Hobby Master 1/200 Airliner Series
HL7008Douglas DC-7C Pan American World Airways "N744PA", 1950s
General Background
The DC-7 was the last major piston engine powered transport made by the Douglas Aircraft Company. The DC-7 was produced from 1953 to 1958 when the first jet passenger aircraft arrived on the scene. The DC-7 was the first airliner to provide non- stop service from coast to coast in America. In total there were 338 DC-7’s produced and purchased by 18 different airlines. When the jets replaced the DC-7 they found new work as cargo planes and charter work.
Hobby Master HL7008, Douglas DC-7C Pan American World Airways "N744PA", 1:200
Type : four-engine long-range airliner
First Flight : December 20, 1955
Total DC-7C Production : 121
Total Production All Variants : 338
Crew : 3/4
Passengers : Maximum 105
Performance:
Propulsion: 4 x Wright R-3350-18EA1 Turbo-compound radial engines each producing 3,400 hp (2,535 kW)
Max. Speed: 406 mph (653 km/h)
Cruise Speed : 355 mph (570 km/h)
Range : 5,635 miles (9,070 km)
Service Ceiling : 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
Rate of Climb : 1,043 ft/min (318 m/min)
Dimensions:
Length: 112.2 ft (34.21 m)
Height: 31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Wing Span: 127.5 ft (38.86 m)
Wing area: 1637 ft² (152.1 m²)
Weight:
Max. Takeoff : 143,000 lb (64,864 kg)
Max. Payload : 20,800 lb (9,435 kg)
Empty: 72,763 lb (33,005 kg)
