Douglas DC-8 – Fotos e Vídeo

O Douglas DC-8 (também conhecido como McDonnell Douglas DC-8) é um avião a jato de fuselagem estreita de longo alcance construído de 1958 a 1972 pela Douglas Aircraft Company. Lançado após o Boeing 707 concorrente, o DC-8, no entanto, manteve a Douglas em uma posição forte no mercado de aviões comerciais e permaneceu em produção até 1972, quando começou a ser substituído por projetos de fuselagem larga maiores, incluindo o Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 e Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. O design do DC-8 permitia uma capacidade de carga ligeiramente maior do que o 707 e alguns DC-8s remotorizados ainda estão em uso como cargueiros.

Fonte: Douglas DC-8 na Wikipédia

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.
O 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.