What Does DC Stand For?
btobias
remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in respect to
DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it since I didn't get
that full answer. I remember that many people had varied answers...
Ron Natalie
: I have just recently been back up on the net after about a year and I
: DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it since I didn't get
: that full answer. I remember that many people had varied answers...
Douglas Craft. Evidentally the McDonnell side of the company finally got
PO'd and made them switch to MD prefixes (who knows what is going to happen
with the more recent mergers).
-Ron
Craig Wall
>Douglas Craft.
Close. Douglas, *Cargo*, as in C-47 (also known as a DC-3)
C for cargo, like P for pursuit, A for attack, F for fighter, etc...
Craig Wall
Dave Pinella
Mark Ambrose
>From: btobias <bto...@world-net.net>
>Subject: What Does DC Stand For?
>Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 10:02:32 -0800
>I have just recently been back up on the net after about a year and I
>remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in respect to
>DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it since I didn't get
>that full answer. I remember that many people had varied answers...
I always thought it stood for "Douglas Commercial". Seems I heard that on one
of the wings series on the Discovery channel.
Mark Ambrose
C. Marin Faure
> I have just recently been back up on the net after about a year and I
> remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in respect to
> DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it since I didn't get
> that full answer. I remember that many people had varied answers..
I believe it stands (stood) for Douglas Corporation (or possibly
Company). It may also have stood for Douglas Commercial. "MD" as in
MD-11, stands for McDonnell/Douglas.
C. Marin Faure
author, Flying A Floatplane
Vince Horan
answers. The correct answer 'Douglas Commercial' was given though.
To give some authority to my answer, I quote from the Air Britain DC-3
Monograph by J.M.G.Gradidge/Air Britain.
".... The first reaction came from TWA on 2nd August 1932 when Jack
Frye, Vice President and Chief of Operations, put out a specification
for a three-engined transport to the Douglas Aircraft Company of Santa
Monica, California. Douglas assigned Chief Designer Kindelberger and
assistant AE Raymond to the task.
The result was the Douglas Commerical One or DC-1 outline which was
******************
presented to TWA president Richard Robins...."
Thanks Air Britain!
--
Vince Horan
Kyle B. Russell
btobias <bto...@world-net.net> wrote:
>I have just recently been back up on the net after about a year and I
>remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in respect to
From when it was the proud Douglas Aircraft Company, before being dragged
down by the McDonald buyout.
Ryan Healy
-=>I have just recently been back up on the net after about a year and I
-=>remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in respect to
-=>DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it since I didn't get
-=>that full answer. I remember that many people had varied answers...
The "D" stands for DOUGLAS, the maker of the aircraft; the "C" stands
for COMMERCIAL, the division of Douglas that manufactured the
aircraft.
Blue Skies,
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Jim Kerns
: btobias (bto...@world-net.net) wrote:
: : I have just recently been back up on the net after about a year and I
: : remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in respect to
: Douglas Craft. Evidentally the McDonnell side of the company finally got
Douglas Comercial
Jim ! Free advice is often not worth what you
aq...@detroit.freenet.org ! paid for it.
Owen Smith
'C' as in C-47 stands for 'Cargo', and this is a military designation.
'C' as in DC-3 stands for 'Commercial', and 'DC' stands for 'Douglas
Commercial, this is a civil designation. The DC-3 was originally
designed to be an airliner, not a cargo aircraft, though it excels at
both.
Owen Smith
J. Kevin Clifford
>
>what does "DC" mean in respect to DC-3, DC-10 and etc.
DC as in DC-3 or DC-10 stands for Douglas Corp. After Douglas and McDonnel
merged and formed McDonnel-Douglas the aircraft produced became MD, as in
MD-80 and MD-11.
Kevin :--)
Only the nose knows!
J. Kevin Clifford
>
>Close. Douglas, *Cargo*, as in C-47 (also known as a DC-3)
>
> C for cargo, like P for pursuit, A for attack, F for fighter, etc...
>
Boeing in the civilian aircraft world.
In the Air Force world C is for cargo the 47 is for the 47th design.
The Douglas Corp. civilian DC-3 became the military C-47. The civilian
DC-10 became the military KC-10A. (K=Tanker: primary mission C=Cargo:
secondary mission.)
Kevin :--)
Only the nose knows! :--)
Ron Natalie
: DC as in DC-3 or DC-10 stands for Douglas Corp. After Douglas and McDonnel
: merged and formed McDonnel-Douglas the aircraft produced became MD, as in
: MD-80 and MD-11.
