I Was There: When the DC-8 Went Supersonic | Smithsonian
WEBOn August 21, 1961, pilot William Magruder, copilot Paul Patten, flight engineer Joseph Tomich, and flight test engineer Richard H. Edwards took Douglas DC-8-43 no. N9604Z for a test flight at...
Douglas DC-8 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Douglas DC-8 (sometimes McDonnell Douglas DC-8) is an early long-range narrow-body jetliner designed and produced by the American Douglas Aircraft Company. Work began in 1952 towards the United States Air Force's (USAF) requirement for a jet-powered aerial refueling tanker.
Throwback: When A Douglas DC-8 Broke The Sound Barrier In 1961
WEBDec 22, 2023 · While this is most people's recollection of how supersonic passenger travel began, that's not entirely accurate. Eight years before either the Tupolev Tu-144 or the Concorde broke the sound barrier, a Douglas DC-8 had already done it.
The Story of The Supersonic DC-8 - Avgeekery.com
WEBJul 27, 2024 · What Made the Douglas DC-8 So Unique in Civil Aviation History? It went supersonic, or faster than the speed of sound. The Douglas DC-8 is an old narrow-body, heavy-lift airliner from the late 1950s, and a contemporary of the Boeing 707.
History of the magnificent DC-8 - Airline Ratings
WEBThe story of the magnificent Douglas DC-8 is not so much a story about an airplane but rather a story about a dynasty, trust, and integrity.
Supersonic DC-8, i.e. the Concorde wasn’t the first Airliner to …
WEBOn Aug. 21, 1961, a jet designed for commercial use became the first airliner to go supersonic. And it wasn’t the famous Concorde, which wouldn’t break the sound barrier until an October ’69 test flight, or the Soviet-built Tupolev Tu-144, but rather a humble DC-8—no. N9604Z, to be specific.
How Quick Thinking Saved the First Airliner to Break the ... - HistoryNet
WEBJan 31, 2022 · The Fourth SST. DC-8 no. N9604Z was the first airliner to exceed Mach 1, but not the last. The Concorde and Tu-144 made supersonic passenger flight seem routine (at least, until a series of crashes and economic considerations caused their retirement).
The DC-8 Was The Worlds First Supersonic Commercial Jet Eight …
WEBApr 28, 2021 · How the DC-8 went faster than the speed of sound eight years before The Russian TU-144 or Concorde and how the battle between the Comet, Boeing, and Douglas Airlines led to the world record...
The First Commercial Jet To Go Supersonic Was Not the Concorde
WEBOn this date in 1961, a jet designed for commercial use became the first civilian craft to go supersonic. It wasn't the famous Concorde, which wouldn't break the sound barrier until an October...
The Story of The Supersonic DC-8 - FlightAware
WEBWhen thinking of supersonic travel… civilian travel… the first thing that comes to mind is the Concorde SST. Then maybe the Tupolev Tu-144, which was the Russian answer to the Concorde. On August 21st, 1961, Douglas test pilot William Magruder lifted DC-8 N9604Z off the runway at Edwards AFB.
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