DOUGLAS DOLPHIN

 

BRAND and MODEL
DOUGLAS DOLPHIN
TYPE
Twin-engine commercial flying boat
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE

(Model 9)

Two 336 kw (450 hp) Pratt & Whitney SC-1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines

SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 18.29 m (60 ft)

Length: 13.79 m (45 ft 3 in)

Height: 4.28 m (14 ft 7 in)

Wing area: 54.99 m² (592 sq ft)

Max speed at sea level: 238 km/h (148 mph)

Max speed at 1,809 m (6,000 ft): 248 km/h (154 mph)

Cruising speed at 75% power at sea level: 212 km/h (132 mph)

Landing speed at sea level: 105 km/h (65 mph)

Initial rate of climb: 268 m/min (800 ft/min)

Service ceiling: 4,724 m (15,500 ft)

Range at economical cruising speed: 644 km (400 miles)

Empty weight: 2,864 kg (6,315 l b)

Loaded weight: 45,309 kg (9,500 lb)

PHOTO
simFlight:Source of phothograph