Douglas DC-8-10
Douglas. A jet airliner.
- Seats
- Mixed 132, Tourist 150
- Range
- 6,500 km
- Cruise
- 880 km/h
- Payload
- 17,500 kg
- Take off run
- 3,000 m
- Fuel burn
- 6,300 kg per block hour
- Reference price
- $5,900,000 in 1958 dollars
- Enters service
- 1959-09-18
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified)
Source: Checked field by field against published sources, see evidence. Fields not listed under verifiedFields are estimates.
Evidence
Figures below were checked against published sources. The game value can differ from the checked value where sources used another definition, for example a range at maximum fuel against a range with a full load. Agreement describes the game value at the time of checking. Checked figures that agree: cruiseKmh, mtowT, takeoffRunM, newPrice, introDate.
| Field | Checked value | Agreement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cruiseKmh | 895 km/h | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org, aircraftinvestigation.info |
| rangeKm | 6960 km | close | en.wikipedia.org, aircraftinvestigation.info |
| payloadKg | 18672 kg | close | aircraftinvestigation.info, en.wikipedia.org |
| mtowT | 123.8 tonnes | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org, aircraftinvestigation.info |
| takeoffRunM | 2875 m | confirmed | aircraftinvestigation.info |
| newPrice | 5833000 USD | confirmed | airwaysmag.com |
| introDate | 1959-09-18 ISO date | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org |
| seats | 132 two-class (16 + 116); up to 177 to 179 seats | close | aircraftinvestigation.info, en.wikipedia.org |
Caveats are kept in the repository file docs/research/aircraft-verification.json. The web pages cited were read through a summarising fetch tool, so figures should be rechecked against the originals before any release.