Douglas DC-3A aircraft: alcohol gauge
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Alcohol gauge (left hand side).
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt1
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A, serial no 1911, 1936.
- Made:
- 1936 in Santa Monica
Douglas DC-3A aircraft, serial no. 1911, constructed, November 1936. The DC-3 is one of the most important aircraft in commerical aviation history. When it was introduced in 1936, it was the first modern airliner able to make a profit from only flying passengers, whereas its competitors still relied on contracts for transporting mail. Large numbers were built for wartime transport and after the war many of these were converted to commercial use making it a ubiquitous sight on commercial airfields. The DC-3s development begins with the DC-1 being built in reaction to United Airlines claiming all the production capacity of the new Boeing 247 forcing Trans World Air to ask manufacturers to build a rival aircraft, a contract that the Douglas Aircraft Company won. It is said that the only replacement for a DC-3 is 'another DC-3'
Details
- Category:
- Aeronautics
- Object Number:
- 1978-491
- type:
- aircraft, aeroplanes, airliners and passenger aircraft
- credit:
- Shannon Repair Services
Parts
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: alcohol gauge
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Alcohol gauge (right hand side).
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt2
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt3
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt4
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt5
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt6
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt7
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt8
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt9
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt10
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt11
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt12
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt13
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt14
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on left-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt15
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on centre control panel of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt16
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on centre control panel of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt17
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt18
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt19
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt20
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt21
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt22
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt23
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt24
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: switch
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt25
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt26
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt27
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Switch on right-hand side of cockpit.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt28
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Aircraft artificial horizon meter (orange).
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Aircraft artificial horizon meter (orange).
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt29
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Glide path indicator.
Douglas DC-3A aircraft: Glide path indicator.
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt30
- type:
- radioactive material
Douglas DC-3A Aircraft
Douglas DC-3A aircraft, serial no. 1911, constructed, November 1936. The DC-3 is one of the most important aircraft in commerical aviation history. When it was introduced in 1936, it was the first modern airliner able to make a profit from only flying passengers, whereas its competitors still relied on contracts for transporting mail. Large numbers were built for wartime transport and after the war many of these were converted to commercial use making it a ubiquitous sight on commercial airfields. The DC-3s development begins with the DC-1 being built in reaction to United Airlines claiming all the production capacity of the new Boeing 247 forcing Trans World Air to ask manufacturers to build a rival aircraft, a contract that the Douglas Aircraft Company won. It is said that the only replacement for a DC-3 is 'another DC-3'
- Measurements:
-
overall: 4500 mm x 29580 mm x 20540 mm,
- Object Number:
- 1978-491 Pt31
- type:
- aircraft , aeroplanes , airliners and passenger aircraft