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DF-151 | |
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Role | commercial passenger flying-boat
Type of aircraft
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National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
First flight | 1936 |
Introduction | 1930s[1] |
Number built | 4 (1 prototype, 3 production) |
The Douglas DF was a commercial flying boat built by Douglas Aircraft Company, first flown on 24 September 1936.
The DF could accommodate 32 passengers, or 16 in sleeper cabins, and was the last flying boat built by the company.
Despite acceptable handling and performance within design specifications, no commercial orders were forthcoming and faced with no domestic market for aircraft already built, the company obtained export permits for them. The first two production aircraft were sold to Japan, ostensibly for commercial airline use. The second aircraft was lost on a survey flight in 1938. The second production pair were sold (asDF-195's) to the Soviet Union and after winterizing, were disassembled and transported to Russia via ship, where they were operated as transports by Aeroflot.
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937,[2] McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I,[3] Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes,[1] NICO BRAAS COLLECTION, No. 9317. Douglas DF-151[4]
General characteristics
Performance
Douglas and McDonnell Douglas airliners
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Piston-engined |
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Jet-engined |
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Never built |
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See also: McDonnell 119 / 220 |
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Fighters (A) |
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Torpedo bombers (B) |
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Shipboard reconnaissance (C) |
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Dive bombers (D) |
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Reconnaissance seaplanes (E) |
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Observation seaplanes (F) |
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Land-based bombers (G) |
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Flying Boats (H) |
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Land-based Fighters (J) |
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Trainers (K) |
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Transports (L) |
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Special-purpose (M)1 |
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Floatplane fighters (N) |
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Land-based bombers (P) |
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Patrol (Q) |
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Land-based reconnaissance (R) |
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Night fighters (S) |
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1 X as second letter is for experimental aircraft or imported technology demonstrators not intended for service, 2 Hyphenated trailing letter (-J, -K, -L, -N or -S) denotes design modified for secondary role, 3 Possibly incorrect designation, but used in many sources |