On this day in aviation history, February 20, 1939, the Douglas DC-5 made its first flight. Less remembered than its cousins, the DC-5 was poised to make advancing strides in the field of civil ...

When we think of McDonnell Douglas, we often picture robust airliners almost entirely lost to time today. But many of these historic aircraft come from before the Jet Age, when McDonnell Douglas was ...

The heavy weight of the aircraft combined with the aircraft's design requires 12 tires on the main landing gear.

In its early marketing, McDonnell Douglas positioned the MD-11 as the long-range, fuel-efficient future of commercial aviation. Built to compete against mainly the Boeing 767, offering greater seating ...

Inside the 1990 Detroit runway collision involving Northwest Flight 1482 and Flight 299, and the safety lessons that reshaped ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has expanded its emergency airworthiness directive regarding MD-11 engine pylons, and has included McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft as well, finding them ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. First flown in 1935, the Douglas DC-3 ...

French investigators have highlighted problems of conflicting interests in ageing pilots, and difficulties in determining ...

The PMDG Douglas DC-6B is a highly detailed and expensive "study-level" add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator, meticulously recreating the classic radial engine airliner's visuals, systems, and sounds ...