Actually, it was McDonnell-Douglas from the DC-9 on, but they didn't
get into the retro naming until they decided to convince people that
the MD-80 wasn't just the same old DC-9 Super 80.
-Ron
Ron Natalie
: It is incredible that the first four postings I see give four different
: answers. The correct answer 'Douglas Commercial' was given though.
You're right of course.
-Ron
rockman
>
>I have just recently been back up on the net after about a year and I
>remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in respect
to
>DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it since I didn't
get
>that full answer. I remember that many people had varied answers...
>
>
Thats too easy.....Douglas Commercial.
MM
Tom Vaughan
C. Wheeler
>In <31470D...@world-net.net> btobias <bto...@world-net.net> writes:
>
>>
>>remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in respect
>to
>>DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it since I didn't
>get
>>that full answer. I remember that many people had varied answers...
>>
>>
>>bto...@world-net.net
>
>
Too easy huh? I thought is was Douglas Company.
Laren Ambrose
: I have just recently been back up on the net after about a year and I
: DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it since I didn't get
: that full answer. I remember that many people had varied answers...
McDonnel Douglas Corporation ? Sorry about the spelling. I work up here
in Boeing country.
Laren Ambrose FAA, SEA-ACO
Seattle Aircraft Certification Office
(206) 227 2956 laren_...@mail.hq.faa.gov
** My comments are from me, not the FAA **
Mike Bevan
"Douglas Commercial"
Quick, somebody put it in the FAQ. :-)
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write:
> btobias <bto...@world-net.net> writes:
> >
> >>
> >>I have just recently been back up on the net after about a year
and I
> >>remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in
respect
> >to
> >>DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it since I
didn't
> >get
> >>that full answer. I remember that many people had varied
answers...
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >Thats too easy.....Douglas Commercial.
>
>
> Too easy huh? I thought is was Douglas Company.
>
>
anniversary issue (1985 - Flying?) - I recall that it was "Direct
Control"
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Craig Wall
>'C' as in DC-3 stands for 'Commercial'
..as I (belatedly) now see...and also finally remembered reading
somewhere, way back when....
Craig Wall
David Lednicer
Before the Douglas A-20 Havoc was accepted into USAAF service, it was
called the DB-7, in French and British service. As "DC" DOES stand for
Douglas Commercial, I would guess that "DB" stood for Douglas Bomber.
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Yves E. Hoebeke
>>different
>>: answers. The correct answer 'Douglas Commercial' was given
>>though.
>You're right of course.
Great, now we all know what 'DC' and 'MD' stand for, now, does
anyone know what is the meaning of the corresponding numbers?
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Ron Natalie
: Great, now we all know what 'DC' and 'MD' stand for, now, does
: anyone know what is the meaning of the corresponding numbers?
They are sequential. I don't know about DC-1, but from 2-11 were
commercial aircraft. I've personally flown in 3's, 8's, 9's and 10's.
The MD-80 is just a remarketing of the DC-9-80 (the super 80). I suppose
this was done because DC-9's are getting to be real old now.
-Ron
Owen Smith
>
> >remember a discussion around here about what does "DC" mean in
> >respect to DC-3, DC-10 and etc. Can anyone shed more light on it
> >since I didn't get that full answer. I remember that many people
> >had varied answers...
> >> >>
> >>
> >> Too easy huh? I thought is was Douglas Company.
> >>
> >OK - I'll jump in - some years ago - I believe in the DC-3 50th
> >anniversary issue (1985 - Flying?) - I recall that it was "Direct
> >Control"
> >
> use 400 cycle 3-phase for their electrical systems, but douglas
> used Dry Cells (another meaning of dc). the number indicated
> the voltage of the bus, hence 'DC-3' used a 3 volt bus, 'DC-10'
> used a 10 volt bus, etc.
>
> obligatory smiley :-)
>
> john
>
> --
> 'this place is full of yahoos' -- jonathon swift
> john.p...@amd.com
The first guy was right it is Douglas Commercial. Douglas Commercial 1,2
etc. What company would name their aircraft after their control system
or electrical sytstem.
- The Douglas Commercial 3
- The Direct Control 3
- The Direct Current 3
Which sounds right?? I wonder.
Check out http://soho.ios.com/%7Ealstone/md.htm
Owen Smith
Rich Ahrens
: The first guy was right it is Douglas Commercial. Douglas Commercial 1,2
: etc. What company would name their aircraft after their control system
: or electrical sytstem.
