DC-8 DC-8 Family The DC-8 is one of the earliest jet-powered commercial passenger aircraft. In the decade following its maiden flight, the DC-8 established commercial transport world records for speed, altitude, distance and payload. From its inception, the four-engine DC-8 embodied advanced aerodynamic and structural concepts, as well as internal systems designed for maximum service ...

DC-9 Specifications DC-9 Family The DC-9 was designed specifically to operate from short runways and on short- to medium-range routes so that the speed, comfort and reliability of jet transportation could be extended to hundreds of communities previously served only by propeller-driven airliners. Smaller than the DC-8, the trim DC-9 has a distinctive high-level horizontal stabilizer atop the ...

Vintage Douglas DC-8 advertising and photos ...