The DC-8-50/55 and 61/62 series were powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B turbofan engines, each producing 19,000 pounds of thrust.

This RD classic from 50 years ago tells the thrilling story of a teen who made a daring escape from Cuba—in the frigid belly of a transatlantic DC-8 jet.

In April 1982, a Savannah-bound Delta DC-8-71 flying from Atlanta would be the first commercial plane to feature CFM56 engines as its turbofans, and by 2005, CFM International would have produced ...

Harsh Operating Environments. Post-incident teardown of NASA DC-8 engine that encountered a diffuse volcanic ash cloud at high altitude revealed extensive internal damage, to include leading edge ...

Watch: NASA DC-8 perform low passes at Moffett Federal Airfield on final flight 02:40. A low-flying jet with decades of history was seen flying over the South Bay Wednesday on its final flight ...