Douglas DC-3: libros - historia, modelos y técnica

Douglas DC-3 and C-47 in Latin American Military Service

This book examines in detail one aspect of the DC-3/C-47 history which is not that well known, the fact that DC-3s and their military equivalents and derivatives have been in continuous service in that geographically diverse region of the world known as Latin America for more than 75 years, longer than anywhere else in the world.

The DC-3 and C-47 came upon the scene at precisely the right moment in every nation. They were in use from the Rio Grande south all the way to Antarctica and from the remote Galapagos in the Pacific to the Antilles chain in the Caribbean.
As always, they were used as workhorses and heavy-lifters, but a significant number, surprisingly, saw combat service in a number of most exotic circumstances, both as ad hoc bombers and combat aircraft.
C-47s were not only the most numerous type in some national inventories, but often the most heavily utilised and valued.

Richly illustrated, with tables describing the often extraordinary individual services lives of each-and-every known aircraft, this is a testament to the men and women who, for three-quarters of a century, have sweated, cursed and yet loved these magnificent aircraft.

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Douglas DC-3: 80 Glorious Years

Like the P-51 Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire, the Douglas DC-3 is an iconic aircraft design. It has endured more than any other with several hundred still in use worldwide in locations as far apart as Africa, Antarctica and the US. Many of the current operators use turbine conversions of the DC-3mainly using Basler, SAAF and Dodson International the main proponents.

Just about every major post-war airline began their schedules with the DC-3. Many took advantage of post-war military surplus C-47s that had already written huge volumes of history with their roles with the US Army Air Corps in the Second World War such as the D-Day landings. Many enthusiast organisations still keep DC-3s airworthy and fly them for members. However, the days of DC-3 operations are now nearing an end thanks to spares unavailability, cost and the shortages of Avgas fuel in remote parts of the world.

As this book recounts, the Douglas DC-3 is to aviation what the Volkswagen and Ford were to motoring, and what the DC-3 operators started, the 21st century Airbus/Boeing operators continued thanks to the astonishing legacy of this remarkable aircraft.

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C-47 Skytrain - The 'Gooney Bird' from Douglas (Legends of Warfare)

El Douglas C-47 Skytrain y su homólogo cercano, el C-53 Skytrooper, fueron esenciales para el transporte aéreo estadounidense durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Estos aviones no solo transportaban carga, sino que también transportaban paracaidistas, incluso durante la invasión de Normandía. También remolcaban planeadores y tenían la notable capacidad de atrapar planeadores en el suelo mientras estaban en vuelo.
Basado en el Douglas DC-3, el C-47 sirvió en las fuerzas estadounidenses y aliadas en Corea y Vietnam, incluido el helicóptero artillado AC-47D fuertemente armado. Este volumen cubre el desarrollo de la aeronave, su uso militar y los detalles de su construcción.

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Douglas DC-3

La historia del avión comercial práctico comienza con el diseñador estadounidense Donald Douglas y el legendario DC-3, que sentó las bases de la aviación comercial moderna. Este primer avión comercial auténtico condujo al desarrollo de cientos de aeronaves avanzadas durante los últimos 80 años.
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la necesidad de un avión de transporte fiable dio lugar al C-47, una versión militar del DC-3. Después de la guerra, los C-47 sobrantes se vendieron a compradores civiles, lo que ayudó a muchas aerolíneas y operadores nuevos a expandirse.
Cabe destacar que el DC-3 todavía se utiliza en la actualidad. A pesar de haber sido reemplazado por aviones más grandes y rápidos, sigue siendo un avión fiable y duradero.

Este libro, con más de 110 fotografías, rinde homenaje al DC-3, sus diversas funciones y las diferentes decoraciones que ha lucido.
Publicada anteriormente como "Aeroplane Classic Airliner: The Douglas DC-3", esta edición ofrece una mirada detallada al legado de este icónico avión.

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Douglas DC-3 - A Legends of Flight Illustrated History (Legends of Flight)

El Douglas DC-3, un avión de pasajeros bimotor que voló por primera vez en 1935, fue pionero en los vuelos comerciales internacionales. Conocido por su elegancia y durabilidad, se convirtió en el avión de pasajeros estadounidense líder antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y fue utilizado por importantes aerolíneas como Delta, Eastern, Pan Am, United y muchas otras.
Durante la guerra, el DC-3 se convirtió en el C-47 Skytrain para transporte militar, también conocido como "Gooney Bird". El Reino Unido lo utilizó como "Dakota" y la Unión Soviética como Lisunov Li-2. El servicio de la aeronave en tiempos de guerra consolidó su estatus como uno de los mejores aviones de la historia.
Este libro ofrece una breve historia visual del Douglas DC-3 y su impacto duradero en la aviación comercial y militar.

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The Amazing Gooney Bird : The Saga of the Legendary DC-3/C-47

The DC-3 is the plane that made civilian transport that made civilian transport a profitable reality, and has become a legend in its own time. It has many names and designations - Skytrain, Spooky, Puff the Magic Dragon, DC-3, C-47, R4D, Li-2 and others.
But the name that most pilots know it by is the "Gooney Bird." And it has played many roles besides being an aerial workhorse to transport people and cargo. It has been a bomber, fighter, airborne communications center, amphibian, living quarters, hospital, flying washing machine, and command post.

When some of the more than 10,000 built, and additional hundreds in Japan and Russia, ended their days, they have been made into a hamburger stand, tea house, mobile home, seaside cottage, an officers club and even a chicken coop. Many have been put on static display at more than 200 museums around the world.

After more than sixty years, 1,000 of them are still flying the world's skies. The DC-3/C-47 has surpassed all other aircraft ever built in faithful service, dependability and achievement. This is the story of its conception, design and amazing life in war and peace.

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