Douglas DC-8 - the first Douglas jet airliner

[@hbpirate9023]

My first job after high school was working for Douglas on DC8s. My job was crawling inside the wings and seal the fuel tanks.

[@watershed44]

@hbpirate Thanks for your hard work. That must be a darn hard and potentially dangerous job. It's amazing to me that the general public are rarely aware of all the hard and dangerous work required to produce these miracles of engineering. I wish the guys in the trenches received more exposure to the public, which they absolutely deserve.

[@underwaterdick]

I can't imagine having that as a full time job! I am an aircraft engineer who has done my fair share of tank diving, but at least it wasn't too often. The development of rival aircraft throughout history is a fascinating subject, still happening today in the commercial market with Boeing V Airbus and their different approach to the same product.

[@johnvarney5740]

I also worked on aircraft such as the 747-100 and 737, assembling the flight control systems and fuel systems

[@DiamondAviator4]

That doesn’t sound fun.

[@1marcelfilms]

wagie wagie get in the wing

[@Rodgerball]

9,500 hours of DC-8 time in my logbook. Flew the -54.-55,-61,-62,-63,-71& the mighty -73 around the world. Almost all are gone now. Lots of great memories. You did not get a DC-8 type rating, you got a search warrant. Searching for all of the different locations that Douglas put the switches and gauges and controls according to the desires of the particular airline that originally ordered the aircraft.

[@martin.B777]

Must have been fun flying in the golden age of aviation, although less safe! Is it true that DC8 didn't have an APU? Why and what were the consequences?

[@georgemurphy2579]

Douglas was famous for its prop planes .... none like them! Pilots loved the Electras, so I'm told. Boeing is number one in the jetliner industry.... IMHO. Hats off to you for your accomplishments as a pilot!!!

[@Rodgerball]

Martin R. Only 1 DC- 8 I flew had an APU. It used to be Adnan Khashoggi’s private plane for his arms dealings. Another time we were flying N870TV, a former Transamerica -73 (no apu) with 250 live sheep (breeding stock) from Hobart, Tasmania to Stanley, Falkland Islands via Tahiti and Easter Island. While on the ground in Papaette, during crew rest, both FBO provided auxiliary air conditioning carts overheated and failed in the 90 degree South Pacific heat. The unsheared sheep began to overheat and the accompanying veterinarian said that unless we could get the sheep back up to altitude and into cooler air most would succumb to heatstroke. Out of crew rest we came, sleep deprived and red eyed and launched to Easter Island. Argentina would not then allow an aircraft to fly through its airspace with a Falkands Island destination so we had to fly north over Bolivia and refuel in Montevideo before heading south over the Atlantic into the Falklands.

[@martin.B777]

Kent Krizman Poor sheep and crew, but those were some impressive/beautiful destinations. Thank you for the interesting story, Kent!

[@deeremeyer1749]

I smell manure oozing from every part of your career "narrative" but its BULLSHIT rather than SHEEP SHIT.

[@georgem9708]

I was 5 years old in 1958. My dad took us to watch the maiden flight of the DC 8. Will never forget it.

[@DiamondAviator4]

My grandparents remember such times. However my grandad who worked in aviation passed in 2021 from heart failure.

[@Kevin_747]

I loved flying the DC8. I flew many different models. 55, 61, 62, 63 and the 73. The 62's I flew were ex MGM Grand and had APU's. The 63 was the model I flew the most. Flew many types in my 38 year career but will always have fond memories of the DC8.

[@drpando]

Freakin best review I’ve ever heard about the dc-8. Speaker is more articulate than most American born hosts I’ve ever heard. And English is obviously not his first language. Amazing narration my brother. Fantastic. Keep’m coming.

[@DC8Combi]

The Douglas DC-8 was an awesome piece of engineering which had a long service life. She was the first aircraft I worked on and I've had the pleasure of flying in her cockpit. There were very few combi aircraft but quite a few DC-8 Combi's and they ran around the world never letting their customers down.

[@thomasbelmont810]

In 1973, at age 16, my first time in an airplane was a United DC-8 from Denver to N.Y. It was a thrill in every way; I wish I could fly in one again.

