RARE DC-8 STILL FLYING! NASA's Douglas DC-8-72 at Paine Field (KPAE) [4K]

Over the past few days, Boeing and NASA have embarked on a new flight test project, using a 737 MAX 10 and NASA’s Douglas DC-8-72. These two planes are basing out of Paine Field in Washington State, and are doing some emissions testing for sustainable aviation fuels.
This MAX 10 is flying with both conventional and sustainable fuel, while the DC-8, which is NASA's Airborne Science Laboratory, follows the MAX in flight and measures the emissions from each type of fuel.
The MAX 10 in question is destined for United, and is one of Boeing's ecoDemonstrator "Explorer" aircraft.
NASA’s Douglas DC-8, meanwhile, is one of very few DC-8s still flying in the world. It was first delivered to Alitalia in 1969, making it 54 years old! With less than 10 or so actively flying, this plane is truly one of the last of its kind. Plus, NASA will be replacing it with a 777 sometime in the next few years.
As you can imagine, all of this made for quite an opportunity to catch an extremely rare type actually flying, so ‪@BSiskaAviation‬ and I kinda had to make a trip down from Canada just to see it! I never thought I'd film a DC-8 in this day and age, so I hope you enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION (#1)
Operator: Boeing (BOE)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-10 MAX (B3XM)
Flight Number: BOE202
Livery: United Airlines (SAF)
Engines: 2x CFM LEAP-1B
Registration: N27602
Route: Paine Field (PAE) - Paine Field (PAE)
Callsign: BOEING 202 Experimental
Runway used: 16R
Date filmed: October 2023
FLIGHT INFORMATION (#2)
Airline: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-72 (DC87)
Flight Number: NASA817
Livery: Standard
Engines: 4x CFMI CFM56-2C1
Registration: N817NA
Route: Paine Field (PAE) - Paine Field (PAE)
Callsign: NASA 817 heavy
Runway used: 16R
Date filmed: October 2023
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[@robertkeaney7047]

I worked as an A/P in KBOS for Emery Worldwide for 8 years back some 30 years ago. Worked on every model "8" made. Couple of observations: 1) Built like a truck, flies like a truck, slam it on the ground like a truck, and it keeps right on truckin! 2) The fuel system was leaps and bounds ahead of the 707. Single point fueling,( no more having to fuel each side of the aircraft), and you could supply any engine with fuel from any tank. The -71 and-73 had 10 fuel tanks and could touch any 2 points on the globe. The brakes were "steel", not carbon like today, and weighed a ton. Glad I was doing it when I was much younger. The upper beacon was surface mounted with two oscillating incandescent lamps in it. To change the lamps, we used to throw the first officers escape rope over the fuselage to the L1 door and climb the door hinges pulling ourselves up, then walk the center line back to do the relamp. (OSHA, pffft). Again, I was a much younger guy back then. Still in KBOS, working the 2nd great love of my life, the 757. Hope they stick around long enough to retire on!

[@davef.2329]

Yessirree. Hats off to you, really! You've been there and done it!!

[@robertkeaney7047]

@@davef.2329 Unfortunately, STILL doing it. Getting older and feeling it. Thanks for reading my comment.

[@williamkennedy5492]

Me too, but beware of apprentices leaning on fire bottle discharge cables, as one day working on Number two engine ( Pratt) the bottle discharged, the old fella with me broke the sound barrier getting away from the engine, two apprentices were talking to each other and one leaned on the cables with his arm, WHOOSH very impressive. These were cargo aircraft used by IAS a UK company. Another old timer said come with me and he showed me the flap warning switch operated by a cable, he said it was the same on the DC3, why change it if it works ? The 707 and DC8s were happenings i enjoyed my time on both, even met up with 707s at MAN and did turn rounds, also a DC8 that hit the fin on a parked up aircraft at LGW, the fin made its shape between number 3 and 4 engines flaps, The capt didnt have a type cert, the f/o had 40 hours on Cessna's and the flight eng did a runner and was found waiting at a bus stop, all were africans crew , the aircraft was repaired and flown out. Think the fin hit between 3 and 4 engines that was low ! Now i am retired after 40 years it was great and i have many good memories and of course a few bad ones, such is life. I also saw many many countries and someone else paid for it.

