-127 seats
-590 mph
-157 tons
max. gross take-off weight
-3500 mile range
Douglas delivered DC-8s to Pan Am in
1960.
DC-8s performance is similar to that
of a B727-321 with slightly more speed and less range.
Douglas version of the
Boeing 707 though it was 37 feet longer.
This was the last order of
new planes from Douglas. Pan Am turned to Boeing for all future jets.
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