The Gooney turns 90 – Still one of the most important transport aircraft of all time
Most iconic air transport of all time? The Concorde, Boeing 747, and DeHavilland Comet are all candidates, but the hands-down winner has to be the Douglas DC-3. Briefly: more built than any other air transport (16,079), longevity (80 years since first flight in 1935 and still flying), design innovation (combination of engines and airframe) and, probably more important than anything else, its public perception and appeal. Because of the DC-3, air transport was suddenly acceptable...
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