[@davef.2329]

@@robertkeaney7047 Not on DC-8s, though? Europe, Africa?

[@flyerbob124]

I worked as a Supervisor for Emery at LAX back in 1985-1988 and was responsible for the loading at the ramp. Rosenbaum was operating the DC8s on their certificate as Emery wasn’t a real airline then they just owned the planes. Saw plenty of ex Tiger aircraft working there with the same dirty pictures under the trim knob caps.😎

[@TheWidebody747]

I flew the DC-8-71/73 for 11 years. One of the most difficult airplanes I have ever flown and I loved every minute of it. LOL

[@user-lu4dt8zr4r]

And the DC-8 didn't ever have slats Probably luckily so, because when it became the first civil aircraft to go supersonic during a test flight on August 21, 1961 the slats probably would have come apart :)

[@scotty6346]

I love the DC-8's aircon nostrils! Funny how the 737 max 10 is based on an airframe of the same era as the DC-8.

[@Kalvinjj]

The competitor nonetheless. Also incredible how the Super 70s don't look too out of place with the high bypass engines, they really do keep them more up to date.

[@FGCounter1]

@@Kalvinjj Agreed, what’s more, those updated high bypass engines are GE CFM56, so they’re the predecessors to the LEAP-1B used on the 737 MAX!

[@sheilasembly-crum8447]

I guess I am old fashioned but I love the DC-8❤

[@scotty6346]

@@sheilasembly-crum8447 A fantastic aeroplane IMO!

[@user-lu4dt8zr4r]

And the DC-8 didn't ever have slats Probably luckily so, because when it became the first civil aircraft to go supersonic during a test flight on August 21, 1961 the slats probably would have come apart :)

[@Suncast45]

I returned home from Viet Nam on a TIA DC-8! Still the happiest flight I ever took!

[@flyerbob124]

I was stationed at Yokota Air Base in Japan back then. Worked part time for the MAC charter airlines. I remember TIA as well as others that operated the DC8 on those trips. Glad you you made it home.

[@Suncast45]

Thank you! we arrived at Yokota AB around 6 AM after a Post midnight departure from TSN! Arriving over the coast of Japan was a gorgeous sight! It was snowing lightly! @@flyerbob124

[@flyerbob124]

@@Suncast45 yea I’ll bet seeing Japan out the window was a great site. Was always glad to see a home bound flight land and take off for Alaska.

[@Jazz5777]

Maybe why I loved that plane as a kid. It just struck me as it was cool thin long with huge wings , and it brought our soldiers home

[@jacksongennet967]

The DC-8 will always hold a special place in my heart as it was my late grandmother’s favorite airplane because of its extremely comfortable first class seats. She was a flight attendant on United Airlines in 1962 when these planes were basically brand new. It is incredible to see some of these game-changers still flying!

[@scpatl4now]

I remember flying on a DC-8 near the tail end of when they were in Delta's fleet. All I remember is that the cabins looked really dated and they reeked of cigarette smoke. I think that was either right before or just after they stopped allowing smoking on domestic flights. The tail said "Fan Jet" on it.

[@glenbearh9109]

Me too from Las Angeles to JFK on Capital air. Might have been a 707 but i will check

[@jamesmartin6546]

scpatI4now, you've opened up a memory I have of flying on a UAL DC-8 from LAX to SFO one time years ago, maybe 60 years ago! Some half way to SFO the Captain come on the PA system announcing that the funny way you're all breathing now, jerky on inhaling and exhaling is caused by the air pressure-ization control outflow valve was misbehaving because they would get smoking tars etc. gumming up the works. We can go back to LAX for another plane but since we're almost half way there, if there are no objections we'll continue on, it'd be about the same either way..A loud 'keep going' was heard and we went on. When C. Everet Koop, the Surgeon General made the speech that it has been found that cigarette smoking causes cancer, coupled with my previous experience on a plane acting up because of cigarette smoke, I decided to quit my 2 packs of Pall-Malls a day habit. 34 years later my cardiologist told me that had I not quit then I'd not be telling the tale then or now some 60 years later!!!! $$$ as well! JFM

[@scpatl4now]

@jamesmartin6546 Pall-Malls! My Aunt smoked those. That's pretty hard core...lol

[@marcusdamberger]

Indeed, I had a friends dad who smoked Red Pall-Malls; man those are harsh to breathe in as second hand smoke.. Suffice it to say, he is no longer with us.. @@scpatl4now

[@KuppelBrie]

I would love to smoke on a plane today

[@al380aviation]

I absolutely LOVE that shot of old vs. new and Rainier!

