That was part of the excitement of arriving at the airport: hearing the loud takeoffs, seeing the exhaust of the four engines during takeoff, and the smell of burning jet fuel!
What a magnificent machine!! For years in the 90s I worked at MIA in an old warehouse in the NW corner, close to the runway, and '8s of all religions (mostly 50s and 60s) shared the ramps with TAL's DC6s and a few DC3s and Convair twins.. what a great time...
Good. I’m glad they sound like that. Better for the passengers and people who live near airports. Just because something is loud doesn’t mean it’s good.
@tolaviator - I flew on a UAL DC-8 back in 1972 on a family vacation out west. Nice planes. Used to see them all the time flying in and out of PHL (Philadelphia International). I live in South Jersey and the flight paths go right over where I grew up.
Longest flight I ever made was on a DC-8. International Air Bahama (a division of Icelandic Airways) used to fly them from Nassau, Bahamas to Luxembourg. I made that trip in 1969, with a brief stopover in Shannon, Ireland on the return flight.
Quite an awesome video indeed! That is a good ol-fashioned four-engine jet making its way down the runway. It looks like it hasn't lost a step and still has it where it counts! Great job!
FLEW ON THE DC8 MANY TIMES IN THE 60S THRU EARLY 80S ,GREAT AIRPLANE! THATS WHEN FLYING WAS A JOY AND SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. A PERSON 40 YEARS OLD TODAY DOESN"T KNOW HOW FLYING USE TO BE. YOU HAD A MEAL,,TWO FREE BAGS BELOW DECK,OVER 60 US AIRLINES TO CHOOSE FROM,PLUS THE STEWS HAD THE SHORTEST UNIFORMS,
@tolaviator Well this plane is a DC-8-63CF convertible freighter - was a passenger plane at one point for IcelandAir, N806WA. It's really been around the block, spent time with Air Algerie, World Airways charters, delivered to Atlantis in 1970 as D-ADIZ.
@ddechamp71 Thanks for the nice comment. It is a pleasure still seeing the DC8 flying daily here at TOL. I just wish I had taken the opportunity to ride on one before they all went out of pax service
@tolaviator Thank you. That's what I kind of thought since I didn't see any windows on the side of the plane. I should of figured that out myself. Thanks again!
I flew as a first officer on both the DC-8/61CF and the DC-8/63CF; the 61 used JT3D-3B engines we could get 17,000 lbs thrust on a standard day with MGTOW of 328,000 cargo flights or 325,000 for passenger flights. The 63 series used the JT3D-7 rated at 18,500 lbs thrust; MGTOW cargo 355,000 pax flights 353,000, the difference in range and takeoff was quite significant between the two. We could get the fuel flow down to about 12,000 lbs an hour. The DC-8/62 (series 50 fuselage with 63 wings and engines) was a non stretch MGTOW same as the 63 it was a real long range plane, however I never flew one. We frequently cruised at 485 KTS, M.85 at 35,000 ft to 37,000 ft. Some O-rings and gaskets for hydraulics and fuel systems are the same as the DC-6, DC-7 and DC-9. Makes sense logistically.
Hi Gary, was the DC-8 61/63 easy to fly? I heard that especially with crosswinds that the aircraft was difficult to handle. I am curious about your experience !
@Vintagesansui800 Those are JT3D's. Only the very oldest DC-8's had JT4A'S in them, like the 21 series. JT4's were pure turbojets which were phased out of airliners pretty early. The increased power and fuel economy of turbofans were the future. Nothing sounds better than JT3D's at full power!
@pjotrtje0NL You are refering to re-engined DC-8's correct? CFM-56's are a perfect match for upgrading the DC-8 just as for the 707 series, a match made in heaven. KC-135 pilots and crew love 'em too.
@andresrodrigoescobar Yes, they did, at Long Beach, Boeing continued the DC-9 design (shorter fuselage then the MD series) with a different engine and tail cone to the '9, and it was called the Boeing 717. But they rolled the last of them off the line in 2005 and closed it down, sadly, 70 something years of history came to a close. I hope part of the plant is kept as a heritage site, along with the famous landmark 'DC Jets' neon sign.
@Starfish99100 Maybe you're right. But from a pilot standpoint I cannot say, as I've never flown the 707.... I've some experience on some other Boeing products (that I find wonderful) but not the 707.
@Michael55443 LOL yeah it's just annoying I cant make whatever it is go away. Fortunately it doesnt show up most of the time but it does more when I take video
dc 8-62 dc8-63 are the best one airplaine the designe the engine and most important the sound was magnificent very fast plaine to use on long distance flight lbunita avion ever this plane they most keep it in a revolucion museum of aviacion
JT3D-7 turbofans standard on both DC-8-62 and DC-8-63 models such as this one here. The "Short 8's" ( like the '62' ) looked better than the "stretch" models like this '63'. Earlier models had the JT4D turbojets and looked nice.
Well, the DC8s stuck around a long time after it's prime competitor the 707 went the way of the dinosaurs -- especially the ones converted to CFM56 power. MD did themselves in with a lack of product evolution. After the DC9 and DC10, there really weren't anything new from Douglas/MD. The MD80/90s were basically re-engined DC9s. The MD-11s were basically a stretched DC-10. The A330 and the B777 allowed Airbus and Boeing to catch the ETOPS wave. A320 and 777NG ate up the single aisle market. Sad.
The DC-8 basically had the exact same fuselage as the DC-9 except for the tails, wings, and engines. It had the same type of landing gear design as the DC-10-10 series. It retracts in the exact same manner. The main gear starts retracting right as the gear doors drop down. Likewise, the 707, 727, and 737 shared roughly the same fuselage except for the tails, engines, and wings.
@jaffacake1578 The design of this aircraft goes back to the 1950's. Jet engines of that period did not produce as much thrust nor were they as reliable as they are today. ETOPS (see Wikipedia) regulations would not allow twin engine jets to fly more than so many minutes on one engine, should the other fail.
"More style and grace." That's a strange way of saying "83 hull-loss crashes and over 2,200 deaths." For some odd reason you Americans seem to love planes that crash and kill people.
@@Felamine oh please the DC-8 along with the 707 were a whole new type of aircraft so yeah there would be mistakes, but that's how everyone learns so air travel can be as safe as possible. Also knock it off with the "Americans" shtick the Comet also fell in the category because it was a new type of aircraft
The DC 9 did NOT share the same fuselage as the DC 8. The 9 was narrower with 3/2 seating. The 8 had a wider 3/3 seating. The Boeings did however share the same fuselage.
