As a result, Douglas invested more than $3 million and 250,000 work hours in the DC-8 project. The DC-8 stands out in a unique position; it was initially developed as a USAF tanker for air-to-air ...

To top it all off, the DC-7 was almost two hours faster than the equivalent Boeing piston airliner, the 377 Super Stratocruiser, from London or Paris to any of New York City's three major airports.

News, Reviews, Release Date, Trailers, Gameplay and more for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Series 10 - 40 ...

United Airlines and Delta Air Lines soared into the jet age last week with the first commercial flights of the Douglas DC-8. Slightly slower than the Boeing 707 (550 m.p.h. v. 540 m.p.h.). the ...

Red’s home started out as N8605 45426/49 DC-8-21, the 49th of the 556 units of the McDonnell Douglas DC-8 produced, a narrow-bodied long-range airliner built in the U.S. by American Douglas ...

Described by the American space agency as the “largest flying science laboratory in the world”, the modified DC-8 airliner was in service with NASA for 37 years, supporting a wide range of ...

The Douglas DC-8 has long since been retired by the world's airlines and cargo operators but has been put to use by Samaritan's Purse for aid flights.

An interesting 52 years old aircraft delivered equipment and medical specialists to Italy to support Covid-19 emergency response. On Mar. 17, 2020, at 21.18LT a DC-8-60/70, registration N782SP ...

NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 after being used on 158 science campaigns. NASA's DC-8 Flies Into Retirement | Aviation Week Network ...

A low-flying Douglas DC-8 jetliner zig-zagging over Central California is a NASA research plane, KCRA reported. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the TV station reports the NASA plane has been spotted ...