InFlight 200 – McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F , N779FT Flying Tigers ‚JumboJet‘

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- sběratelský model letadla McDonnell Douglas DC-8 1/200
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                       McDonnell Douglas DC-8

Douglas DC-8 (známý i jako McDonnell Douglas DC-8) je americký čtyřmotorový proudový úzkotrupý dopravní letoun pro střední a dlouhé tratě. Šlo o první proudové letadlo od společnosti Douglas Aircraft. Výroba probíhala v letech 1958 až 1972, přičemž se vyrobilo 556 kusů letadel tohoto typu. DC

The Douglas DC-8 (also known as the McDonnell Douglas DC-8) is an American 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kept Douglas in a strong position in the airliner market, and remained in production until 1972 when it began to be superseded by larger wide-body designs, including the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.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.

DC-8 Series 62:

• DC-8 Series 63: The “Super DC-8” Series 63 was the final new-build variant and entered service in June 1968. It had the long fuselage of the -61, the aerodynamic refinements and increased fuel capacity of the -62 and 19,000 lb (85.1 kN) JT3D-7 engines.This allowed a maximum takeoff weight of 350,000 pounds (158,760 kg).Like the -62, the Series 63 was also available as a cargo door equipped -63CF or all cargo -63AF. The freighters had a further increase in Maximum Take Off Weight to 355,000 pounds (161,030 kg). Eastern Airlines bought six -63PFs with the strengthened floor of the freighters but no cargo door. Production included 41 DC-8-63s, 53 -63CF, 7 -63AF, and 6 -63PFs.The Flying Tiger Line was a major early customer for the DC-8-63F.

McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor formed by the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967. Between then and its own merger with Boeing in 1997, it produced a number of well-known commercial and military aircraft such as the DC-10 airliner and F-15 Eagle air-superiority fighter.

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Flying Tiger Line

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IATA ICAO Callsign FT* FTL* TIGER*
Founded	1945
Commenced operations	1945
Ceased operations	1989 (merged into FedEx Express)
Headquarters	Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States