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U. S.
Military Aircraft DC-8 Series 50 Photo by SIRPA/Air
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The DV-8 was designed and developed in parallel with the Boeing 707, as a very similar machine with swept tail surface, a low set swept wing carrying four turbojet in under slung nacelles, and a slender fuselage. In commercial terms the DC-8 was not as successful was the model 707, and total production was 556 in six variants. The most numerous of these were the DC-8 Super Sixty in three sub variants These totaled 263 aircraft and in the early 1980s 110 of them were upgraded to DC-8 Series 70 standard with CFM International CFM56 turbofan engines. Only a small number of DC-8s have interred military service as transport and it few cases, electronic platform. France is a typical of these operators, its air force operating five DC-8-33, DC-8-55F and DC-862-CF aircraft for VIP transport and signals intelligence. Peru has two DC-8-62CF transport. Spain one DC-8-52 VIPs transport, and Thailand one DC-8-CF transport. |
TECHNICAL DATA
| Description | Specifications |
| Manufacturer: Douglas | Length: 150 ft. 6 in. |
| First Flight: May 1958 | Height: 43 ft 4 in. |
| Model: Series 50 | Wing Span: 142 ft 5 in. |
| Crew: Four / Five | Wing Area: 2,883.0 sq. ft. |
| Nickname: | Empty Weight: 132,325 lb. |
| Basic Role: Transport & Utility | Max. Weight: 315,000 lb. |
| Other
Versions:DC-8 Series 10 to Series 50
five variants characterized by different engine types including the 17,500-lb
thrust Pratt & Whitney JT4A-11/12 turbojets in Series 30 and JT3D turbofans
in the Series 50
DC-8 Super Sixty stretched model, and DC-8 Series 70 super Sixty series aircraft reneged with CFM56 turbofans. |
Payload: Up to 189 passengers or 46,500 lb. of freight. |
| Principal User: France, Peru, Spain, and Thailand. |
Propulsion |
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Performance |
Power Plant: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3 turbofans. |
| Range: 5,720 miles. | Horsepower: 18,000-lb. thrust. |
| Max. Speed: 579 mph. | No. Of Engines: Four |
| Ceiling: 35,000 ft. | |
| Climb Rate: |