[@DiamondAviator4]

I wish I could’ve flown on some of these old legends myself.

[@DiamondAviator4]

I’m not old enough to remember the era but it seemed amazing.

[@mahmoudelshaer6786]

Another masterpiece from the best reviewer, keep it up my friend

[@bastarddoggy]

In the early 1990's I loaded a lot of packages on UPS DC-8's that started off as airliners and were converted to freighters. They held 18 air containers and pushing that last short one all the way to the back of the cabin was a long shove. They had four belly compartments. I spent some quality time loading and unloading those, too. They required a tail stand on the rear because those fuselages were so long. The last container position was so far aft of the main gear that too much weight in back would lift the nose off the ground. Weight and balance on aircraft is always important, but the DC-8's seemed a lot more sensitive than some other planes we loaded. It was fun to stand on the ramp when they started the engines. They did not have APUs, so they needed big huffer carts to get the engines turning. Once the fuel lit off you could feel the rumble in your chest. I got to marshall them in to their parking spots on a lot of cold early mornings. It's fun to wave a couple of flashlights at a plane that big.

[@theenzoferrari458]

YEET!

[@duartecunha9779]

Worldways Canada Flew 4 DC -8 that previously belonged to CP Air, worked in them for 5 Years how I miss those tail strikes when seated for takeoff in the rear jump seat.Thanks for bringing back memories of the 5 best years of my life.

[@Iowarail]

We put an APU in a DC-8 at Lockheed in SC in 1990. Plane belonged to the US Gov. one of the spook outfits, I think it was the NSA if I remember correctly.

[@coyotegrad-collectables]

I worked for U.P.S. it the late 1990's in Ontario California. I hated loading the DC-8. Once I heard the company was retiring them, I shed a tear lol

[@bastarddoggy]

@@coyotegrad-collectables it's true, the rollers were always beat to hell in the -8s.. That made moving those cans hard and caused them to go crooked sometimes and get jammed up. I got spoiled before we loaded -8s we had brand new 757s. Those things loaded smooth as glass. But I had more fun than anything operating the K-Loader. It was like playing a video game and much better than pushing/pulling cans.

[@jivefx]

I was first an FE on the DC-8. I flew for Fine Air. Great bird and very fast workhorse!

[@DiamondAviator4]

Dang. Wish I could’ve been an engineer on one of these. Though I prefer Boeing 707/727.

[@timothycook2917]

I always found the DC-8's to be a bit more attractive than the 707's

[@DeLiverpool]

I could not agree more, oh absolutely, except where you say DC-8 I would say 707 and vice versa.

[@IgnoredAdviceProductions]

The 707s had a better nose.

[@theart8039]

It was very noisy as far as I remember

[@gooner72]

@@theart8039 the 707 was pretty noisy as well, engine design back then wasn't plagued by the eco problems they face now.

[@barracuda7018]

Yes it was, I flew Swissair planes long time ago, they were magnificent. The latest version could fly flow Capetown SA to London non stop..

[@vytautasvaicys8745]

As always, thank you, Sky! The most original and the most informative of KZbin.

[@SkyshipsEng]

You are welcome)

[@vytautasvaicys8745]

​@@SkyshipsEng I've seen your subscriber count grow, and I hope it will continue exponentially. Based on your quality, I would say yours should easily have 10x the number of loyal followers :)

[@trash4cash454]

@@vytautasvaicys8745 over 1000000 subs Sky!

[@jeffpalmer5502]

I flew on a DC-8 twice as a child. Once to Copenhagen, Stopped in Greenland for fuel. And to Washington Dc. Good video!

[@backfromcuba]

was it loud?

[@frankgaleon5124]

Interesting experience

[@Hamsaviews]

Loved the video, especially a statement you made towards the end "Time has no mercy" Indeed, well said !

[@christoohunders5316]

Back in the seventies i flew on a charter DC-8-6 of Air Bahama between Luxembourg and Nassau with a stop for fuel in Shannon. Although it was a cheap chartered flight, I was offered tons of games to play with (I was 7), and the staff was very friendly. Thank you for your great videos.

[@densealloy]

1:40 absolutely one of your best scripts, yet. Well put and properly descriptive..that being said overall this video is fantastic. Thanks for a another great video.

