Douglas DC-8 | |
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Državi | Zda |
Vlogo | Letalska letala za ozko telo |
Prvi let | 30. maj 1958 |
Zgrajena | 556 |
V Douglas DC-8 (znan tudi kot McDonnell Douglas DC-8) je štirimotorno ozkotrupno reaktivno potniško letalo dolgega dosega, ki ga je med letoma 1958 in 1972 izdelala družba Douglas Aircraft Company. DC-8, ki je bil lansiran po konkurenčnem Boeingu 707, je kljub temu ohranil Douglas v močnem položaju na trgu letal in ostal v proizvodnji do leta 1972, ko so ga začeli nadomeščati večji širokotrupni modeli, vključno z Boeingom 747, McDonnellom Douglasom DC-10 in Lockheedom L-1011 TriStar. Zasnova DC-8 mu je omogočila nekoliko večjo prostornino tovora kot 707, nekateri predelani DC-8 pa se še vedno uporabljajo kot tovorna vozila.
Douglas EC-24A Walk Around | |
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EC-24A: A single former United Airlines DC-8-54 (F) was used by the United States Navy as an electronic warfare training platform. It was retired in October 1998 and is now in storage with the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group | |
Fotograf | Vladimir Jakubov |
Lokalizacijo | 309. AMARG, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base |
Fotografije | 52 |
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Douglas DC-8-52 Walk Around | |
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Fotograf | Vladimir Jakubov |
Lokalizacijo | California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA |
Fotografije | 125 |
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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.
The 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.
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