Douglas DC-3A

Specifications
Type:	Commercial Passenger
First Flight:	December 1935
Wingspan:	95 feet
Length:	64 feet 5.5 inches
Height:	16 feet 11 inches
Weight:	16,863 pounds
Capacity:	Two Crew, 32 passengers
Status:	Display - Flyable

The DC-3 is unquestionably one of the greatest airplanes ever made. First flown in airline service in 1936, many DC-3s are still flying today. Originally built as the DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport), the DC-3 design instantly made every other aircraft in passenger service an antique. It was ultra-modern, big and fast. This airplane was the first delivered to United Air Lines on November 25, 1936 and is the second oldest surviving Douglas DC-3A. Named the Mainliner Reno, it was also the first to be fitted with Pratt & Whitney supercharged engines. The Reno pioneered many of United’s routes from coast to coast. She is still airworthy today.