Sixty-seven years ago today, the Douglas DC-8 soared into the skies for the first time, marking a bold step into the jet age. On May 30, 1958, test pilot Arnold G. Heimerdinger guided the sleek new ...

The DC-8 stands out in a unique position; it was initially developed as a USAF tanker for air-to-air refueling, allowing other aircraft to have more extended range, speeds exceeding 600 MPH (966 ...

Pour one out for NASA’s large flying laboratory, an old and hardworking DC-8 aircraft that the space and aeronautics agency just retired. The plane came into the world in 1969, the same year ...

It will be replaced by a B777-200. On Apr. 1, 2024, NASA’s DC-8 aircraft, registration N817NA, completed its final mission and landed at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale ...

Thanks to a donation from the federal government, the historic NASA DC-8 aircraft, known for its decades of scientific missions, officially landed at Pocatello Regional Airport on Wednesday ...

Credit: Matt Hartman NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 when it was delivered to Idaho State University in Pocatello, where it will ...

The event will showcase aircraft, crews and organizations that provide aid during global emergencies. Highlights include the last U.S.-registered DC-8, owned by Samaritan’s Purse and a field ...