Douglas DC-8

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The Douglas DC-8 is a long-range, narrow-body jet airliner introduced in the late 1950s that became one of the early mainstays of commercial jet aviation.

All labels observed (19)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jet airliner ⓘ
long-range airliner ⓘ
narrow-body airliner ⓘ
aircraftCategory civil transport aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial aluminum alloy ⓘ
cabinConfiguration single-aisle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
designedToCompeteWith Boeing 707 ⓘ
developedFrom Douglas DC-7 (conceptual lineage) ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-7
engineType turbofan ⓘ
turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Delta Air Lines ⓘ
United Airlines ⓘ
era early jet age ⓘ
firstFlight 1958-05-30 ⓘ
firstOperator Delta Air Lines ⓘ
United Airlines ⓘ
fuselageType narrow-body ⓘ
hasVariant DC-8-10 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8

DC-8-20 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8

DC-8-30 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8

DC-8-40 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8

DC-8-50 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8

DC-8-60 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8

DC-8-61 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8

DC-8-62 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8

DC-8-63 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8

DC-8-70 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
introduced 1959 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 151000 kg ⓘ
notableFeature one of the first generation of jet airliners ⓘ
stretched fuselage variants among the longest airliners of their time ⓘ
numberBuilt 556 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
pressurizedCabin yes ⓘ
primaryUse cargo transport ⓘ
commercial passenger transport ⓘ
productionEnd 1972 ⓘ
productionStart 1958 ⓘ
range over 9000 km ⓘ
role medium- to long-range airliner ⓘ
status outOfProduction ⓘ
successor McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventionalTail ⓘ
topSpeed over 870 km/h ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 140 ⓘ
189 ⓘ
usedAs aerial refueling aircraft (modified) ⓘ
freighter ⓘ
military transport ⓘ
usedBy Air Canada ⓘ
Air France ⓘ
Alitalia ⓘ
Delta Air Lines ⓘ
Iberia ⓘ
Japan Air Lines ⓘ
linked to: Japan Airlines

KLM ⓘ
SAS ⓘ
Swissair ⓘ
United Airlines ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Martinair → operatedAircraftType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Eastern Air Lines → fleetType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Conway → usedOnAircraft → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Conway engine
Swissair → operatedAircraftType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. → designed → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. → notableWork → Douglas DC series of airliners ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 → developedFrom → McDonnell Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Pratt & Whitney JT3D → usedOnAircraft → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Olympus → usedInAircraft → Douglas DC-8 (testbed) ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Convair 880 → competitor → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Convair 990 Coronado → competedWith → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-10 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-20 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-30 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-40 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-50 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-60 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-61 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-62 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-63 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → DC-8-70 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-7 → successor → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
B-47 Stratojet → influenced → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Olympic Airways → fleetType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Flying Tigers Line → operatedAircraftType → McDonnell Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Pratt & Whitney JT3C → introducedFor → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney JT3C → poweredAircraft → Douglas DC-8-10 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
CP Air → fleetType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Caledonian Airways → fleetType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Bristol Britannia → successor → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. → notableWork → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
subject linked to: Donald
World Airways → operatedAircraftType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
JT3D → usedOnAircraft → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
JT3D → usedOnVariantOf → Douglas DC-8-50 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
JT3D → usedOnVariantOf → Douglas DC-8-61 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
JT3D → usedOnVariantOf → Douglas DC-8-62 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
JT3D → usedOnVariantOf → Douglas DC-8-63 ⓘ
linked to: Douglas DC-8
Aviaco → operatedAircraftType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