An interesting 52 years old aircraft delivered equipment and medical specialists to Italy to support Covid-19 emergency response. On Mar. 17, 2020, at 21.18LT a DC-8-60/70, registration N782SP, ...
When Samaritan’s Purse retired its McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighter N782SP after a final humanitarian mission to Jamaica in ...
The plummeting demand for travel due to the novel coronavirus has allowed airlines and aircraft operators to advance the retirement of older aircraft, leaning out their fleets with modern equipment ...
The McDonnell Douglas DC-8 stands as a pivotal icon in the annals of aviation history, marking the dawn of the commercial jet age in the United States. Developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which ...
After 37 years, NASA is about to retire its DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory. It will be replaced by a B777-200. On Apr. 1, 2024, NASA’s DC-8 aircraft, registration N817NA, completed its final mission ...
American aerospace agency NASA is preparing to retire its unique flying laboratory after 37 years of service. The aircraft, which NASA describes as the “largest flying science laboratory in the world” ...
The University of North Dakota has been awarded control of the use of NASA’s top DC-8 research aircraft — a move worth more than $30 million to UND over the next five years. The airborne laboratory is ...
AerSale of Florida announced the acquisition of 44 DC-8-71F/-73F freighters, the accompanying CFM56-2C1 engines, spare parts and tooling and a Level D DC-8-70 series flight simulator from an unnamed ...
Acquired by NASA in 1985, the DC-8 was used on 158 science campaigns. Credit: Matt Hartman NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 when it was ...
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