Fsx douglas dc 862 updated welcome to perfect flight. The douglas dc8 was the first entry into the commercial jet airliner market fielded by douglas aircraft. Aerosoft has posted a new product update for the douglas dc8 by michael cependa prepar3d v4 only. Immediate download compatibility microsoft flight simulator x inc. To my knowledge this is the only freeware dc8 with functioning vc available anywhere. Similar in appearance and performance, it proved just as reliable and popular.
After losing the may 1954 usaf tanker requirement to the boeing kc5, douglas announced in july 1955 its derived jetliner project. Launched after the competing boeing 707, the dc8 nevertheless kept douglas in a strong position in the airliner market, and remained in production until 1972 when it began to be superseded by larger widebody designs, including the boeing 747, mcdonnell douglas dc10, and lockheed l1011 tristar. The douglas dc3 c47 is drawn in the scale 18th and is drawn onto 5 sheets of paper. Douglas dc8 the douglas dc8 was one of the aircraft that brought long distance air travel to the masses. The douglas dc8 sometimes mcdonnell douglas dc8 is a narrowbody airliner built by the american douglas aircraft company. Douglas dc8 simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Douglas dc8 for xp11 pc flight simulation downloads and. The douglas dc8 also known as the mcdonnell douglas dc8 is a fourengine longrange narrowbody jet airliner built from 1958 to 1972 by. Buy the prepar3d v4 addon douglas dc8 in the aerosoft online shop. Mcdonnell douglas dc8 3d models for download, files in 3ds, max, c4d, maya, blend, obj, fbx with low poly, animated, rigged, game, and vr options. The fourengine narrowbody airliner featured advanced aerodynamic and structural designs resulting in a very reliable, comfortable, and efficient aircraft.
The model utilizes the photorealistic 2d panel by sid star with now fsx compatible gauges. Paul golding was a beta tester on the aircraft, but not involved in the development, aside from pointing out areas for improvement in the beta. The mcdonnell douglas dc8 series 10 40 was one of the first commercial jet airliners to ever enter service. The purpose of the flight was to collect data on a new wing leadingedge design, and in doing so the dc8 became. The douglas dc8 is a fourengined jet airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972. It has been downloaded 12 times by fellow modelers from around the world. This nasa film shows the rollout of the first douglas dc8 jet, and the ground testing of its instruments. Plan listing thumbnail prev next plan this is the douglas dc 8 52 listing page, here you can download the plan, article and see the main thumbnail and extra images. In october 1955, pan am made the first order along with the competing boeing 707, and many other airlines followed. In the mid to late 1980s, cammacorp and mcdonnell douglas.
It was, for all intents and purposes, the aircraft which introduced the idea of longdistance air travel to the wider world. Powered by four jet turbine engines, the dc8 was capable of speeds of more than 600 mph 966 kmh. A douglas dc8 broke the sound barrier on 21 august 1960 in a controlled dive through 41,000 feet and reached a speed of mach 1. Commercially it was successful up to 1972 when wide bodied aircraft like the b747 took over its place. Download, download the douglas dc873 aircraft package for the current stable release.
If you would like to become a plan editor and help us to edit the attributes of all the plans in the website please click the edit attributes button below. The douglas aircraft company presents birth of a jet, a circa 1958 16mm promotional movie for the douglas dc8 jetliner. Northwest douglas dc8 national air and space museum. It was the first jet plane made by the douglas aircraft company. A douglas dc 8 broke the sound barrier on 21 august 1960 in a controlled dive through 41,000 feet and reached a speed of mach 1.
Dc8 had multiple series types dc10 through dc70, and many subtypes within each series. The douglas dc8 was one of the aircraft that brought long distance air travel to the masses. The douglas dc8 competed head to head with boeings b707 jetliner. For faster navigation, this iframe is preloading the wikiwand page for douglas dc8. Think i will pick this up being as i enjoy the flying the old cargos. Media in category douglas dc8 the following 66 files are in this category, out of 66 total. Sie ist ein tiefdecker mit einem konventionellen leitwerk.
It made transatlantic air travel possible for a much larger group of people, thus making the world a much smaller place. This is an fsx update of the legendary douglas dc 862 jetliner, originally designed by capt. Im michael cependa the principal developer of the aerosoft dc8. The douglas dc 8 was one of the aircraft that brought long distance air travel to the masses. Mcdonnell douglas dc8 3d models for download turbosquid. In a test dive, it became the first commercial transport of any kind to break the sound barrier. Douglas dc 8 the douglas dc 8 was one of the aircraft that brought long distance air travel to the masses. The purpose of the flight was to collect data on a new wing leadingedge design, and in doing so the dc8 became the first civilian jet airliner to go. These represent the versions with the greatest range, fuel efficiency, take off weight, and least noise. For many aviation fans, the douglas dc 8 holds a rather special place in the history of aviation. It made transatlantic air travel possible for a much larger group of people, thus making the world a. The dc8 never made the production numbers that the boeing product did, losing out to them for the usaf air tanker contract. The older version of this repaint prior to service pack 1 has been removed to eliminate confusion.
The purpose of the flight was to collect data on a new wing leadingedge design, and in doing so the dc 8 became the first civilian jet airliner to go. The 70 series variants, also known as the super 70s, are super 60s airframes upgraded with cfm56 engines. These are the details for the douglas dc 8 63 plan. The photo used for reference was of a 62 series and this repaint reflects its n. Douglas dc8 series by wilsons aircraft mike wilson has upgraded his douglas dc8 series to xplane11. This shiny douglas dc8 super 72 features extra bright navigation lights and realistic engine exhaust smoke. Category flight simulation, subcategory p3d aircraft, isbnbox as14363, series fsx, fsxsteam, p3d v4, publisherbrand aerosoft, version download.
This is a complete and perfect flyable aircraft with panel and sounds, using the defaults of the 2engined b737800. The dc863 was the last model of the douglas dc8 to be produced. It entered service simultaneously with united airlines and delta air lines on sept. If you are on mobile, then try requesting the mobile version of the site. Downloads zum kostenlosen herunterladen gibt es wie. The dc8 was the first douglas jetpowered transport. Updated textures only for the payware just flight dc8 jetliner series 10 to 40 with service pack 1 installed. The douglas dc8 is a fourengined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. Major users were air transport international, astar air cargo and johnsons air. Aerosoft has released a dc850 series sim, and i wish to acquire it soon, but, the purpose of this post is to exhibit the numerous variants within the dc8 family. The corporateeducational color film opens by touting jets as the new symbol of commercial aviation and we see a dc8 jetliner streaking across the sky and flying past san franciscos golden gate bridge mark 01. The upgrade is known as 11x and also adds in another variant of the dc8 family in the dc8 71 passenger version. However coming second isnt all that bad and dc8s continued long into the 1990s as freighters thereby outliving the 707.