Manufacturer: | McDonnell Douglas |
Country: | United States of America |
First flight: | 30 May 1958 |
Production ended: | 1972 |
Production total: | 556 |
Series: | DC-8-11: Original production model
DC-8-12: -11 with new wingtips and leading-edge slots DC-8-20: -12 with JT4A-3 engines DC-8-30: new engines, increase in fuel capacity and strengthened fuselage and landing gear. DC-8-40: -30 with Rolls-Royce Conway 509 turbofan engines DC-8-50: Short-fuselage DC-8 with JT3D engines DC-8-61: 11.20 m stretch of -55; for high capacity and medium range. DC-8-62: 2 m stretch of -55; for long range DC-8-63: fuselage of -61 with increased fuel capacity of the -62 DC-8-71: Conversion of -61 with CFM56-2 high-bypass turbofans DC-8-73: Conversion of -63 with CFM56-2 high-bypass turbofans |
Propulsion: | 4 jet engines |
Maximum number of passengers: | 280 |
Maximum take-off mass: | 158760 kg |
ICAO Mass group: | 4 |
Design Service Objective: | 25000 flights |
Design Service Objective: | 50000 flight hours |
Design Service Objective: | 20 years |