Manufactured by McDonnell Douglas under the DC-8 family, the DC-8-61 is equipped for higher capacity and medium range. It has two fuselage plugs that is stretched by 11 meters, increasing maximum seating capacity to 180-220 passengers in a mixed-class configuration, and an 80 percent underfloor freight capacity.

2023年1月14日 · When the DC-8 Series 61 and 63 arrived on the market, it had the highest passenger carrying capacity of any airliner due to its stretched fuselage, with the ability to accommodate 269 passengers. It was only unseated by the Boeing 747 in 1970.

Model -61 was 37 feet longer than the standard DC-8. It offered 60% more seat capacity than the standard DC-8, yet the operating costs were no more than 10% higher. The long cabin could accommodate 252 seats in an all-economy layout, but Delta's two-class configuration held 195 passenger seats.

McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Freighters Cargo Configuration 13 containers, 88 x 125 in (2.2 x 3.2 m) Volume, 5,720 ft 3 (162.0 m 3 ) ; bulk volume, 1,390 ft 3 (39.4 m )

2016年5月15日 · The DC-8-61 had been a simple stretch of the short DC-8 trading payload for range. The natural next step in the DC-8s evolution was to marry the improved wing of the long range DC-8-62 with the body of the DC-8-61.

This modernized version of the DC-8-61 series featured the new low-noise, advanced technology General Electric/SNECMA CFM56 engine, an entirely new interior, as well as new air conditioning, instruments and avionics equipment. All modification work was performed at the Delta's Technical Operations Center in Atlanta. The airline completed its ...

The "Super DC-8" Series 61 was designed for high capacity and medium range. It had the same wings, engines and pylons as the -55, and sacrificed range to gain capacity.

The tall landing gear and upswept tail of the original DC-8 series enabled the aircraft to accomodate fuselage stretch with ease. The 20'0' forward fuselage plug and the 16'8" aft plug allowed for a capacity of 251 passengers.

2024年9月20日 · The glory days of Douglas were returning as it rolled out the world’s largest jetliner the DC-8-61 on January 24, 1966. In 1965, 76 Super DC-8s had been sold compared to just 27 standard models in 1964.

The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engine long-range Jet Airliner with a capacity of maximum 259 passengers produced by the US-American manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company. A freighter variant of the DC-8 was available also.