Douglas DC-3
developed in 1935 and brought into service in 1936, it was the only aircraft large
enough to make passenger service profitable. The DC-3 had a seating capacity of 21
passengers when it was first developed. This resulted in an increase in the number of
people booking air passage, bringing a new appetite to the general population for
flying.
Junkers G38 History
end of the twenties Hugo Junkers returned to his idea of a large scale transport
aircraft. Initial steps toward this direction were already made in the early twenties
with the JG1, which had to be destroyed following the demand of the Allied forces and
during 1925 with the J1000 project. In 1927 Junkers and Zindel started with the
design of postal seaplane under the designator J40 for transatlantic missions. A
landplane version was developed under the designator J38. The German Navy was
interested in the J40 design, but finally Junkers led the developement towards the
landplane version, which was financed by the Reichsluftfahrtministry.