: - The Douglas Commercial 3
: - The Direct Control 3
: - The Direct Current 3
: Which sounds right?? I wonder.
Jeez, lighten up. He even signalled the joke with an "obligatory
smiley," labeled as such, and you still took it seriously?
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Owen Smith
The DC-1 was the Douglas aircraft response to American Airlines request
for a new airliner. I believe because of advancing technology, there
was only one DC-1 made, with effort then being put into the more
advanced DC-2. A few hundred DC-2's were made I believe. The DC-2 then
grew into the famous DC-3. The DC-4 was a four engined tricicle
configured airliner. The DC-5 resembled the DHC-4 Caribou but was not
produced in great numbers. The DC-6 and -7 were similar but larger than
the -4. The DC-8 was a four engined jet airliner similar to but smaller
than the Boeing 707. The DC-9 was a small airliner with two engines
mounted on either side of the rear fuselage. The DC-10 was a three
engined airliner (ironic considering American originally asked for a
tri-motor when Douglas gave the the twin DC-2,-3) with an engine under
either wing an one mounted seperate from the fuselage (unlike the
Lockheed Tristar) on the vertical fin.
Then we get into the MD-11... etc, aircraft I have yet to figure out.
Owen Smith
ChuckS1067
>From: r...@winternet.com (Rich Ahrens)
>.Date: 20 Mar 1996 04:07:38 GMT
>Message-ID: <4io0aa$a...@blackice.winternet.com>
>Owen Smith (osm...@mprgate.mpr.ca) wrote:
>: The first guy was right it is Douglas Commercial. Douglas Commercial
1,2
>: etc. What company would name their aircraft after their control system
.: or electrical sytstem.
. - The Douglas Commercial 3
>: - The Direct Control 3
>: - The Direct Current 3
>: Which sounds right?? I wonder.
>Jeez, lighten up. He even signalled the joke with an "obligatory
>smiley," labeled as such, and you still took it seriously?
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Hmmm, I was told DC stood for "Don't Crash" ,just goes to show
ya.
Chuck Slusarczyk," Aviationalogist"
Ron Natalie
: Then we get into the MD-11... etc, aircraft I have yet to figure out.
The 11 looks like a 10 with winglets. The 80 looks like a DC-9 (cause it
really is).
Yves E. Hoebeke
>>What company would name their aircraft after their control
If that was a question then this:
Actualy Aeronca did. 7AC = Model 7 Aerobatic, Continental engine
Citabria is still designated 7AEC, E added for Electric system.
If this was :-^) then ignore this.
eric...@fwb.gulf.net
> Great, now we all know what 'DC' and 'MD' stand for, now, does
> anyone know what is the meaning of the corresponding numbers?
Just design series numbers
Ogden Johnson III
: John Prickett wrote:
: >
: > nah, yer all wrong. it's 'direct current'. see, some aircraft
[snip]
: > obligatory smiley :-)
: etc. What company would name their aircraft after their control system
: or electrical sytstem.
[snip]
: - The Direct Current 3
Looks like john prickett wasted a smiley. Sigh.
Jay Hardin
>Owen Smith wrote:
>>>What company would name their aircraft after their control
>>>system or electrical sytstem.
>
>Actualy Aeronca did. 7AC = Model 7 Aerobatic, Continental engine
>Citabria is still designated 7AEC, E added for Electric system.
>
I think you mean 7ECA, right? Various models of the Citabria have also been
labeled 7KCAB, 7GCAA, and 7GCBC. Any ideas what THOSE mean?
Jay
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Ronald James Wanttaja
Jay Hardin <jha...@avd00.larc.nasa.gov> wrote:
>Yves E. Hoebeke <7413...@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>>
>>If that was a question then this:
>>Actualy Aeronca did. 7AC = Model 7 Aerobatic, Continental engine
>
>labeled 7KCAB, 7GCAA, and 7GCBC. Any ideas what THOSE mean?
Not only that, but what about the Franklin-powered resurrection of the
Champ in the early '70s: the 7ACA. Two "A"s, *neither* of them meaning
"aerobatic"....
Ron Wanttaja
want...@halcyon.com
Jay Hardin
>
>Not only that, but what about the Franklin-powered resurrection of the
>Champ in the early '70s: the 7ACA. Two "A"s, *neither* of them meaning
>"aerobatic"....
>
I didn't even realize there WAS a Franklin-powered Champ. I thought the Champ
died out when Bellanca took over the Citabria line in the 60's. Anyone know
how many were built?