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Philipp -

 

Excellent. It's amazing how reliable and long lived these are, starting life in the military cargo plane version as a C47 in WWII. This aircraft made commercial flying practical.

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Philipp -

 

Excellent. It's amazing how reliable and long lived these are, starting life in the military cargo plane version as a C47 in WWII. This aircraft made commercial flying practical.

 

Just a precision, Stuny : Douglas DC-2 and DC-3 began their civilian career before the war.

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Guest Benqui

Really a great and powerful photo. The combination of the airplane and the clouds makes the thrill.

Regards,

Marc

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Oh heavens no… the DC-3 wasn’t nearly the first flying machine to make commercial

flying possible. It was however a remarkable design and is in use to this day. The C-47’s

were famous during WWII for flying over ‘’ The Hump’’ which were the Himalaya Mountains.

The first luxury passenger flight machines were produced by the Zeppelin Company

and, at the time, no airplane came close.

The first truly big passenger plane was also German: the Dornier Do X…. 1929.

Personally, I love the DC-3 however…. but it was hardly the first aircraft to make

commercial flying possible.

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Ravi, Marc, Robert and Rip - thank you for your encouraging comments.

 

Ravi: have you been there yet? They have made considerable changes, some of them really catering to the needs of children. The most striking seems to be the exhibit on road works. It's out of doors, so don't go there if the weather does not lend itself to extended outdoor activity.

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