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1959
1959 - 1743.PDF
830 FLIGHT, 19 June 1959 DOUGLAS DC-8 (domestic model) Four P. * W. JT3C-4 Span 139ft 8in Length 150ft 6in Seating 116-176 Gross Weight 267,000 Ib s /•• a 3 J.IN n AT the beginning of June, on the schedule announced by Douglas two years ago, the first delivery of a DCS was made—to United Air Lines of Chicago. The particu- lar version, as depicted here, was a domes- tic model powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C-6s, and it was one of 22 JT3-powered DC-8s ordered by U.A.L. In addition, U.A.L. have 18 JT4-powered models on order also, to bring their total DC-8 fleet to 40. Delivery was made for training pur- poses only; American F.A.A. certification flight test programme is not due to be completed until September. Meanwhile, United'i provisional date for the start of scheduled services is September 18. A total of 139 DC-8s are on order by 18 airlines, ten of which are non-American. Like its Boeing 707 and Convair 880 competitors, the DC-8 is being offered for future delivery (or "retrofitting") with turbofan versions of the powerplants. Rolls-Royce Conways have been selected for the DC-8 by Trans-Canada and by Alitalia UN§TED UNITED N80280
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