Douglas DC-8
airliner family
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Summary
Douglas DC-8 is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 10,356 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #213 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United Airlines[3], Scandinavian Airlines[4], Südflug International[5], Swissair[6], Alitalia[7], Finnair[8], KLM[9], Union de Transports Aériens[10], Iberia[11], German Cargo[12], Canadian Pacific Air Lines[13]
- Manufacturer: Douglas[14], McDonnell Douglas[15]
- Developer: Douglas[16]
- Subclass of: narrow-body quadjet airliner[17], airliner[18]
- Has use: commercial aviation[19]
- Commons category: Douglas DC-8[20]
- Country of origin: United States[21]
- Powered by: JT3D-3B[22]
- First flight: May 30, 1958[23]
- Service entry: September 18, 1959[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Douglas DC-8[25]
- Commons gallery: Douglas DC-8[26]
- Total produced: 556[27]
- Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[28], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[29]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[30]
- Wing configuration: low wing[31]
- Length: 57.04 m[32], 45.87 m[33]
- Height: 13 m[34]
- Wingspan: 45.24 m[35], 43.41 m[36]
- Maximum operating altitude: 9150 m[37]
Why It Matters
Douglas DC-8 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]