Aircraft family
DC-8 family
DC-8 family covers passenger / freighter aircraft in the McDonnell Douglas / Douglas portfolio. The entry is imported from the McDonnell Douglas / Lockheed / Bombardier technical workbook and organized by family and derivative variant.
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Overview
DC-8 family covers passenger / freighter aircraft in the McDonnell Douglas / Douglas portfolio. The entry is imported from the McDonnell Douglas / Lockheed / Bombardier technical workbook and organized by family and derivative variant.
Advantages
- Four-engine low-wing jetliner layout
- Swept wing optimized for long-range jet cruise
- Super 60/70 stretch and re-engine evolution
Limitations
- Four-engine maintenance and fuel-cost penalty
- Narrow cabin cross-section compared with later widebodies
- Older flight deck and systems compared with later ETOPS twins
- Early engines had high noise and fuel burn
- Passenger market economics declined against 767/A300/A310
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Identification
Detailed identification notes are being prepared for this entry.
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Aircraft line
FamilyDC-8 family
Explore models
DC-8-10Engine family: 4 × Pratt & Whitney JT3CView entryDC-8-20Engine family: 4 × Pratt & Whitney JT4AView entryDC-8-30Engine family: 4 × Pratt & Whitney JT4AView entryDC-8-40Engine family: 4 × Rolls-Royce ConwayView entryDC-8-50Engine family: 4 × Pratt & Whitney JT3DView entryDC-8-61Engine family: 4 × JT3DView entryDC-8-62Engine family: 4 × JT3DView entryDC-8-63Engine family: 4 × JT3DView entryDC-8-71Engine family: 4 × CFM56-2View entryDC-8-72Engine family: 4 × CFM56-2View entryDC-8-73Engine family: 4 × CFM56-2View entry
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Technical notes
Technical notes
- Four-engine low-wing jetliner layout
- Swept wing optimized for long-range jet cruise
- Super 60/70 stretch and re-engine evolution
- CFM56 re-engining on -70 series improved noise and fuel burn
- Strong later-life freighter utility
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Related photography
More photographs of this family will appear here as they are catalogued.
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