:Bordeaux airport
1300:Schiphol Airport
1288:February 1, 1958
1243:January 31, 1957
1211:Total built: 338
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439:Rolls-Royce Tyne
428:DC-7C Seven Seas
373:The predecessor
131:29 November 1953
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1790:Polisario Front
1777:October 9, 1986
1738:Medford, Oregon
1705:Yakutat Airport
1688:October 4, 1976
1635:October 2, 1970
1426:Shannon Airport
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107:Number built
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3696:DC-4 family
3589:Never built
3543:Jet-engined
2885:avstop.com.
2529:February 3,
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2065:Performance
2049:Propellers:
2011:Powerplant:
1693:Mount Kenya
1525:Sitka Sound
1495:pilot error
1404:New Orleans
1338:Los Angeles
1256:Los Angeles
441:turboprops.
379:Double Wasp
255:C. R. Smith
139:18 May 1953
4346:Categories
3877:North Star
3651:See also:
3626:Model 2229
3616:DC-10 Twin
3246:2023-01-05
3134:2019-04-23
3113:2019-04-23
2453:"Douglas."
2372:14 January
2294:boeing.com
2242:References
1980:NACA 23012
1973:NACA 23016
1958:Wing area:
1664:Everglades
1422:Flight 618
575:airtankers
383:Wasp Major
357:Boeing 707
316:Seven Seas
4289:MDD MD-90
3936:Operators
3823:Skymaster
3748:DC-7 (II)
3456:airliners
3349:0143-5450
2051:4-bladed
1946:Wingspan:
1934:Capacity:
1914:Data from
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1464:fuselage.
1354:Las Vegas
452:Operators
123:1953–1958
3965:See also
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3899:aircraft
3869:(Canada)
3866:Canadair
3834:variants
3757:Military
3743:DC-7 (I)
3286:16 April
2471:Archived
2159:See also
1419:Alitalia
1254:area of
1074:Swissair
869:Mexicana
809:Iran Air
673:Alitalia
655:Airline
638:Rhodesia
599:Colombia
553:Swissair
477:Alitalia
471:Airlines
410:Variants
230:In 1945
4016:Douglas
3897:Notable
3832:Foreign
3693:Douglas
3489:Dolphin
3450:Douglas
3221:14 July
3195:13 July
3169:13 July
3092:at the
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2299:2 April
1965:Airfoil
1952:Height:
1940:Length:
1835:Florida
1652:crashed
1621:Biafra.
1319:Braniff
1263:52-1870
1252:Pacoima
953:Panagra
144:Retired
115:History
75:Retired
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1491:Recife
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1292:Pan Am
1016:Sabena
667:Notes
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3794:C-118
3789:C-116
3784:C-115
3779:C-114
3774:C-112
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2247:Notes
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1928:Crew:
1550:, to
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1323:Miami
1191:Total
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444:DC-7F
434:DC-7D
421:DC-7B
368:DC-7F
312:DC-7C
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