HB-IGH of Jet Aviation flew Mulhouse to Tucson yesterday 15/12. Heard a rumour that this eleven hour flight was the last flight this aircraft will ever make. Be sad if it is true, anybody else heard anything? (This is the aircraft that went tech on Tony in South Africa recently)
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By: Arabella-Cox - 6th February 2008 at 09:09
hi steve, yes can u imagine knocking the douglas place down grrr
hope they save the sign…
well here in london they knocked down euston station in the 1960’s which was as much a landmark with its arch as is st pancras now…:(
wouldnt surprise if one day the baa try and knock down the queens building at LHR grrrrrrr
does anyone know if you can get a passenger ride in a dc-8 anywhere now?
By: steve rowell - 6th February 2008 at 02:31
Yep, I went to Long beach a few weeks ago for thanksgiving and many of the former Douglas building are destroyed. They are building a mall there!!!!
Fortunately the “Fly DC jets” famous sign is still standing!
That’s just sacrilegious that some people have such scant disregard for history
By: Arabella-Cox - 1st February 2008 at 19:51
Just how many different types of DC-8 were produced? Anyone in the know?
erm check that site dc-8jet.com i think..
there was
dc8-10 all converted to 20’s i think
-20
-30 some converted to 50’s
all the above were transcon range except -30 which was long range and all were turbojet powered
-40 long range turbojet rolls royce conways
all below except -61 were long range and turbofan powered (-61 was transcon range)
-50 includes various combis pax and freighter mix versions
-61 super stretch
-62 little stretch long range
-63 super stretch with -62 extras
then many -60’s were converted to -70 versions by re-engine with cfm56 and updated cockpits etc
series 10-50/62 could seat upto 189 pax and the 61/63 upto 259 pax all in high density Y seating.
i think thats the lot
By: FLY.BUY - 1st February 2008 at 18:51
Just how many different types of DC-8 were produced? Anyone in the know?
By: Arabella-Cox - 31st January 2008 at 21:08
wow that dc-8 is immaculate!
wot a shame she will prob be scrapped grrrrr
wish i woz lottery winner
dc-8 is one of my fav rides
i worked with air spain who had 6 vintage ex eastern very old and classic dc8-21’s, they always went tech spectacularly usually for 24 hours leaving 189 pax fuming at us oops! we never had any parts and more hydraulic fluid was left on luton or gatwick’s ramp then in the a/c hehe
flew on a spantax -61 and we handled translift -71’s and a lovely crownair of canada -55
i also flew ceylon-karachi with PIA on a dc8-51 very old leased from cargolux
it was ex swissair -33 modified to a 50 series…that was in 1980 after i had a spell in the maldives.
air spain dc8 take off from luton, does a quick circuit then lands again…
why you back? oh we forgot the bags oh dear!:D
By: Newforest - 10th January 2008 at 21:21
Say goodbye, HB-IGH ‘stored’ at Goodyear.
By: steve rowell - 26th December 2007 at 22:59
This may be of interest to some…check out the DC8 pilot career video!
By: Hand87_5 - 26th December 2007 at 10:56
Yep, I went to Long beach a few weeks ago for thanksgiving and many of the former Douglas building are destroyed. They are building a mall there!!!!
Fortunately the “Fly DC jets” famous sign is still standing!
By: Newforest - 26th December 2007 at 08:10
Pretty close Steve, I think it’s 41, eventually to be replaced by Airbus’s. Happy New Year!
By: steve rowell - 26th December 2007 at 05:40
A good number of them are probably with UPS.
UPS had 40 at last count!!
By: Whiskey Delta - 26th December 2007 at 02:10
A good number of them are probably with UPS.
By: Newforest - 25th December 2007 at 22:58
Ah such a shame to a still useful classic been condemed!
Which brings me to ask how many DC-8s are there left flying in the world?
Of 556 built, there were 140 still flying as of 13/3/05.
By: lukeylad - 25th December 2007 at 22:24
Ah such a shame to a still useful classic been condemed!
Which brings me to ask how many DC-8s are there left flying in the world?
By: Newforest - 25th December 2007 at 21:52
Confirmed by another forum, she has flown her last.:( 🙁
“Yes, It will unfortunately be scrapped. I know one of it s FEs.
It s a shame when you see how nice it was still looking. However, it is not the first immaculate DC-8-72 to be scrapped. Aramco s DC-8-72 (N728A) was scrapped in Opa Locka 3 years ago.
But when the value of the spare parts is higher than the amount the aircraft can be selled for, then these birds all get the same end.”
By: Newforest - 17th December 2007 at 20:05
Yes I can! Just discovered that it had another ‘last’ flight, this time to Phoenix Goodyear airport, a flight of 22 minutes, I really think this is the END!:( 🙁 🙁
By: Newforest - 17th December 2007 at 19:59
I presume that we are talking only about the last flight of HB-IGH rather than the last flight of a DC-8?
That was the inference, but I cannot find any further info. at the moment!:confused:
By: zoot horn rollo - 17th December 2007 at 11:03
I presume that we are talking only about the last flight of HB-IGH rather than the last flight of a DC-8? I only say this because I understood that ATC ltd at Lasham were expecting a further year’s work servicing a couple of DC-8s at Lasham.
By: steve rowell - 17th December 2007 at 05:15
Sad day for a great aircraft..i’ve flown many a mile in DC8’s.. Air NewZealand, Braniff and United come to mind
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