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Douglas Corrigan
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan was an American aviator and mechanic who, denied permission to cross the Atlantic, flew from New York to Dublin in 1938, claiming a wrong-way mistake.
Douglas DC-2
The Douglas DC-2, also built in Japan as the Nakajima-Douglas DC-2 Transport, is a 14-passenger all-metal airliner first flown by Douglas in 1934; 198 were built.
Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3, first flown in 1935 as the Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST), is an American twin-engine airliner that first made passenger flying profitable without airmail subsidies.
Douglas DC-4
The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engine piston airliner developed by Douglas Aircraft Company that served as the military C-54 Skymaster in World War II before becoming a postwar airline mainstay.
Douglas DC-5
The Douglas DC-5 was a 16-to-22-seat twin-engine American airliner built by Douglas, the only DC type with a high wing and tricycle landing gear, with just 12 built.
Douglas DC-6
The Douglas DC-6, also known as the R6D Liftmaster, is a four-engine piston airliner Douglas built from 1946 to 1958, one of the last successful piston airliners.
Douglas DC-7
The Douglas DC-7 is an American four-engine piston airliner that in November 1953 became the first airliner to offer nonstop transcontinental service in both directions.
Douglas DC-8
The Douglas DC-8, also known as the McDonnell Douglas DC-8, is a four-engine jet airliner that Douglas built from 1958 to 1972 to compete with the Boeing 707.
Douglas F3D Skyknight
The Douglas F3D Skyknight, later F-10 Skyknight, was a US Navy two-seat jet night fighter that scored the first jet night kill over Korea in 1952.
Douglas F4D Skyray
The Douglas F4D Skyray was a carrier-based all-weather interceptor built by Douglas for the US Navy and Marine Corps, serving from 1956 to 1964 and never seeing combat.
Douglas SBD Dauntless
The Douglas SBD Dauntless was an American carrier-based dive bomber, built by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 to 1944, best known for sinking four Japanese carriers at Midway.
Douglas TBD Devastator
The Douglas TBD Devastator, or TBD-1, was a three-seat US Navy carrier torpedo bomber in service from 1937, nearly wiped out at Midway in June 1942.
Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base (Dover AFB) is a US Air Force base in Delaware, home of the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings flying C-5M and C-17 aircraft, and of AFMAO, the DoD's sole stateside port mortuary.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, also known as Nagpur Airport, is the international airport serving Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Commissioned in 1917–18, it anchors the MIHAN cargo hub.
Draken International
Draken International is an American provider of contracted adversary air training, founded in 2011 by Jared Isaacman in Lakeland, Florida, flying ex-military fighters against US and NATO air forces.
DRDO AEW&CS
The DRDO AEW&CS, known in service as Netra, is India's indigenous airborne early warning and control system, built on Embraer EMB-145 jets for the Indian Air Force.
DRDO Rustom
Rustom is a DRDO family of Indian unmanned aerial vehicles named after Professor Rustom Damania, spanning the tactical Rustom-1 demonstrator and the MALE Rustom-2, renamed TAPAS-BH-201.
Dresden Airport
Dresden Airport, also known as Dresden-Klotzsche or Dresden International, is the international airport of Dresden, the capital of Saxony in eastern Germany, opened on 11 July 1935.
Dronamics
Dronamics is a Bulgarian cargo drone developer and operator founded in 2014 by brothers Svilen and Konstantin Rangelov, described as the world's first licensed cargo drone airline.
Drone
A drone is an aircraft that flies without a pilot on board, controlled remotely by an operator or an onboard computer; US regulation calls it an unmanned aircraft.
Drone Champions League
The Drone Champions League (DCL) is an international drone racing league founded in 2016, based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, combining simulator racing with live FPV events.
Drone racing
Drone racing, also called FPV drone racing or Rotorcross, is a motorsport in which pilots race quadcopters through gate courses at speeds around 80 to 90 mph.
Drone Racing League
The Drone Racing League (DRL) is a professional circuit where elite FPV pilots race identical drones, founded in 2015 in New York by Nicholas Horbaczewski.
Drone strikes in Pakistan
Drone strikes in Pakistan, also called the drone war in Pakistan, were a covert CIA drone campaign against al-Qaeda and the Taliban from 2004 to 2018.
Drone swarm attack
A drone swarm attack is an offensive operation in which multiple drones coordinate to saturate defenses and distribute strikes, ranging from timed salvos of pre-programmed drones to autonomous self-organizing networks.
Drone warfare
Drone warfare, also called UAV warfare, is the use of drones in pursuit of a conflict party's goals, with 113 countries and 65 non-state actors holding weaponized drones.
Droni
Droni (Georgian: დრონი) is the Georgian-language term for drone, the established Georgian word for an unmanned aircraft, also borne by a youth organization and a newspaper.
Droop-nose
A droop nose is a hinged, movable forward fuselage section on supersonic aircraft, lowered during takeoff and landing so pilots can see the runway, and raised in flight.
Drop tank
A drop tank, also called a jettisonable or external fuel tank, is an auxiliary tank carried on an aircraft's hardpoints and dropped to extend range.
Dry sump
A dry sump, or dry sump lubrication, is an engine lubrication system storing oil in an external tank, with scavenge pumps keeping the crankcase dry; widely used in aircraft.