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el Douglas DC-8 (también conocido como McDonnell Douglas DC-8) es un avión de pasajeros de fuselaje estrecho de cuatro motores de largo alcance construido entre 1958 y 1972 por la Douglas Aircraft Company. Lanzado después del Boeing 707 competidor, el DC-8 mantuvo a Douglas en una posición fuerte en el mercado de aviones de pasajeros, y permaneció en producción hasta 1972, cuando comenzó a ser reemplazado por diseños de fuselaje ancho más grandes, incluidos el Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 y Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. El diseño del DC-8 le permitió una capacidad de carga ligeramente mayor que el 707 y algunos DC-8 remotorizados todavía están en uso como cargueros.

Fuente: Douglas DC-8 en Wikipedia

text The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engine jet airliner that was manufactured by the American company Douglas Aircraft Company from 1958 to 1972. The DC-8 was the first jet airliner to enter service with American Airlines, and competed with the Boeing 707 and the Convair 880 in the transcontinental and transatlantic markets. The DC-8 was known for its reliability, performance, and versatility, as it could operate from short, medium, and long-range routes, as well as from hot and high-altitude airports.
el DC-8 was also the first commercial jet to fly faster than the speed of sound in a controlled dive, achieving a speed of Mach 1.012 in 1961. The DC-8 was produced in seven variants, with a total of 556 aircraft built. The DC-8 was later converted into freighters, military transports, and research aircraft. Some of the DC-8s are still in service today, mainly as cargo planes.