Douglas DC8 Takeoff

[apoure25]

I live a couple miles away from TOL, I'm gonna miss that sound...

[65rock4ever]

This DC-8 model was equiped with the JT3D-7 turbofans. They were great engines and this model had one of the longest ranges compared to most passenger jets of the time. I was blessed to fly on one of these and still have the photo album to prove it. Great plane ! I would question the 12,000 Ft. runway take-off figure though. The one I flew on departed fully loaded from a 9,000 Ft runway close to standard atmospheric conditions.

[BPch1]

great pilots. they are into their takeoff roll halfway through the turn for positioning.

[2U0F1O2]

Thats how a airliner should sound like! Just wonderfull!

[edvardsoz]

is not that 707?

[hammerogod]

Heh....

With a full load of Pax & Fuel and headed for Japan the DC8 had the longest takeoff roll in the history of aviation.

I can remember wondering if the thing was ever going to actually get the wheels off the ground.

Just rollin' along like a bus until it finally got airborne.

I was used to 707s and CV880-990s with both takeoff much sooner.

I think the fully loaded balanced field length for a DC8 was around 12,000 ft.

Not many airports had enough runway for the DC8s...not back in the day.

[jetfreak4]

The DC-8 basically had the exact same fuselage as the DC-9 except for the tails, wings, and engines. It had the same type of landing gear design as the DC-10-10 series. It retracts in the exact same manner. The main gear starts retracting right as the gear doors drop down. Likewise, the 707, 727, and 737 shared roughly the same fuselage except for the tails, engines, and wings.

[ceconk123]

Drinks fuel like water

[aza0991]

the engines look so different these days, bigger, stonger and less pollution

[elviscash56]

Fuck environmental and noise pollution standards, this plane sounds badass!!!

[Y2R4U]

P&W JT-8's ?

[Vintagesansui800]

@Y2R4U Could be either P&W JT4A's or JT3D's

[mytmousemalibu]

@Vintagesansui800 Those are JT3D's. Only the very oldest DC-8's had JT4A'S in them, like the 21 series. JT4's were pure turbojets which were phased out of airliners pretty early. The increased power and fuel economy of turbofans were the future. Nothing sounds better than JT3D's at full power!

[Vintagesansui800]

@mytmousemalibu Oh I see thanks! I agree nothing compares to their sound!

[bvscfanatic]

Longest flight I ever made was on a DC-8. International Air Bahama (a division of Icelandic Airways) used to fly them from Nassau, Bahamas to Luxembourg. I made that trip in 1969, with a brief stopover in Shannon, Ireland on the return flight.

[Turkeysitar]

ITS A SNAKE!!!!!

[jaffacake1578]

why 4 engines, think of the environment! it only needs two!

[itsmegp46]

@jaffacake1578 The design of this aircraft goes back to the 1950's. Jet engines of that period did not produce as much thrust nor were they as reliable as they are today. ETOPS (see Wikipedia) regulations would not allow twin engine jets to fly more than so many minutes on one engine, should the other fail.

[jaffacake1578]

@itsmegp46 yes, i know... i was pretending to be an eco-mentalist, but obviously over the internet, you cannot tell that i was joking :/

[GutpileCharlie]

I did a lot of traveling, 1974-1985 and mostly flew on 727s. I had one or two flights on a DC8 and it is truly a classy airplane. 

[MrGribenson]

That´s a limo airliner.!

[graycloud057]

The sexiest Jet liner ever built. Miss that baby! Took a room full to fly her though.

[16924fps]

@tolaviator - I flew on a UAL DC-8 back in 1972 on a family vacation out west. Nice planes. Used to see them all the time flying in and out of PHL (Philadelphia International). I live in South Jersey and the flight paths go right over where I grew up.

[deetjay1]

They still fly these sweet air planes?

[sobelou]

What a magnificent machine!! For years in the 90s I worked at MIA in an old warehouse in the NW corner, close to the runway, and '8s of all religions (mostly 50s and 60s) shared the ramps with TAL's DC6s and a few DC3s and Convair twins.. what a great time...

[LateNightCable]

A Douglas DC-8-63, what a survivor, and such a beautiful plane!