[@thegeneralbenjamin9518]

My Favorite 4 engine plane. Also when Douglas was Douglas.

[@patricklipski1662]

I remember in 1969 living near O'HARE seeing a delta stretch 8 or series 63 .. it was so beautiful landing and so low over our house

[@livinginvancouverbc2247]

That was thoroughly enjoyable. I was born in Toronto in 1960. Our home was 5 miles (8 kms) from Toronto International Airport. The flight path was directly over our house. I mean, absolutely 90 degrees vertical overhead at about 1,500 feet (460 M) On busy days, we could see five planes in the air; one overhead, two approaching our house and two leaving. They flew in either direction, but most often East to West. By far, the DC-8 was the most common plane. But they were really loud. When the DC-8 Stretch came out, people started complaining to the airport. The dishes were rattling off the shelves, dogs would howl, children would cry. Not joking. A few dozen of those over your head, every day, you've had enough. I remember one night when I was a small child. Must've been a serious emergency landing. It was the middle of the night, 3 AM-ish when I woke up hearing a jet approaching. It got louder and louder and LOUDER AND FUCKING LOUDER , my parents came rushing into my bedroom and the plane passed over the engines screaming in a way we'd never heard. Must've been less than a hundred feet over hour house, in the middle of the night. To say the house shook is a fucking understatement. Mom, my brother and I were crying and furious until my Dad said "Stop crying! Imagine what those people on that airplane are going through!" Your video brought back a childhood memory I had almost totally forgotten.

[@miaflyer2376]

So what was built first? The airport or your house? Do tell.

[@paulclare5477]

Same here, 5 miles from Manchester Airport. 1980’s. Dc-8s used for cargo, screaming in over our house. Good memories lol

[@Markle2k]

@@miaflyer2376 The jet airliner came last

[@livingdonor7774]

Flew on many stretched Delta DC-8's. Loved them. They looked awesome on the ramp as well.

[@sallindia3058]

I remember back in 1973 as a 10 year old aviation buff flying to Italy on Capitol International Aiways super 62 model. It was 2:00 am somewhere over the North Atlantic and Captain invited me into cockpit.He tilted the plane to the left and pointed out to me the lights of a freighter ship down below.My favorite jet of all time.Loved those scoops on the nose.Saw one 3 months ago coming into LAX.

[@drews591]

Thank you for doing Douglas! Made my morning better!

[@margarita8442]

was a great source of comfort when the non-smoking sign went off -- and everyone would light up and relax !!!!

[@pumpkindog1]

Well done video. I flew the 54, 55, 61, 62, 63, 71, and 73 a total of 17 years. When it was converted to the 70 series it became a great airplane. The CFM engines and the PACKs fixed the biggest problems. I got off of it and was very happy to say I got off before I hit a nacelle or a tail skid. It was a challenging airplane to fly well.

[@augusth2212]

Yes, Another Marathon for McDonald Douglas Company. Thanks For A Great Job Skyships.

[@jakobole]

Always loved the look of that bird :)

[@laurence4282]

As a former engineer of SNECMA (now SAFRAN) I can add that it was the DC8 reengined program with the CFM56 engines (CFM is a joint venture between Snecma and GE launched in 1974) which saved the CFM56 from cancellation in 1979 with the first orders from United, Delta and Flying Tigers if I remember correctly. Thanks to this first order CFM flourished and has now equipped more that 9000 BOEING 737 aircraft, 4500 Airbus A320 series aircraft, about 500 reengined KC135 refueling aircraft, 250 Airbus A340 .... Not forgetting the 110 DC8 which were reengined at the beginning!!

[@laurence4282]

Thank you for your feedback. I spent more than 30 years of my life working on the CFM and I remember that it always was a very creative periode for both teams in GE and Snecma in France. Indeed engine removals are rare even on airliners. The figures on the DC8 engines are probably no longer relevant but the trend in reliability initiated on the DC8 CFM engines has continued and today engines stay easily more than 20,000 hours on wing on airliners before first removal for maintenance and the record is at least at 50,000 hours (more than 10 years with 10 hours a day operation 7 days a week).

