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The
popular DC-8 first flew in 1958 and entered service in
1959...a full year behind Boeing's 707. Douglas, which had
dominated the airline business in the early 1950's, gave Boeing the
opening needed to take the lead in the airliner business.
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Douglas DC-8s have more recently been converted to
freighters with more efficient hi-bypass turbofans.
A single DC-8 was used by the US Navy
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| Specifications
(DC-8 Series 50) |
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 | Type: Commercial |
| Seats: 144 (typical) |
| Engines: four 18,000 lb (80 kN) thrust
Pratt & Whitney JT3D3 turbofans |
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