[@sanddabz5635]

Love the DC-8! As a kid we flew on a United DC-8 from San Diego to Hawaii. After we leveled out I was invited up into the cockpit and got to spend some time with the pilots, That was a pretty cool thing to do as a kid!

[@stellarsjay1773]

She came around that corner like a ship of the line in full sail. On top of this being a rare DC8, I imagine only a few of us will ever see a plane with a NASA logo! Great work, as always Alex.

[@ZenWithKen]

The first jet I ever flew on was a DC8. We sat in the no smoking section, lol. During the flight I walked up to the front and watched the pilots. It was not unusual for the door to be left open. Thanks for sharing Alex!

[@macktravels68]

Awesome video! Love the DC-8. Hopefully they will put this one in a museum when it is finished.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Preferribly the air show circuit. Putting one in a museum to never fly again is like caging an animal.

[@tonyf9076]

​@@muffs55mercury61better a caged animal than a new coke can 😊

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

There was a Convair 990 available and a perfect candidate for a museum restoration. But, no Deep Pockets wanted to restore so, it's gone. I think NASA's 990 is in the Air and Space Museum but, it's not configured as an airliner to represent it in its commercial heyday.

[@muffs55mercury61]

@@BlackPill-pu4vi Are you talking about the 990 that sat in storage in the Mojave desert that was later flown back east? (video still on YT as of three months ago) I heard at the time it was going to be cut up and I thought such a waste. My stomach just turned. It had all the seats and stuff in it so I hear.

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

@@muffs55mercury61 Yes. What made the 990's scrapping tragic was that it had all the interior stuff, as you said. It would have been a true museum piece. Sadly, a LOT of America's industrial marvels have been lost to the scrappers and for the most trifling of reasons i.e. it was cheaper to scrap it or a perverse desire to remove any artifact of the time when America was an industrial powerhouse. I wouldn't save something that was made in quantity and simply outlived its usefulness. I'm talking about the one-offs and small production marvels that were groundbreaking feats of engineering. I don't know if you are familiar with the gigantic open pit mining machines but, THOSE were epic feats of engineering. Big Muskie (dragline) and The Silver Spade (shovel) were truly massive earth movers and both were lost to the scrappers. EVEN THOUGH there was a public outcry to save them.

[@davidcole333]

I can remember when DC-8's in airline service. They were beautiful aircraft. This video was such a treat for me to see. Reminds me of my childhood.

[@marthab.higgins149]

It was pretty, but they DC-8s were a bear to fly. The "stretch" version was especially difficult.

[@marksmith4582]

Glad you could make it down to the States Alex! Come back anytime! I appreciate you sharing this with us! Mark in Iowa USA.

[@jyvesp8127]

Great video shots, high quality! The very first time I flew on a long-haul jet was on a DC8. It was in 1975 on a very long flight from Paris CDG to Papeete (Tahiti). The range of this aircraft was inferior to today's planes, since we had to makde two refuelling stops: Montreal (Mirabel at the time -YMX-) and LAX. A very long flight of over twenty hours, but that was a great memory! I made this trip 3 times with this aircraft.

[@vc10aviation]

Outstanding Catch

[@DrSteveBrady]

I used to see a UPS Diesel-8 flying cargo out of STL periodically when they were still using it. That was at least 15 years ago, and even then it wasn't getting much flight time. Neat old bird.

[@CharlesLambert137]

Beautiful vid of the DC-8 climbing-out!

[@vinquinn]

I remember flying on the DC-8 stretch. It was super long. If you sat in the rear you could see the cabin twist and turn if they hit some turbulence.

[@kurtboginski507]

Fond memories of flying on DC-8's. Still one of my favorites. Great video!

[@muffs55mercury61]

The DC-8 pilots are so lucky to be able to fly that big bird. Nice to see it in the air where it should be & not stuck in some museum never to fly again. I hear a few are still flying as freighters.

