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DC-8

aircraft

Also known as: Douglas DC-8

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comparison to Boeing 707

In Boeing 707
…however, it also ordered 25 Douglas DC-8s, a similar jet airliner being developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which already supplied airlines with most of their piston-engine passenger planes. However, the Boeing 707 was faster than the DC-8, and Boeing was willing to customize the aircraft to meet its customers’…
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history of flight

In history of flight: The airlines reequip
…responded with its similar looking DC-8. Both aircraft were larger (some configurations could carry more than 200 passengers) and faster (more than 600 miles [965 km] per hour) than the modified Comet 4 that began service on the New York to London route on Oct. 4, 1958.
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