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.

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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
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DC-8-30
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DC-8-40
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DC-8-50
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DC-8-60
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DC-8-61
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DC-8-62
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DC-8-63
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DC-8-70
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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

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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