[@jimw1615]

The DC-8 60 series aircraft have always been my favorite, from which the 70 series evolved with higher bypass engines. A military chartered DC-8-63 brought me home from SE Asia and it will always be special for me. That flight originated at Yokota AFB outside Toyko, Japan and planned a non-stop, great circle route flight to Travis AFB just northeast of San Francisco, CA. The temperature at takeoff and during the initial climb was so high, that we burned more fuel than calculated and landed short in Seattle to take on fuel. Of course, we had military members who like me were coming home but also lived in the Seattle area who were crushed that they couldn't deplane there. If that were allowed, a gate would have had to be accessed and we would have all had to deplane and clear customs in Seattle which was not the plan or paid for on this flight. When we arrived at Travis, the fog was in. It was midnight, cold and quiet. Hardly the reception given to those arriving home in more recent times, but I was home and happy to be there.

[@railfandepotproductions]

SE Asia is the middle East, correct? And the charter flight you were on reminded me of an arrow air dc8 that departed from cario, Egypt to Kentucky which crashed in gander, Newfoundland, Canada back in 1985 aka arrow air flight 1285r

[@jimw1615]

@@railfandepotproductions We are not even close to being in the same part of the world. Southeast Asia (Vietnam).

[@e.a.corral4713]

Did that in 1990 from Philly to LA in a DC-8. What a beautiful plane.

[@slukas1375]

Wow. Like, wow. A DC-8. Amazing. What a great catch, Alex.

[@dthomas9230]

I started out flying on a DC-8-62 as a cabin crew. We lost an engine once, and you could hardly tell.

[@iancroot1388]

Fantastic to see the DC-8 flying and brought back some wonderful memories of plane spotting at LHR on the Queens building as a lad during school holidays in the early seventies. THANKS.

[@realnutteruk1]

I flew Sydney - Amsterdam and back on DC8 in 1971, at the age of 6.. The route was Sydney, Singapore, Bangkok, Karachi, Rome, Zurich, Amsterdam.... a bloody long trip for a 6 year old to endure... I think it was over 36 hours!

[@ethancampbell6076]

4:23 Those CFM engines on the DC-8 never disappoint.

[@grandcrappy]

Yep, we love the whine of retro turbo jets but uderstand they were too fuel thirsty.

[@cowboybob7093]

@@grandcrappy Seeing the engines this time made me wonder about range, which was the Achilles heel of that example in its heyday. That's assuming the cruising speed is at least the same, which you know was its most accessible selling point.

[@grandcrappy]

@@cowboybob7093 copy that. I am no industry insider, but I bet this retrofit was prolly %25 more fuel efficient.

[@dthomas9230]

@@grandcrappy The DC-8-62s I worked with had smaller circumference engines. About like a 727-100 or 737-100.

[@grandcrappy]

@dthomas9230 an excellent skill. Four thirsty turbojets, prohibitive tu run now outside of a very wealthy person's choice.

[@tjarvinen1516]

Great video! This was the first plane I flew on. First trip to Europe in 1969. Will never forget that plane. Can’t believe one is still flying!

[@basvanderhoek9293]

I was 23 when this plane started flying, a KLM DC-8 brought me to Montreal in 1974. I am celebrating my 50 years in my adopted country, which has been very good to me. Weird to see a DC-8 that aged better than I did, ouch. Thanks Alex, what a wonderful memory. I was lucky, flew on many different DC 8 types.

[@charlesroberts6965]

What an amazing plane...can bet it's maticuliously maintained 😎🇺🇸🛬

[@kendemers8821]

That DC8 is a beauty to behold!

[@kenbarthSimAV8tor]

I flew numerous times on Air Canada DC-8s in the 70s visting my parents' brothers and sisters/relatives in Germany and an epic ski trip to Switzerland eh! My Dad was an AC DC-8 Meister aircraft Mechanic :)

[@brucecanmore3788]

Loved the DC-8- 40 series with the lounge and bar! Flew it a lot with family; my dad worked TCA Air Canada. I have a couple of inaugural DC-8 Jetliner wine glasses. My favourite aircraft, still.

