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| This window is one of the emergency exits; it was propped open to provide some ventilation on this warm day. The DC-3 is non-pressurized so it can't fly very high. |
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| Looking out a window at the left wing. You can click on the right-hand picture to enlarge it; use your browser's "back" command to return here. | ||
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| It was really neat to see the cockpit. I fly a DC-3 frequently in Microsoft Flight Simulator, but the simulator DC-3 has an old panel and the Piedmont DC-3 has a modern panel. The engine controls and yoke are the same, though. You can click on either picture to enlarge it; use your browser's "back" command to return here. | ||
Specifications, from a sign posted near the airplane:
| Average Price To Airlines, 1935 | $100,000 |
| Price In 1987, Mint Condition | $125,000 |
| Price In 1996 | $230,000 |
| Engines | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 Twin Wasp |
| Horsepower | 1,350 hp each |
| Time Between Overhaul | 1,600 hours |
| Props | Hamilton Standard three-blade |
| Seats | 2 crew, 19 passengers |
| Length | 63.7 ft |
| Height | 17 ft |
| Wingspan | 95.5 ft |
| Wing Area | 987 sq ft |
| Max Gross Weight | 26,200 lbs |
| Basic Operating Weight | 17,720 lbs |
| Max Useful Load | 7,480 lbs |
| Wing Loading | 25.5 lbs/sq ft |
| Power Loading | 9.2 lbs/hp |
| Max Usable Fuel | 4,932 lbs (822 gals) |
| Max Rate Of Climb | 1,070 fpm |
| Service Ceiling | 24,000 ft |
| Single Engine Best Rate Of Climb Speed | 94 kts |
| Normal Cruise | 150 kts |
| Fuel Flow at Normal Cruise | 660 pph (110 gph) |
| Endurance at Normal Cruise | 8.2 hrs |
| Stalling Speed, Flaps Down | 57 kts |
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