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 ...

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 ...

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s DC-8 aircraft will fly over the Central Valley as part of a collaborative scientific research mission. Valley residents might be able to catch a glimpse ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The world’s first and largest flying science laboratory, the historic NASA DC-8 aircraft, now has a permanent home with Idaho State University’s Aircraft Maintenance Program after the federal ...