[@barrywebster-ug7oo]

I was on the last Air Canada DC-8 passenger flight in 1981; well that's what the captain told us. Vancouver to Toronto overnight. It was a stretched Super DC-8. I was in row 32 and it took so long to get off I missed my connecting flight to London (ontario, not UK). When we arrived in Toronto the captain said " You may have noticed we are circling around here. We had a strong tailwind overnight and we're a little early so we are going to circle until someone down there answers the phone".

[@Bomber-255]

Great video Alex! Really cool to see the DC-8 in this day and age. Really interesting, too, that it gets the “heavy” designation from ATC. I assume it’s because of the wake turbulence that it creates.

[@codenameviper7905]

Hi, i checked the MTOW and i was quite shocked didnt know the later DC8 were such heavy Planes, the MTOW is over 150t and the Freighter Version has more than 37!!! tons more MTOW than the 757-200 which has quite similar lenght and fuselage width, also with the Upgraded Engines they have nearly 400 kn of total Thrust!

[@smakfu1375]

@@codenameviper7905 What's interesting is the upgraded -72 maximum payload is smaller than the 737 MAX 10 and the seat count is substantially smaller. The DC-8-72 is still about 12 feet longer, has a much larger wingspan and its MTOW is much higher, and almost all of that is due to fuel. In -72 form, the DC-8 has 777-200 equivalent range (~5300 NMI). I'd guess that for many of the experiments being performed by that aircraft, mission duration and range is probably pretty important. Which would explain why it's being replaced by a 777, since even the most basic versions of that aircraft can provide equivalent, or in the case of the 300 and ER variants, much greater range while also carrying a considerably more equipment. Hopefully this DC-8 gets a spot at an air & space museum, as the DC-8 was an important airplane.

[@08turboSS]

Its weight tjat gives the designation

[@davidgenie-ci5zl]

The NASA DC8 is called Galileo II. It replaced the even rarer Galileo which was a Conair 990 which crashed when it hit a P3 Orion while on landing approach to Moffett Field NAS / Ames Research Center. Only one person survived, a P3 crew member.

[@americanrambler4972]

If I remember correctly, I believe the DC-8 is the first and only 4 engine conventional jetliner purposely flown faster than the speed of sound. It went something like mach 1.01 or 1.02. Source Wikipedia. Douglas DC-8: “On August 21, 1961, a DC-8 broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.012 (660 mph/1,062 km/h) while in a controlled dive through 41,000 feet (12,497 m) and maintained that speed for 16 seconds. The flight was to collect data on a new leading edge design for the wing, and, while doing so, the DC-8 became the first civilian jet - and the first jet airliner - to make a supersonic flight.[29] The aircraft was DC-8-43 registered as CF-CPG, later delivered to Canadian Pacific Air Lines. The aircraft, crewed by Captain William Magruder, First Officer Paul Patten, Flight Engineer Joseph Tomich and Flight Test Engineer Richard Edwards, took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California and was accompanied to altitude by a F-104 Starfighter supersonic chase aircraft flown by Chuck Yeager.[30]”

[@ronduncan9527]

Now that’s a long 737!

[@drewcanton235]

The organization Operations War Child / Sumaritans Purse operated a DC-8 for various aid missions including the Flying Eye "Operating Room" mission to Mongolia to help give sight. Many cataracts were removed. Not sure if its still flying...

[@jessemillington5988]

Such a staple of aviation for years, now she's flying gracefully for the future. Great video!

[@mojavebnsf1623]

Used to love flying on the DC-8's my favourite being the 63 series. Miss them greatly

[@deadfishparty]

Any MD is just awesome. Workhorses. Thanks for making the trip for us.

[@clearlycaribbeanreb2895]

Amazing video Alex! 👍

[@stanleovart]

Amazing catch! Thank you!

[@mikeguthrie5432]

I used to work on those ole DC-8s back in the 60s and 70s at the UAL Maintenance Operational Center near the SFO airport. Boy, those were the days. Good ole airplanes.

[@HoggerCaptain]

That must be an amazing place to visit. Great video, Alex.

[@speedmachine69]

Man..... what a treat..... thanks Alex!

