Editing Douglas DC-3 (section)

==Variants==
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{{Main|List of Douglas DC-3 family variants}}

===Civil===
;DST
:Douglas Sleeper Transport; the initial variant with two {{convert|1000|-|1200|hp|kW|adj=on}} [[Wright R-1820 Cyclone]] engines and standard sleeper accommodation for up to 16 with small upper windows, convertible to carry up to 24 day passengers.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=QdsDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Popular+Science+1935+plane+%22Popular+Mechanics%22&pg=PA23 "Sleeping Car of the Air Has Sixteen Sleeping Berths"]. ''Popular Mechanics'', January 1936.</ref>
;DST-A
:DST with {{cvt|1000|-|1200|hp}} [[Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp]] engines
;DC-3
:Initial non-sleeper variant; with 21 day-passenger seats, {{cvt|1000|-|1200|hp}} Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines, no upper windows.
;DC-3A
:DC-3 with {{cvt|1000|-|1200|hp}} Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines.
;DC-3B
:Version of DC-3 for TWA, with two {{cvt|1100|-|1200|hp}} Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines and smaller convertible sleeper cabin forward with fewer upper windows than DST.
;{{Visible anchor|DC-3C}}
[[File:TransNorthern DC-3 landing at ANC.jpg|thumb|[[TransNorthern]] Super DC-3 (C-117D) in [[Anchorage, Alaska]]]]
:Designation for ex-military C-47, C-53, and R4D aircraft rebuilt by Douglas Aircraft in 1946, given new manufacturer numbers, and sold on the civil market; Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines.<ref>[http://www.douglasdc3.com/faa/a-669.pdf "Aircraft Specifications NO. A-669"]. [[FAA]]. Retrieved October 20, 2011.</ref>
;DC-3D
:Designation for 28 new aircraft completed by Douglas in 1946 with unused components from the cancelled USAAF C-117 production line; Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines.<ref>Gradidge 2006, pp. 632–633.</ref>
;{{visible anchor|DC-3S}}
:Also known as Super DC-3, substantially redesigned DC-3 with fuselage lengthened by {{convert|39|in|m|1}}; outer wings of a different shape with squared-off wingtips and shorter span; distinctive taller rectangular tail; and fitted with more powerful [[Pratt & Whitney R-2000]] or {{cvt|1475|hp}} Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines. Five completed by Douglas for civil use using existing surplus secondhand airframes.<ref>Gradidge, 2006, p. 634.</ref> Three Super DC-3s were operated by Capital Airlines 1950–1952.<ref>Pearcy, Arthur ''Douglas Propliners DC-1 – DC-7'', Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1995, {{ISBN|1-8531026-1-X}}, pp. 93–95.</ref> Designation also used for examples of the 100 R4Ds that had been converted by Douglas to this standard for the U.S. Navy as R4D-8s (later designated C-117Ds), all fitted with more powerful Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines, some of which entered civil use after retirement from military service.<ref>Gradidge 2006, pp. 634–639.</ref>

===Military===
;C-41, C-41A
:The C-41 was the first DC-3 to be ordered by the USAAC and was powered by two {{cvt|1200|hp}} Pratt & Whitney R-1830-21 engines. It was delivered in October 1938 for use by [[United States Army Air Corps]] (USAAC) chief General [[Henry H. Arnold]] with the passenger cabin fitted out in a 14-seat VIP configuration.<ref>Pearcy 1987, p. 34</ref> The C-41A was a single VIP DC-3A supplied to the USAAC in September 1939, also powered by R-1830-21 engines; and used by the [[Secretary of War]]. The forward cabin converted to sleeper configuration with upper windows similar to the DC-3B.<ref>[http://www.aero-web.org/specs/douglas/c-41.htm "Douglas C-41A"]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907232959/http://www.aero-web.org/specs/douglas/c-41.htm |date=2008-09-07}} aero-web.org. Retrieved August 10, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_douglas_C-41A.html |title=Douglas C-41A |work=historyofwar.org |last=Rickard |first=J. |date=November 11, 2008 |access-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref>
;C-48
:Various DC-3A and DST models; 36 impressed as C-48, C-48A, C-48B, and C-48C.
:*C-48 - 1 impressed ex-[[United Airlines]] DC-3A.
:*C-48A - 3 impressed DC-3As with 18-seat interiors.
:*C-48B - 16 impressed ex-United Airlines DST-A [[air ambulance]]s with 16-berth interiors.
:*C-48C - 16 impressed DC-3As with 21-seat interiors.
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;C-49
:Various DC-3 and DST models; 138 impressed into service as C-49, C-49A, C-49B, C-49C, C-49D, C-49E, C-49F, C-49G, C-49H, C-49J, and C-49K.
;C-50
:Various DC-3 models, fourteen impressed as C-50, C-50A, C-50B, C-50C, and C-50D.
;C-51
:One impressed aircraft originally ordered by Canadian Colonial Airlines, had starboard-side door.
;C-52
:DC-3A aircraft with R-1830 engines, five impressed as C-52, C-52A, C-52B, C-52C, and C-52D.
;C-68
:Two DC-3As impressed with 21-seat interiors.
;C-84
:One impressed DC-3B aircraft.
;Dakota II
:British [[Royal Air Force]] designation for impressed DC-3s.
;LXD1
:A single DC-3 supplied for evaluation by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service]] (IJNAS).
;R4D-2
:Two Eastern Air Lines DC-3-388s impressed into [[United States Navy]] (USN) service as VIP transports, later designated '''R4D-2F''' and later '''R4D-2Z'''.
;R4D-4
:Ten DC-3As impressed for use by the USN.
;R4D-4R
:Seven DC-3s impressed as staff transports for the USN.
;R4D-4Q
:Radar countermeasures version of R4D-4 for the USN.
;[[Douglas XCG-17|XCG-17]]
:Experimental assault glider, one converted.

