Length
150.5 ft
(45.87 m)
Width/Span
142.4 ft
(43.41 m)
Empty Wgt
134,041 lb
(60,800 kg)
MTOW
683,433 lb
(310,000 kg)
Wgt Diff
+549,392 lb
(+249,200 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the Douglas DC-8-32 production variant)
Installed:
4 x Pratt & Whitney JT4A-9 turbojet engines developing 16,800 lb thrust each.
Max Speed
588 mph
(946 kph | 511 kts)
Ceiling
35,000 ft
(10,668 m | 7 mi)
Range
4,604 mi
(7,410 km | 13,723 nm)
♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
Values are derrived from a variety of categories related to the design, overall function, and historical influence of this aircraft in aviation history.
The overall rating takes into account over 60 individual factors related to this aircraft entry.
Rating is out of a possible 100 points.
This entry's maximum listed speed (588mph).
Graph average of 563 miles-per-hour.
Douglas DC-8-32 operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).
Max Altitude Visualization
The three qualities reflected above are altitude, speed, and range.
Showcasing era cross-over of this aircraft design.
Compared against Ilyushin IL-2 (military) and Cessna 172 (civilian).
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