Arthur Raymond

Arthur Raymond was the chief engineer behind the Douglas DC-3, the aircraft that made commercial aviation economically viable for the first time. Before the DC-3, airlines could not make money carrying passengers alone -- they depended on airmail contracts. Raymond's design changed that equation permanently. The DC-3 and its military variant, the C-47 Skytrain, became the most important transport aircraft of World War II. Eisenhower listed it among the four most decisive weapons of the war.

Related Articles