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The DC-8: The 1st Douglas Jetpowered Passenger Plane
Post-1945, Douglas Aircraft Corporation acknowledged an opportunity to meet the high demand for airline aircraft by recognizing the future of commercial flying in jet-powered aircraft following ...
Smithsonian Magazine2 年
I Was There: When the DC-8 Went Supersonic
Edwards took Douglas DC-8-43 no. N9604Z for a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The aircraft exceeded Mach 1—the only intentional supersonic flight by an airliner other than ...
CBS News1 年
NASA retires last U.S. DC-8 aircraft with final flyover in South Bay
The McDonnell-Douglas DC-8 was first flown in 1958 and originally designed to be a military aerial refueling tanker, but once the Douglas Aircraft Company lost the military tanker contract to then ...
Aviation Week1 年
NASA's DC-8 Flies Into Retirement
Acquired by NASA in 1985, the DC-8 was used on 158 science campaigns. Credit: Matt Hartman NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 when ...
Aviation Week1 年
NASA Lauds ASIA-AQ Mission DC-8’s Ability To Assess Air Quality
An array of instruments on the DC-8 help it determine specifics about air quality characteristics. Credit: Chen Chuanren/AW&ST Nearly 55 years since its first flight, NASA’s McDonnell Douglas DC ...