Douglas
DC-8-63
Certified for FS2004
Douglas DC-8-63CF / Range 7,008 mi / Max. Cruise
Speed - 596 kts / Pax = 200-269
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Specifications
Cockpit
Crew......................................... 2
Seating Capacity.................................... 251–269 passengers
(coach), 200–212 passengers (mixed)
Length.................................................. 187 ft 4 in
(57.10 m)
Wingspan............................................. 148 ft 5 in
(45.24 m)
Height.................................................. 43 ft 0 in
(13.11 m)
MTOW (Max-Take-off Weight)................ 275,000 lb (137.5 tons)
Service Ceiling...................................... 36,000 ft
Range (Full Payload)..................................... 7,008 miles
Engines.............4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 turbofans,
19,000 lb (84.51 kN) each
Total Produced ................. 556
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ROLE
The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined narrow-body passenger
commercial jet
airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
Launched later than the competing Boeing 707, the DC-8 nevertheless
established
Douglas in a strong position in the airliner market, and remained in
production
until 1972 when it began to be superseded by much larger designs,
including
the DC-10 and Boeing 747. The DC-8 design allowed it to hold slightly more
cargo than the 707. Dozens of re-engined examples remain in freighter
service
to this day, while commercial 707 service had largely ended by 2000.
In April 1965, Douglas announced belated fuselage stretches
for the DC-8 with
three new models known as the Super Sixties. The DC-8 program had
been in
danger of closing with fewer than 300 aircraft sold, but the Super Sixties
brought
fresh life to it. By the time production ceased in 1972, 262 of the stretched
DC-8s
had been made. With the ability to seat 269 passengers, the DC-8 Series 61
and 63
had the largest passenger-carrying capacity available. That remained
so until the Boeing 747 arrived in 1970.