Compania de aeronave Douglas (în ) a fost un producător american de aeronave cu sediul în Long Beach, California. Fondatorul companiei, , a absolvit Massachusetts Institute of Technology și a lucrat inițial pentru producătorul de aeronave . După ce a fost inginer șef acolo, a înființat compania „Douglas” în 1921, care a fost redenumită în „Compania de aeronave Douglas” în 1928. În 1967, compania Douglas a fuzionat cu McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, formând McDonnell Douglas.McDonnell and Douglas Take a Giant Step; AIRCRAFT MERGER TAKES GIANT STEP, The New York Times, 26 ianuarie 1967
Aeronave
Douglas 1211-J Douglas 2229 Douglas A-1 Skyraider (1945) Douglas XA-2 (c. 1926) Douglas A-3 Skywarrior (1952) Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (1954) Douglas A-20 Havoc (1938) Douglas A-26 Invader (1942) Douglas A-33 (1941) Douglas A2D Skyshark (1950) Douglas Y1B-7, B-7, O-35 (1931) Douglas B-18 Bolo (1935) Douglas XB-19 (1941) Douglas XB-22 (1930s) Douglas B-23 Dragon (1939) Douglas XB-31 Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster, XA-42 Mixmaster (1944) Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster (1946) Douglas B-66 Destroyer (1954) Douglas BTD Destroyer Douglas C-1 (1925) Douglas C-47 Skytrain Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas XCG-17 Douglas C-54 Skymaster (1942) Douglas C-74 Globemaster (1945) Douglas C-124 Globemaster II (1949) Douglas C-132 Douglas C-133 Cargomaster (1956) Douglas Cloudster (1921) Douglas Cloudster II (1947) Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak (1947) Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (1948) Douglas D-906 Douglas DA-1 Ambassador (1928) Douglas DC-1 (1933) Douglas DC-2 (1934) Douglas DC-3 (1935) List of Douglas DC-3 family variants Douglas DC-4E (1938) Douglas DC-4 (1939) (new design unrelated to DC-4E) List of Douglas DC-4 variants Douglas DC-5 (1939) Douglas DC-6 (1946) Douglas DC-7 (1953) Douglas DC-8 (1958) Douglas DC-8 (piston airliner) Douglas DF (1930s) Douglas DT (1921) Douglas Dolphin (1930) Douglas XFD (1933) Douglas F3D Skyknight (1948) Douglas F4D Skyray (1951) Douglas F5D Skylancer (1956) Douglas F6D Missileer (1958) Douglas M-1 (1925) Douglas O-2 (1924) Douglas O-31 (1930) Douglas O-38 (1931) Douglas O-43 (1934) Douglas O-46 (1936) Douglas O2D (1934) Douglas YOA-5 (1935) Douglas XP-48 Douglas XP3D (1935) Douglas SBD Dauntless (1938) Douglas XT-30 Douglas T2D (1927) Douglas XT3D (1931) Douglas TBD Devastator (1935) Douglas XTB2D Skypirate (1945) Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) (1923) Douglas X-3 Stiletto (1952)
Rachete și nave spațiale Roc I AAM-N-2 Sparrow I (1948) MIM-4 Nike Ajax (1959) MGM-5 Corporal WAC Corporal MIM-14 Nike Hercules Thor (rocket family) PGM-17 Thor Thor-Able Thor-Ablestar Thor-Agena Thorad-Agena Thor DSV-2 Thor DSV-2U Thor-Burner Thor-Delta LIM-49 Spartan LIM-49 Nike Zeus GAM-87 Skybolt MGR-1 Honest John AIR-2 Genie (1956) MGR-3 Little John Delta Douglas SASSTO Saturn S-IV stage Saturn S-IVB stage Manned Orbiting Laboratory space station
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Bibliografie
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Legături externe
Douglas Aircraft history 1939-45 Douglas Aircraft history 1946-56 Douglas Aircraft history 1957-67 Complete production list starting with the Cloudster Douglas Aircraft Company Photographs at Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School
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