[@coover65]

Thank you for putting this together. I absolutely love the DC-8; it was THE first jet I flew on (an Air New Zealand/TEAL model from Brisbane to Auckland when I was just a couple of months old. I flew on another ANZ (or the same one) in about 1969. I was only 4, and I remember the windows being bigger than those on the 737-200. That was Melbourne to Christchurch having flown Christchurch to Melbourne Essendon on a Lockheed Electra.

[@vk2ig]

Flying Christchurch to Essendon on a L-188 would've been interesting! I never got to fly on an Electra, but saw them many times in the early 80s when Ansett was operating four of them as freighters.

[@frasermcburney270]

I've flown In all the planes you mention in this post and my favorite was the DC-8 nice seating and a great first class. Many great memories of the DC-8.

[@DoctorShocktor]

First class must have been neat, but the 8 could pack ‘em as tight or tighter into coach as any other spam can. There were some real knee knickers on some.

[@volador2828]

I flew in the DC8 many times, including surinam airways!

[@fingerhorn4]

Excellent video, as always from Skyships.

[@malcolmnicholls2893]

What a great video. This answers many questions I hadn't bothered to ask since seeing these types flying over London when I lived there as a 10 year old. ( now 65) I hadn't realised DC8 was as popular as 707. Now I need to find out about the Convairs. Many thanks.

[@MrGyngve]

Thanks Skyships Eng! You make great vids

[@helmetless]

I love Skyships! Looking forward for more!

[@jashanmalsj]

I used to fly on the Swissair DC-8 a lot in the late 70’s on the Dubai to Geneva route with a ground stop in Dhahran. Great aircraft and memories.

[@Rexag]

Loved the noise...my grandma lived under an approach to Houston Hobby...so loud flew just over the trees...LOVED IT...smoke and noise...Miss it!

[@grahamsawyer831]

despite (because of?) the laconic delivery and pithy comments, I find this series excellent, packing a huge amount into each episode; technical data, historical context, interesting anecdotes and so on. keep up the good work 'Sky'! hugely enjoyable.

[@johnmorris7815]

I flew the DC9 10/32 for 7 glorious years, I loved that jet and when I finally transferred to the B737-300/400/500 I couldn’t believe how agricultural the Boeing was compared to the slick DC9. Luckily I only had to endure 3 years on the 737 before we re-equipped with Airbus A321/320/319 and later the A330-200 which is my personal aircraft of choice for a working pilot, much later I was offered a chance to fly the great B747-400 that I fly now. I would have loved the chance to fly the DC8 and the DC10 as I believe them to be superior to their contemporaries and I would have loved the opportunity to have operated them.

[@VidVwr00]

I flew on one of these in the 1990's on United with the older style engines. The plane was already showing it's age then.

[@jonathanhansen3709]

In 1969 my father’s Naval Career stationed him at Naval Air Station Guam. We flew over in a Pan Am Boeing 707, and back to the States in 1971 in a Douglas DC 8, flown by a contractor service. It was the only time I ever flew on either of these planes. But I was 14 and 16 at the time and impressed by both.

[@brianarbenz7206]

Fine video. Very informative and lively. I flew on one of the final commercial propeller flights in 1964, and also flew on jets during that same trip. I was lucky to be able to compare the two, because jet travel is SO much quieter inside the cabin. I immediately saw why they called them "Whisper Jets."

[@alexanderdeburdegala4609]

I just wanted to say I really enjoy your presentation style and how comprehensive you are with your videos. Thank you!

[@BigElevatorDude707]

Ah. The Douglas DC-8! I remember when I was a kid, in the early 90s. We knew someone who worked for Air Canada! He took us inside an Air Canada Cargo Douglas DC-8! Got to see the cockpit too! I could not remember what aircraft it was later on until doing a small bit of research and asking the man who showed us the plane, clearly it was a Douglas DC-8 series converted into a freighter! Wow! That's how I can get as close to the Boeing 707/720!!! But still... It was an amazing experience! 😊

[@Techriantslite]

fun fact : this is the first supersonic plane.the dc-8 was released before the concorde.dc-8 top speed is mach 1 but its was operated in mach 0.82.

