Douglas DC-7

The DC-7 is an American transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958, and was the last major piston engine powered transport made by Douglas. The DC-7 was born when American Airlines requested an aircraft that could fly the USA coast to coast non-stop in about eight hours. The prototype flew in May 1953 and American received its first DC-7 in November, inaugurating the first non-stop east-coast-to-west-coast service in the country. This specific DC-7 model is the...

The DC-7 is an American transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958, and was the last major piston engine powered transport made by Douglas. The early DC-7s were only purchased by U.S. carriers; European carriers could not take advantage of the small range increase in the early DC-7. To meet the European demand, Douglas released an extended-range variant, the DC-7C (Seven Seas) in 1956. This specific DC-7 model is the DC-7C. This specific model is painted in the...