[ddechamp71]

Wow! I love that lady! DC8-63s were the best! (comment from a former DC8 jockey)

[tolaviator]

@ddechamp71 Thanks for the nice comment. It is a pleasure still seeing the DC8 flying daily here at TOL. I just wish I had taken the opportunity to ride on one before they all went out of pax service

[Pullisto]

@ddechamp71 No way, series 52 forever! :-)

[Starfish99100]

@ddechamp71 Compared with the 707, the DC8 most likely was the better plane. The 707 sold better only because it came out first. I bet a lot of airline execs wished they had waited for the DC8!

[ddechamp71]

@Starfish99100 Maybe you're right. But from a pilot standpoint I cannot say, as I've never flown the 707.... I've some experience on some other Boeing products (that I find wonderful) but not the 707.

[itsmegp46]

@Starfish99100 I'm not sure why you would say this, but if it is any consolation, there are a lot more DC-8's being flown today than 707's.

[BPch1]

What a treat to see this take off in person. How many are even left in the States with the original engines? Most all of them now are retrofitted with B757 engines.

[pjotrtje0NL]

@BPch1 B757 engines? No way... Those DC-8-7x series aircraft have CFM-56 engines, like he ones on B737-300/400/500s.

[klesmer]

@pjotrtje0NL You are refering to re-engined DC-8's correct? CFM-56's are a perfect match for upgrading the DC-8 just as for the 707 series, a match made in heaven. KC-135 pilots and crew love 'em too.

[hearts76100]

I love the smoke trail

[andresrodrigoescobar]

God dammit... Boeing BOUGHT MDD??

[em4rulz]

@andresrodrigoescobar Yeah. A looong time ago.

[Pullisto]

@andresrodrigoescobar Yes, they did, at Long Beach, Boeing continued the DC-9 design (shorter fuselage then the MD series) with a different engine and tail cone to the '9, and it was called the Boeing 717. But they rolled the last of them off the line in 2005 and closed it down, sadly, 70 something years of history came to a close. I hope part of the plant is kept as a heritage site, along with the famous landmark 'DC Jets' neon sign.

[kenpalmer1965]

Is this a cargojet or a passenger airliner out oc curiosity?

[tolaviator]

@kenpalmer1965 This is purely a cargo aircraft

[kenpalmer1965]

@tolaviator Thank you. That's what I kind of thought since I didn't see any windows on the side of the plane. I should of figured that out myself. Thanks again!

[antimatterXXXIII]

@tolaviator Well this plane is a DC-8-63CF convertible freighter - was a passenger plane at one point for IcelandAir, N806WA. It's really been around the block, spent time with Air Algerie, World Airways charters, delivered to Atlantis in 1970 as D-ADIZ.

[antimatterXXXIII]

This is one of the fortunate planes that escaped the "Boneyard" in Roswell NM for a second round at sky-trucking.

[BPch1]

@kenpalmer1965 probably it served as both in its long life. probably started out passenger in 60's...maybe all the way to 80's, and was then converted for cargo as shown in this video.

[harpsinth]

She is a Perfect Airborne Symphony !

[Dazed767]

Oh Squiggly Line in My Eye Fluid

I see you there

Lurking on the periphery of my vision

But when I try to look at you,

You scurry away!

[oxcammans]

Aahh, music to the ears !! Reminds me of when I was a kid flying on the old Air Canada

8's. I really miss that sound !

[kenpalmer1965]

Quite an awesome video indeed! That is a good ol-fashioned four-engine jet making its way down the runway. It looks like it hasn't lost a step and still has it where it counts! Great job!

[oldtymegamer]

Awesome video, thanks for posting. Sounds like a bomber taking off.

[Michael55443]

Must. Clean. Lens.

[tolaviator]

@Michael55443 the lens is clean, whatever that squiggle line is is on the inside. I would love to get rid of it!

[Michael55443]

@tolaviator

Just yanking your chain. I have some binoculars with the same problem. How the dirt gets INSIDE is a mystery.

[tolaviator]

@Michael55443 LOL yeah it's just annoying I cant make whatever it is go away. Fortunately it doesnt show up most of the time but it does more when I take video

[squadman33]

THAT"S a jet !!

[pelagic6]

That was a fast take off. Awesome. 

[Johan0927]

Awesome.....

[baby9811]

everyone...listen to the sound of the 70's ... no bigger N1 to reduce noise...