[@melvyncox3361]

Awesome video.The DC-8 is a personal favourite of mine.Nice to see one of these still flying.I have two models of this NASA example, early N818NA and this one N818NA,both actually the same aircraft. Nice job Alex❤️👍

[@DogHouse86]

THANK YOU for this awesome footage! I got some pretty cool photos when the dc-8 was flying over Chicago for a few days, but nothing like this!

[@stevemathews684]

Love the re-engined DC-8! Thanks for this 😊

[@richardaragona880]

What a rare find! Thank you for sharing.

[@flyerbob124]

I worked for Flying Tigers back in the 70s and early 80s when we operated a fleet of DC8-63 aircraft. By far the DC 8 is my favorite airliner. It could haul more than a 707 and was a pleasure to work on.

[@flyerbob124]

@@yonatan62 yes, I knew Art Vance. He died several years ago in a airplane crash. His son is a AAL captain and still flys his dads P51 mustang.

[@flyerbob124]

@@yonatan62 Art Vance and I worked for a great airline that was small enough that all the employees no mater what they did were family. I’m still a member of our Flying Tiger alumni club which meets twice a year. Our pilots and Flight Attendants also have a alumni group that is very active.

[@JonathanWinton123]

Already watched this video 3x now. What a catch mate. Amazing! 😁😁✈✈

[@paiddj3397]

Welcome to the USA. Glad you came. It's great to see so many from out of the USA using KZbin as well. Loved the video, Thankyou

[@marktoken6052]

This DC-8 is 3 years younger than am I. Looks great, well-maintained! Thanks for the video.

[@bajamedic]

Incredible footage!

[@hotelgulf]

Thank you!

[@IvanProsper]

outstanding. thanks for making the trip and the video. what a graceful old bird it is.

[@user-yc2oz8kc5k]

It is great to see the DC8 but I also wanted to see the MAX10's mlg suspension at work. (6:41- 6:44).

[@MarcvanExel]

That is a very cool catch. Also kind of funny seeing a Douglas classic assisting Boeing with their research..

[@lush429]

great vid Alex. Flew on the 8's with air Canada back in the day... love the newer engine version... thanks

[@nickbitten9910]

Wow- great images of a classic aircraft.

[@EpicThe112]

Well done Alex and thus DC-8 is a Super 70 series due to the CFM-56-2 being used. 60 series has PW engines.

[@leonb2637]

I flew on DC-8's in 1984 - JFK-Shannon, Ireland-JFK on a charter flight operated by Transamerica Airlines. To me they were far better than the 707 and with the updated engines, much quieter. I always thought they were a good looking plane, especially in the 'stretched' versions. They, like other Douglas aircraft were 'overbuilt', made to take hard use, explaining in part some in use 40-50+ years after being made. Perhaps the A-340 although a widebody aircraft is a spiritual successor (and also disappearing). DC-8's became a mainstay of freighter use, including UPS and DHL.

[@skyhawk134]

We had this same DC8 flying very low over the Toronto area for days this summer. 1500' over the city. Very rare to see a large jet that low and even rarer to be a DC8!

[@davef.2329]

Weather modification.

[@railfandepotproductions]

Air Canada or CP air?

[@IsaacTui]

​@@davef.2329Nyet

[@IsaacTui]

​@railfandepotproductions Trudeau airways

[@Glideslopes]

Well done. 👍

[@Kevin_747]

Awesome. I flew several iterations of the DC-8 from '87 to '92. I loved the airplane.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing a beautiful aircraft of the DC-8-72. Having family live by one the approaches with JFK, I remember back in the 1970s seeing beautiful DC-8s flying. it was really nice seeing them fly by with Braniff Airlines using them. So nice!!

[@lakewoodil]

My last two flights on the DC-8-72 were LAS-ORD & OGG-LAX. I was in TUL when the DC-8 fleet was being reengined but had no direct involvement. It was amazing the tests that the aircraft went through after the changeover was made. Captain from McDonald Douglas Was Phil Battaglia, a true airman and gentleman.

[@user-yy1rs3df3q]

Those CFM engines give the DC-8 some odd looking proportions. Makes the plane look smaller than it really is.

[@MicrophonicFool]

Been following for a long time. Your videos are awesome. I hope I am not alone in asking thatr you show us some of your camera gear, and how you choose these wonderful perspectives from a distance... It could assist many a plane-spotter

[@saltof1]

Gorgeous!!!

