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| Douglas DC-2 |
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| Fact Sheet |
| Aircraft Make & Model: |
Douglas DC-2-120 |
| MTOW: |
18,560 lb. |
| Range: |
1,000 miles |
| Speed: |
170 mph |
| Seats: |
14 passengers |
| Length: |
62 ft. |
| Wingspan: |
85 ft. |
| Height: |
16 ft. |
| Engines: |
2 Wright Cyclone |
| HP or Thrust: |
710 hp. |
| No. flown by DL: |
4 (purchased used from American Airlines) |
| Routes flown: |
Dallas, TX to Charleston, SC (Air Mail Route 24) |
| First delivery: |
February 4, 1940 |
| First schedule service: |
March 15, 1940 |
| Reason acquired: |
Carry four more passengers than the Lockheed 10 Electra. |
| Last retirement: |
1941 |
| Reason disposed: |
Sold to British Purchasing Commission for wartime use in early 1941. |
Passenger Experience
 First Delta airplane in which passengers and crew could stand erect when walking through the cabin.
Passengers boarded and exited on ramps pushed up to the DC-2. Earlier, shorter Delta aircraft only required step stools.
The larger size of the DC-2 required the addition of a new crew member — a flight attendant — called a "stewardess" at the time.
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