Douglas World Cruiser - Specifications (DWC With Wheels/floats)

Specifications (DWC With Wheels/floats)

Data from McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920

General characteristics

• Crew: two
• Length: 35 ft 6 in (wheels) / 39 ft (floats) (10.82 m / 11.89 m)
• Wingspan: 50 ft (15.24 m)
• Height: 13 ft 7 in (wheels) / 15 ft 1 in (floats) (4.14 m / 4.6 m)
• Wing area: 707 ft² (65.68 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,380 lb (wheels) / 5,180 lb (floats) (1,543 kg / 1,825 kg)
• Loaded weight: 6,995 lb (wheels) / 7,795 lb (floats) (3,173 kg / 3,536 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Liberty V12 engine, 420 hp (313 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 103 mph (wheels) / 100 mph (floats) (166 km/h / 161 km/h) at sea level
• Range: 1,998 nm (wheels) / 1,433 nm (floats) (3,701 km / 2,655 km, 2,200 mi / 1,650 mi)
• Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (wheels) / 7,000 ft (floats) (3,050 m / 2,135 m)
• Wing loading: 9.9 lb/ft² (wheels) / 11 lb/ft² (floats) (48.3 kg/m² / 53.8 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 16.7 lb/hp (wheels) / 18.6 lb/hp (floats) (10.2 kg/kW / 11.3 kg/kW)