This Day in Aviation History
May 30th, 1958
First flight of the Douglas DC-8.
 
The Douglas DC-8 (also known as the McDonnell Douglas DC-8) is a four-engine long-range narrow-body jet airliner built from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Launched after the competing Boeing 707, the DC-8 nevertheless kept Douglas in a strong position in the airliner market, and remained in production until 1972 when it began to be superseded by larger wide-body designs, including the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The DC-8’s design allowed it a slightly larger cargo capacity than the 707 and some re-engined DC-8s are still in use as freighters….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Douglas DC-8: http://gstv.us/1X3P588
 
YouTube, Douglas Aircraft Company Jetliners – The 1958 DC-8 Public Relations Introduction: http://gstv.us/1X3OWBz
 
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