===Conversions===
[[File:Maritime Patrol and Rescue Conroy Tri-Turbo Three Fitzgerald.jpg|thumb|The only example of the [[Conroy Tri-Turbo-Three]] at the 1978 [[Farnborough Airshow]]. This aircraft saw service in both the Arctic and Antarctica]]
;Dart-Dakota: for BEA test services, powered by two [[Rolls-Royce Dart]] turboprop engines.
;Mamba-Dakota: A single conversion for the Ministry of Supply, powered by two [[Armstrong-Siddeley Mamba]] turboprop engines.
;Airtech DC-3/2000
:DC-3/C-47 engine conversion by [[Airtech Canada]], first offered in 1987. Powered by two [[Shvetsov ASh-62|PZL ASz-62IT]] radial engines.<ref>[http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?lang=eng&prtl=1&sbPrtl=&estblmntNo=900434230000&profile=cmpltPrfl&profileId=801&app=sold "AirTech Company Profile"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807084049/http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?lang=eng&prtl=1&sbPrtl=&estblmntNo=900434230000&profile=cmpltPrfl&profileId=801&app=sold |date=August 7, 2016}}. ic.gc.ca. Retrieved November 22, 2009.</ref>
;[[Basler BT-67]]
:DC-3/C-47 conversion with a stretched fuselage, strengthened structure, modern avionics, and powered by two [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6|Pratt & Whitney Canada PT-6A-67R]] turboprop engines.
;BSAS C-47TP Turbo Dakota
:A South African C-47 conversion for the [[South African Air Force]] by Braddick Specialised Air Services, with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65R turboprop engines, revised systems, stretched fuselage, and modern avionics.
;[[Conroy Turbo-Three]]
:One DC-3/C-47 converted by [[Conroy Aircraft]] with two [[Rolls-Royce Dart|Rolls-Royce Dart Mk. 510]] turboprop engines.
;Conroy Super-Turbo-Three
:Same as the Turbo Three but converted from a Super DC-3. One converted.
;[[Conroy Tri-Turbo-Three]]
:Conroy Turbo Three further modified by the removal of the two Rolls-Royce Dart engines and their replacement by three Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6s (one mounted on each wing and one in the nose).
;Greenwich Aircraft Corp Turbo Dakota DC-3
:DC-3/C-47 conversion with a stretched fuselage, strengthened wing center section, updated systems, and powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR turboprop engines.<ref>[http://www.turbinedc3.com/conversion_process_turbine_dc3.html Turbo Dakota DC-3 Conversion Process] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926233224/http://www.turbinedc3.com/conversion_process_turbine_dc3.html |date=2014-09-26}}, Dodson International. Retrieved January 4, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.turbinedc3.com/engines_props_specs_turbine_dc3.html Specs – Engines & Props] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413044722/http://turbinedc3.com/engines_props_specs_turbine_dc3.html |date=2013-04-13}}, Dodson International. Retrieved January 4, 2013</ref>
;TS-62
:Douglas-built C-47s fitted with Russian [[Shvetsov ASh-62]] radial engines after World War II due to shortage of American engines in the Soviet Union.{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}} Some TS-62s featured a small extra cockpit window on the left side.
;TS-82
:Similar to TS-62, but with 1650 hp [[Shvetsov ASh-82]] radial engines.{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}}
;USAC DC-3 Turbo Express
:A turboprop conversion by the United States Aircraft Corporation, fitting [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6|Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R]] turboprop engines with an extended forward fuselage to maintain center of gravity. First flight of the prototype conversion, (N300TX), was on July 29, 1982.<ref>Taylor 1983 {{page needed|date=December 2011}}</ref>

===Military and foreign derivatives===
[[File:Showa L2D.jpg|thumb|Nakajima L2D in Japanese markings showing engine and cockpit glazing differences on later variants.]]
;[[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47 Skytrain and C-53 Skytrooper]]
:Production military DC-3A variants.
;[[Showa/Nakajima L2D|Showa and Nakajima L2D]]
:Developments manufactured under license in Japan by [[Nakajima Aircraft Company|Nakajima]] and [[Showa Aircraft Industry|Showa]] for the IJNAS; 487 built.
;[[Lisunov Li-2|Lisunov Li-2 and PS-84]]
:Developments manufactured under license in the [[USSR]]; 4,937 built.