Douglas DC-8

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The Douglas DC-8 is a long-range, narrow-body jet airliner introduced in the late 1950s that became one of the early mainstays of commercial jet aviation.

All labels observed (14)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jet airliner ⓘ
long-range airliner ⓘ
narrow-body airliner ⓘ
aircraftCategory civil transport aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial aluminum alloy ⓘ
cabinConfiguration single-aisle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 3 ⓘ
designedToCompeteWith Boeing 707 ⓘ
developedFrom Douglas DC-7 ⓘ
surface form: Douglas DC-7 (conceptual lineage)
engineType turbofan ⓘ
turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Delta Air Lines ⓘ
United Airlines ⓘ
era early jet age ⓘ
firstFlight 1958-05-30 ⓘ
firstOperator Delta Air Lines ⓘ
United Airlines ⓘ
fuselageType narrow-body ⓘ
hasVariant Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-10

Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-20

Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-30

Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-40

Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-50

Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-60

Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-61

Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-62

Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-63

Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DC-8-70
introduced 1959 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 151000 kg ⓘ
notableFeature one of the first generation of jet airliners ⓘ
stretched fuselage variants among the longest airliners of their time ⓘ
numberBuilt 556 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
pressurizedCabin yes ⓘ
primaryUse cargo transport ⓘ
commercial passenger transport ⓘ
productionEnd 1972 ⓘ
productionStart 1958 ⓘ
range over 9000 km ⓘ
role medium- to long-range airliner ⓘ
status outOfProduction ⓘ
successor McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventionalTail ⓘ
topSpeed over 870 km/h ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 140 ⓘ
189 ⓘ
usedAs aerial refueling aircraft (modified) ⓘ
freighter ⓘ
military transport ⓘ
usedBy Air Canada ⓘ
Air France ⓘ
Alitalia ⓘ
Delta Air Lines ⓘ
Iberia ⓘ
Japan Airlines ⓘ
surface form: Japan Air Lines

KLM ⓘ
SAS ⓘ
Swissair ⓘ
United Airlines ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Martinair → operatedAircraftType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Eastern Air Lines → fleetType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Conway engine → usedOnAircraft → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Conway
Swissair → operatedAircraftType → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. → designed → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. → notableWork → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas DC series of airliners
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 → developedFrom → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Pratt & Whitney JT3D → usedOnAircraft → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet → usedInAircraft → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Olympus
this entity surface form: Douglas DC-8 (testbed)
Convair 880 → competitor → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Convair 990 Coronado → competedWith → Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-10
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-20
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-30
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-40
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-50
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-60
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-61
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-62
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-63
Douglas DC-8 → hasVariant → Douglas DC-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DC-8-70