[@Shadowfax-1980]

What a wild time for airliner marketing. The 707 did a barrel roll and the DC-8 broke the sound barrier!

[@DoctorShocktor]

Traveler 1980 Any swept wing jetliner can and probably has broken the sound barrier at some point. They’re very strong and although not recommended or useful in revenue service, usually requiring a bit of a dive as well, it’s not dangerous if you don’t exceed recommended g forces and other control surface limitations.

[@usmale4915]

Your videos are some of the very best on YT! I always learn something from them. Plus you have a great narration voice! So, all in all, thank you for all the difficult work you do to provide such information! You're a real treasure!!

[@joshuav9005]

Your videos are so well researched lol. Great video as always, keep em coming.

[@biponacci]

1:27 nice to see Air Chathams making an appearance in one of your videos!

[@rogerroger6049]

I flew on the DC 8 several times in the 1970's. I've always found it more comforting to know there are 4 engines out there on the wings and not just 2 even though I acknowledge engines of today are far more reliable (ETOPS). Probably the old Irish joke as to how long it will take to get to the destination as engines fail one by one has something to do with it. :)

[@trash4cash454]

It is the Irish joke? Interesting)

[@DoctorShocktor]

Roger Roger yeah, you probably shouldn’t have taken too much comfort. Many four engine jets are looking for a place to land quickly with the loss of only one engine, while today’s twins can maintain altitude on one engine and consider more options even if the planned destination is out. A lot of four engine jets were built to provide extra speed and therefore range, not as a safety factor. See the proliferation of Tri-jets and twins.

[@iamthatguy8207]

Excellent video again!!!!

[@Deepblue744]

This video was very informative. As always, well done!

[@terryboyer1342]

Awesome Sky!

[@postal_the_clown]

9:20 DC-8, which my dad worked on and in the background C-124 which his dad helped build. My life took a different path. And the only Douglas aircraft I've flown in are the 9, 10 and C118.

[@toy2day1]

This is one of your best videos. Congratations.

[@3storiesUp]

Sky ... no-one makes aircraft vids like you mate. Top class. First aircraft I ever flew on was a DC8 [TransAmerica I think] out of Dublin to New York. Wonderful memories. Thank you.

[@redlock4004]

Well done Sky. Thank you.

[@davidolusemo7677]

Great video once again sky.keep up the good work and thank you

[@craigpennington1251]

I did and still do like the DC-8s. I also like the propeller driven airliners. Nothing wrong with then other than being a bit slower. Great footage on this video. Thanks a bunch.

[@RCAvhstape]

One of my family worked for Delta Airlines in the 70s and 80s, and Delta had quite a few DC-8's for a long time, very fun airplane to fly in when I was little. I remember how flexible they were, the wings would flap like a bird and the engines would swing from side to side in turbulent air, but it was a smooth ride in the cabin.

[@dorpie]

Your videos are amazing. Please keep them coming.

[@angelotig]

Excellent presentation!!!

[@SteveBrownRacing]

If anyone else was wondering, it's the DC-8 illustrated in the children's book 'Are you my mother' when the bird thinks a plane is it's mother.

[@ddoyle11]

I love these videos! Well researched, well made, and nicely presented. Thank you!

[@Walking_Death]

15:18 the Air New Zealand DC-8 52 line number 328 was registered as ZK-NZD delivered in 1968 and was converted to a freighter in 1981. I started an apprenticeship as an AME with Air NZ in 1980 and remember working on NZD right up until it left the fleet in the very late 80's

[@DiamondAviator4]

Dang dude. You lucky man.

[@BrokebackBob]

Superb episode! Quality unsurpassed! Bravo!

[@diegosanchez5900]

another superb video! Like how you focus on a plane but also include competitors and context in an easy but not poor way, much of youtube lack on this. Wont ask for any specific plane cause the one you choose will be interesting. Please, keep it this way

[@jlgarau]

Excellent video, grateful !

[@trevorhart545]

Very good choice of aircraft. In the UK many were "spotted" as B707. BOAC then BA became big Boeing fans. Thank you for educating us on how successful the DC-8 was. Boeing had the advantage of Defence Budget money which was illegal under "anti-trust" legislation, as uncompetitive. Strange as Boeing tried to complain about DHC/Shorts despite the irony. Thanks again for the education.