[jetfreak4]

@baby9811 This goes further back than the 1970s...try the late 1950s and 1960s.

[baby9811]

@jetfreak4 will do ;)

[JeanLucPicard2365]

I flew this bird its a bueaty!

[triton550]

A bloody good looking bird! One of the most beautiful aircraft ever built! More videos of this kind pls!

[texascountryusa]

thanx for this video!! dc-8 is my favorite aircraft (besides dc-10 & md-11), probably one of the best aircrafts ever built.

[maousn75]

Boeing and McDonnel Douglas merged in 1997 but this aircraft was built before then so the name Boeing doesn't apply to this aircraft which was inroduced in 1968.

[adecker1972]

@maousn75 Introduced in 1958, I worked series 50's, 60's and 70's for 15 years

[Dazed767]

on a clear day you can watch her for miles!

[dc8flightdeck]

They recently flew a couple of flights with relief supplies to Haiti. The Company no longer call its self Murray Air though.

[adecker1972]

@dc8flightdeck National Airlines owned by a retired General

[amatorynumber]

that was one fast take off!!! so cute!

:-D

any videos of DC-8's when they were commercial jets?

[mcdonnell220]

@amatorynumber Yeah, check my channel. :-)

[LateNightCable]

Wow, I don't think I've seen one with the old JT's, that's a true survivor.

DC-8's at takeoff, so dynamic!

[cahuide007]

Sexy old Lady !!!

[XBoeingCapt]

Those are JT3D engines, as I recall, about 19,000lbs thrust per pipe. Great old flying lady!

[hotelgulf718]

loud and proud! NICE!

[MKA742]

Nice one. Love to see it flying! Lucky man mt358...

[alterman156]

Great classic old jet airliner. I like the sound of the engines. Are they JT-3Ds or JT-8Ds. I also like the black smoke.

[mt358]

I have many hours in that airframe!. It was Ex World, Ex Emery. It's a DC-8 63F. Nice Bird too.

[koukijesse315]

big sounds

[EdmDude]

Someone's shovelling coal pretty hard.

Come on Feel the NOISE!

[BayAreaLen]

The DC-8 always sounds so baddass!

[cahuide007]

Classic Dc 8, sexy old Lady.

[as97ir]

mcdonnal duglos planes sucks boeing is the best md cheats the airlines companies BOEING IS THE TRUSTABLE PLANE AIRLINER !!!!!!!!!!!

[tolaviator]

You do realize that Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas years ago?

[Thebmwisthebest]

@tolaviator hahaha

[shoerd43]

Hey dude you cant spell , what do you know about aviation ,get some decent grades at school get into the industry then you may have the knowledge and the right to make informed comparisons ,run along and play FS

[fulcrumSMT29]

@as97ir Don't you mean "McDonnell Douglas"? Learn proper sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation before making your ignorant comments. Everyone's entitled to their opinions, but the crap you attempted to cram together into a sentence makes you appear as an idiot.

[as97ir]

lmao i dont like McDonnel Douglas n MY COMMENT WAS A LONG TIME AGO!

[Gyroglle]

@as97ir Dude, that's ironic because Boeing bought Mcdonnel Douglas.

[iflydelta1101]

@as97ir Powned

[francksol]

Dc 8 retired black smock , bad .... too noise

badly

[GC0020]

that one's still got the old engines - bad, right?

[AtomicDanny3000]

is a difference

[VEE1r0tate]

if ur lookin at this from miles away, how can you tell its not an A340? ,,,the smoke!!!! lol

[Dreams553]

Yep, favorite airliner of all time. I could easily spend two hours just staring at the stretch 8 on the ground and dream of sitting in the left seat. Yep, a real love affair. What a beautiful bird....

[mcdonnell220]

Sound just like me!! Nuttin' beats a stretch 8. :-)

[youtrein]

NIce plane ! good video!

[blueb0g]

great video!!! I love this vid.

[96Senirem]

If only they still made them.

[blueb0g]

yeah.

[mcy73]

bummer just a little smoke

[user1154101]

nice old bird.

[Neppybutt]

DC-8's were my favorite aircraft of choice, extended first class section, nice and roomy. Great on long flights.

[coolspindrift]

Mine too! Huge windows and I loved the old curtains and first class lounge. Such a gorgeous design.