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Line Drawing of DC-8 (Courtesy DFRC)
Most of the information below was stolen from the DFRC DC8 Web Pages
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Crew: Two Pilots, Flight Engineer, Navigator
Length: 157 feet
Wingspan: 148 feet
Engine: Four CFM56-2-C1 High Bypass Turbofan Jet
Base: Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA
Altitude: 1,000 - 41,000 feet
Range: 5,400 Nautical miles
Duration: 12 hours
Speed: 425 - 490 knots True Air Speed(cruise)
Payload: 30,000 lb.
Zenith, 8 and 62 Deg, and Nadir Viewports
External Antenna Attachment Mounts
Wing Pylons
Optical Windows
Gyro Stabilized Mirror System
Dropsonde Delivery Tube
Air and Aerosol Sampling Probes
Standard Equipment Racks 19-inch
Laser Chiller Unit
Dew/Frost Point Hygrometer
Radar Altimeter
Weather Radar
GPS and Inertial Navigational Systems
Time Code Generator
Closed Circuit Television
Data Acquisition
Metric Cameras
Both 400 Hz and 60 Hz Power
Ten to Twelve Stations Available for Investigators