Wow, a DC-8-72, more rare than its Super 70 brothers, -71 and -73. Maybe because it is shorter than those brothers, this one looks really modern, the most modern-looking DC-8 I have seen. It looks fresh, very nice. Even though this one's previous owner (ATI) is based just 25 miles from me, I never got around to seeing it live when it was in service there. So thanks for letting me see it in action on this video now!
Had a chance to fly on many DC-8's back in the 60's and 70's. Fantastic plane. I actually still have a Swissair blanket from about 1968 or '69. Saved some in-flight maps they used to give out to passengers back in the day.
DC-8's with cfm's are quite powerful birds. Those engines are a lot more powerful than the original design low bypass engines and ive read pilots say its like a hot rod. The manual flying guys love mixed with strong powerplants, love it.
Really hope that after her flying days are over she would end up preserved in Finland. N782SP was originally delivered to Finnair as OH-LFT and was the first Finnish plane in transatlantic service.
You Europeans are going to end up with a nice collection of classic airliners. I used to see the Breitling Connie when it was in Dominican Republic in the 1980's.
Agree and also I noticed the nose has been modified and it doesn't have those distinctive inlets at the front as they aren't needed with the modern engines. Still nice to see flying though
IlliotL - CBGSpotter: Not a pitty she has new engines, because there were five versions of the DC-8 and the first two had engines that were purely jet but the next three had low bypass turbo jet fans....But both kinds are very fuel inefficient by todays standards and that's why they have new engines....However there are a number of a DC-8 aircrafts still flying to this day, but only as cargo aircrafts. And you will notice they have been re-fitted with high bypass turbofan engines for fuel efficiency.
Actually, that's a DC8-72, which had CFM56 engines by default. The CFM56 is the same type of engine used on the Boeing 737, the Airbus A320 series, and the shorter versions of the Airbus A340.
It’s a Super 70. Basically a super 60 that has had his PT3D engines swapped for CFM56 in order to meet new noise regulations. Those new engines greatly improved the capabilities of the DC8.
Because it had four week engines originally so I presumed when they put these new ones on they put on four as well so it's more powerful and not just the same thing
NO TABOOS: There are several DC-8s flying to this very days but only as cargo transport aircrafts and don't have the old slender kinds of engines, they have been re-fitted with high bypass turbo fans for fuel efficiency.
