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Douglas DC-3-228

DC3-1992Unknown

RegistrationBRPP-ANN

VAOperatorVARIG

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Douglas DC-3-228. Has operated for Pan American World Airways, Viação Aerea Bahiana and VARIG.

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Technical data

Country of registrationBrasil

MSN1992

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Douglas DC-3

Figures for the DC-3 variant, the most representative of the family

Length19.7 m65 ft

Wingspan29.0 m95 ft

Height5.2 m17 ft

Range2,540 km1,371 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed339 km/h183 ktMach 0.32

Service ceiling7,100 m23,294 ft

Maximum take-off weight11,431 kg25,201 lb

Maximum payload3,781 kg8,336 lbIts 21 passengers with baggage would weigh about 2.1 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity21 passengersUp to 32 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 2,540 km range, from Rio De Janeiro it could fly non-stop as far as:

EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)1,996 kmGRUSão Paulo336 km

Beyond its rangeSCLSantiago2,934 km

The type first flew in 1935 (91 years ago) · About 607 units built · Production ended in 1942

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1961–2026VARIG airline base

Base

GIGRio De Janeiro GRUSão Paulo

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Oct 6, 1937

Delivered to Pan American World Airways

Delivered to Pan American World Airways as NC18116.

Dec 1, 1947

Transferred to Viação Aerea Bahiana

Transferred to Viação Aerea Bahiana.

Dec 1, 1947

Transferred to Avianca

Transferred to Avianca.

Sep 1, 1953

Transferred to TAN Transportes Aereos Nacional

Transferred to TAN Transportes Aereos Nacional.

Jun 1, 1956

Transferred to REAL

Transferred to REAL.

Aug 1, 1961

Transferred to VARIG

Transferred to VARIG.

Operators

1937-10-06

Pan American World Airways

Registration NC18116

1947-12-01

Viação Aerea Bahiana

Registration PP-BHE

1947-12-01

Avianca

Registration C-104

1953-09-01

TAN Transportes Aereos Nacional

Registration PP-ANN

1956-06-01

REAL

Registration PP-ANN

1961-08-01

VARIG

Registration PP-ANN

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas DC-3-228 · PP-ANN · VARIG}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-1992},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-1992}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

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