[@trevoraustin6356]

What an absolute treat! 👍😊

[@matthiashaenni]

Wow absolutely amazing! 😍✈️👍

[@RichieRouge206]

Even now the DC8 is still an achingly beautiful bird. Wonderful video

[@late4work418]

Very Cool!!!

[@steveray8056]

My first flight was when we immigrated to Canada from England and we flew on a DC8. THanks of the memories. Cheers 😊😊😊

[@joshuaborges1723]

Beautiful

[@jamesmartin6546]

Alex, You really made smile, maybe with a tear as well with thos pictures of NASA's DC-8, in flight yet. 817 was at the Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in (now called AirVenture) a few years back, as another 8 formerly of UAL then the one used as a flying eye surgery teaching plane worldwide many years previous to that. Working for UAL in aircraft maintenance office at ORD late '59 on for 7 years I was simply amazed at that plane. Several business trips, and employee passes sealed my admiration for it. Thanks again for your pix, mind if I keep a couple?

[@stevenparker1063]

love the sound of those retrofitted DC-8. The UPS fleet used to fly over my house in Long Beach every day at 7:42 pm back in the 90s. I always heard it coming, could even here them leaving the runway! Such A distinct lovely sounding Airplane!

[@americanrambler4972]

I miss the DC-8-72 flying pencils. They are beautiful airplanes.

[@manuelguedes3462]

Nice , this one is upgraded with CFM56-2 high-bypass engines!

[@roundtripflyer]

Beautiful shots! Sad that the DC-8s are getting rarer and rarer!

[@98xjdriver]

I love seeing the thrust gates on the flaps.

[@havoc141]

cool to see all those unfinished 777x in the background with their wingtips folded in!

[@flaviocarlevaro9144]

I flew from Port au Prince to New York in 1970 with a DC8 in a snowstorm, it landed like a brick and stopped at the bottom of the runway with difficulty. Golden times for jet aviation, I also traveled with the DC707 and the legendary Caravelle!

[@williameast8718]

Well, let me start by saying, my father worked for Douglas Aircraft,Company starting in the the late 40s until 1973, when HE WORKED FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE MAJOR SUB CONTRACTING WHEN IT WAS McDONNEL DOUGLAS. 2, THINGS. WHEN I WAS A YOUNGER I SAW MANY DC-8s on the flight line at Douglas. I, also had the opportunity to fly in one from Portland Oregon to LAX IN 1973. IT WAS A FANTASTIC AIRPLANE. I, ALSO WORKED FOR MCDONNEL DOUGLAS IN THE MID 80s until 1992, working for External Transportation, supporting the MD-11& C-17. BEST PLACE I EVER WORKED FOR.

[@john4kc]

The view with the mountians and all the 777Xs was awesome.

[@duk2k]

What a beauty!!❤

[@leisamaggard113]

this is awesome! a 54 year old aircraft! its beautiful!

[@BSiskaAviation]

a great way to start the morning

[@ronparrish6666]

Saw it in Toronto about 2 months ago looked cool

[@philipbahia2707]

I like the new engines on the DC8-72

[@BoulevardRecording]

Saw this thing skim the runway at Burbank a couple Months back and it blew my mind !

[@mplsmike4023]

What a magnificent bird the DC-8 is. Completely impractical today, but an icon of its time.

[@compdude100]

Oh wow, I live a few miles south of Paine Field and I saw this place fly over!

[@justinmcginley7807]

I live in port angeles and I look quite often what is fly and me. and I just seen this flying on the radar today and then found this video. crazy. thxs for the video😊

[@jcmount1305]

My house is on some of PAE approach and departure routes.... saw the DC-8 overhead an geeked out over it.

[@theplanecollector1261]

I remember Seeing the NASA Dc-8 in August and I got a ton of photos

[@RANDassociatesinc]

The NASA DC-8 dis several fly bys here over Los Angeles and Santa Monica and a low pass at Santa Monica Airport about a month ago as part of this emissions program. It was amazing to see it!!

[@xklusivselekta]

I always loved to see the DC 10 landing and taking off growing up as a child this is awesome.

[@NormanSilver]

I frequently see DC-8 freightres in Manila, Singapore, Darwin and Jakarta. Still performing.