[@MegaGeorge1948]

I remember taking a Pan Am Boeing 707 flight from New York, US to Rio, Brazil in 1974. I was sitting at a window wing seat on the left side. We took off in the evening. I remember that the left wing was level during flight. But when we arrived at Rio, The left wing was at a very high angle above my window. I assumed that the fuel load was depleting, making the wing lighter. But it got my attention!

[@pip12111]

The Hawaii Five O intro showed the DC 8 in the fish eye lenses

[@Mark_Ocain]

There was no business class until the early 80's when Qantas instituted it. The 707 and DC-8 had first and coach/tourist configurations

[@ChevyBM]

I love the DC8 and DC9. They are my favorite aircraft produced!

[@binaway]

Caravelle wasn't designed to compete with the Comet. It was intermediate range with the nose section produced by de Havilland, coming off the Comet 4 production line.

[@ryangamble5896]

Great video thanks! Saw a DC8 today 12 Nov 19 at BHX airport. It belongs to Samaritan Purse.

[@fsega3669]

Thanks for history on these airplanes Its like a bed time story. Good night

[@topgun767]

I knew very few about this aircraft..thank you for such a great video!

[@J.Stein1]

Great video! Btw, the DC-8 was one of the few planes that could operate reverse thrust inflight :)

[@starliner1649A]

I remember how steep DC-8s lose altitude by comparison with B707s. PP-PDS, DC-8 model 33, Panair do Brasil.

[@jacobzimmermann59]

Skyships, you did it again with this magistral video! The DC-8 is a piece of aviation history and it was, perhaps sadly, Douglas' crowning achievement. After that, it was all downhill with the DC-10 of sinister reputation and the very underwhelming DC-9, MD-11 and MD-80. Yet it begs a question: what if Airbus didn't exist? Antitrust laws would presumably have prevented Boeing from taking over Mc Donnell-Douglas so maybe the company would have ultimately managed to get back on track and produce another great airliner for the 21st century?

[@slowpoke3102]

I'm sorry Jacob Zimmerman, to see you speaking generalities, I am retired now and was a pilot, those statements are far from the truth, and nothing but aid for the political system that rode that erosion to the top. I guess I prefer facts not politics. Hard to get since Religulous groups forming Trust Companies in just about all fields, and rewriting history. Outside of complain I am just a sole individual and cant do much to stop or even truly slow the corruption. DC-9's were safer than 727's and 737's they didn't sell more just had a better safety record. MD-11's blew the doors off of 767's excep newer 767's have better fuel consumption. Still appreciate the end comment, but it is truly worthless with the massive corruption. DC-10's had problems originally but Douglas admitted to them, more than 'Boink' or 'Lockmar' did combined. People who actually handled the breakup were surprised at how much better Douglas technology was than the other two, all tech has been ported to the new 'Boinks' already one result was the new 777 and 787. DC-10's were the 1st to be built to fighter plane specifications. Most people just swallow whatever the new Industry Leader spit down their throats without understanding.

[@obelic71]

@@slowpoke3102 The oldest still existing airline in the world KLM used al douglas planes from the DC2 to the MD11 and was the last major airline that ended passenger flights with the MD11 in 2014. The MD11's (last series of passenger MD11's) from 1997 were only redrawn from service because 2 engined arcraft were more fuel efficient. We mechanics loved to work on the DC10 en MD11, and the pilots loved them because they were more pilot's aircraft.

[@slowpoke3102]

@@obelic71 : Yup 2 engine are more fuel efficient, United Airlines was built using Douglas aircraft, American used them also quite heavily. Thanks for saying so. Nowadays it's close your eye's and believe what your being spoon fed. Douglas was also instrumental in spreading the popularity of aviation. Worked not only to build safe aircraft but helped to open new major airports across the country for people to use flying. I like them quite a bit because people were important factors also not just profit.

