Boeing 247
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable
United Air Lines Boeing 247D in flight
The Boeing 247 production line
Early versions had the windshield raked forward, to avoid reflecting light off the cockpit instruments. It was later changed to a backward slope because it reflected landing lights on the ground.
United Airlines crew members and employees stand in front of a Boeing 247.
Douglas DC-2
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The Douglas DC-2 is a retired American 14-passenger twin-engined airliner which was produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company starting in 1934. It competed with the Boeing 247. In 1935, Douglas produce
Boeing 247
…attention. Turner and Pangborn came in second place in the transport section (and third overall), behind the Boeing 247's eventual rival, the new Douglas DC-2. Being the winner of the 1934 U.S. Collier Trophy for excellence in aviation design, the first 247 production orders were earmarked for William Boeing's…
DC-2 PH-AJU Uiver came second in the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934
Douglas DC-2
Passengers disembark a pre-war LOT Douglas DC-2 aircraft
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