Post-1945, Douglas Aircraft Corporation acknowledged an opportunity to meet the high demand for airline aircraft by recognizing the future of commercial flying in jet-powered aircraft following the De ...

The McDonnell Douglas DC-8 stands as a pivotal icon in the annals of aviation history, marking the dawn of the commercial jet age in the United States. Developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which ...

Acquired by NASA in 1985, the DC-8 was used on 158 science campaigns. Credit: Matt Hartman NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 when it was ...

POCATELLO — A piece of NASA history parted ways with the sky this week and will instead remain forever parked in Pocatello. The world’s first and largest flying science laboratory, the historic NASA ...

An array of instruments on the DC-8 help it determine specifics about air quality characteristics. Credit: Chen Chuanren/AW&ST Nearly 55 years since its first flight, NASA’s McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 ...