I have always been under the impression that the Tu-144 and Concorde were the only two transport aircraft to achieve supersonic status-until now. Any others?
The DC-8 Supersonic Flight
The DC-8 Supersonic Flight
Supersonic DC-8
- Thread starter Graeme
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Very cool article.
The reason they do not count the DC-8 though is because it is actually a Subsonic aircraft.
Very cool that they were able to do so though.
The reason they do not count the DC-8 though is because it is actually a Subsonic aircraft.
Very cool that they were able to do so though.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Interesting...
The DC-8 in some respects was superior to the 707. A bit more complicated, it was built like a brick. I was involved in a few "C" checks on them and we like to call them "leaky eights."
The DC-8 in some respects was superior to the 707. A bit more complicated, it was built like a brick. I was involved in a few "C" checks on them and we like to call them "leaky eights."
The USAF still uses them for Evacuation and Medivac.