[@obelic71]

@@slowpoke3102 The Douglas MD aircraft are not disapering in the (near) future. One of the oldest the DC3 (Dakota's we call them overhere) are still flying, rebuild and are even getting turboprop refits and modern cockpits. They almost have eternal life! DC8 (CFM56) are outliving the 707 in freightservice by decades. Late model DC10's and MD11 are being converted to freight and military tankers for Nato. Lets hope that Boeing incorperates the enginering DNA from the company's they merged with (MD, Sikorsky) to make even better aircraft.

[@slowpoke3102]

@@obelic71 : I know lengthening the fuselage in the process. Just typed with aircraft mechanic, says DC-10 had mistakes, Douglas admitted and took care of them. 'Boink' 747 had more sever problems (less bad press) to this day will not admit. Was actually the worst wide body on the market, was under the table dealt and became the best selling wide body. Like 737 had worst safety record, and now most popular selling plane. Politics, go figure. '$$$$$' , an aircraft mechanic I've typedat and many people in the field admit they don't like the double dealing either. C'est la ville?? Lots of room for improvement.

[@camdenchilcoff8658]

DC-8 a beautiful bird and a great review keep it up !

[@mebeasensei]

I worked with a refugee from Vietnam who was a commercial pilot with the Vietnam Airlines of the south, when there was a south Vietnam. He told me that to hike the DC8 was the best and most beautiful aircraft due, among other things,to its beautiful fuselage.

[@dennyliegerot4021]

great video... the stretched 8 was a thing to behold.

[@Mt.Dwezzy]

I can already see an impressive dc-9 video in the future

[@evan.agumbs1887]

The DC 8 is my favorite aircraft type, have flown on one and enjoyed the flight.

[@munky123jw]

13:14 someone flew for free! A bit chilly in there tho!

[@anuragshirke2006]

Another amazing video. Can you make a video on the history Douglas Conpany just like you did on Boeing and Airbus.

[@dodoubleg2356]

That you for doing this vid. while I enjoy all your vids, the DC-8 is one of my fav aircraft.

[@melvyncox3361]

Great review,as ever!The Douglas DC-8,my favourite airliner of all❤😎👍!

[@jamest2401]

I loved the video, Sky!! I really wish there were more video examples of this aircraft in action, on the internet. But there are a really limited selection of DC-8 footage. There are lots of pictures, but few videos.

[@petesheppard1709]

That slightly drooping nose always makes me think of a hound dog. I grew up in the '60s and '70s, and the disappearance of these classic transports has been kind of sad. Thanks for a great video!

[@pavelavietor1]

hello thanks for the memories . I work the DC-8 back in 1983 , Flying Tiger cargo Airline, out of ATL . The airplanes became part of UPS fleet , very elegant airplane. saludos.

[@jteaguelll]

My First trip from CLT to JFK... Delta DC8..... it was so nice and food awe super... never forget it...

[@GIGABACHI]

My first plastic model as a child. . . it looked like the stuff dreams were made of.

[@mikecimerian6913]

Those people were smart to balance fleets between two contractors. If anything happened only half their fleet would be grounded.

[@jamesstotz3412]

I flew on a KC135 from Pensylvania to Guam. That was the loudest, longest, and coldest flight of my life.

[@pilotboy3328]

The Stretch Eight. Flew it from Atlanta and Miami and back many times. My brother worked for Delta and said when they puy the new engines on they had problems with the brakes overheating, even with the engines at idle. Thet taxied out with just one engine and started the other three just before takeoff.

[@aaronchandler2380]

excellent piece of work! Thank you!

[@JohnHelfgott]

That channel is very amazing.

[@rmvbflght_]

Fantastic work! Keep it up! Liked this video a lot! Also the one about the 747. And the others I have seen so far! Cheers!

[@Squawk-rd4mv]

The three legends of America 707 dc8 and 880 plz do 880 soon

[@SkyshipsEng]

Very soon)

[@RK870XK]

Why not the 990 that's an even rare aircraft just 30 built

[@acescionti711]

What about the 990a and the comet

[@acescionti711]

Oh and the vicures viscount

[@thomaslocke3939]

The 880 and 990 were not competitive to the 707 and DC-8. They had shorter range and carried fewer passengers, and except for speed were comparable to the DC-6. The 990 flew faster than any other jetliner, though.

[@darren_anscombe]

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