Yes, this aircraft is still flying. Samaritans Purse bought it in 2015. I know one of the pilots who is flying this beautiful plane. It’s now registered as N782SP.
I worked at Evergreen E.A.G.L.E @ KPHL. I handled ATI DC-8s every day. 2 flights .. both inbound/ outbound. 1st arrival @ 06:50 which was the first daily flight allowed per KPHL sound ordinance. I marshalled them in , hooked up the gpu, staged the trucks, operated the K-loader unloaded/ load. Before moving the machine away from the jet .. I'd write RUSH on the ceiling over the cargo doors. Then pull everything away, air start engines and push those beautiful birds back , uncouple and give a salute to flight crew as I back away. Unfortunately Evergreen folded and that was the end of our business relationship with ATI. Great company, great people
Probably the most advanced DC8 in the world. All flat panel instrumentation. No CRT's Plug and play. A flight director indicator could play a compass. 721CX was a special project for me.
Yes, this aircraft is flying humanitarian missions with Samaritan's Purse. You can punch in the identification number into flight radar it last flew two days ago www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n782sp/
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Yes, this aircraft is still flying. Samaritans Purse bought it in 2015. I know one of the pilots who is flying this beautiful plane. It’s now registered as N782SP.
Good to know.
In good works.
I worked at Evergreen E.A.G.L.E @ KPHL. I handled ATI DC-8s every day. 2 flights .. both inbound/ outbound. 1st arrival @ 06:50 which was the first daily flight allowed per KPHL sound ordinance. I marshalled them in , hooked up the gpu, staged the trucks, operated the K-loader unloaded/ load. Before moving the machine away from the jet .. I'd write RUSH on the ceiling over the cargo doors. Then pull everything away, air start engines and push those beautiful birds back , uncouple and give a salute to flight crew as I back away. Unfortunately Evergreen folded and that was the end of our business relationship with ATI. Great company, great people
The employee's picked the registration number.
721CX. Number 1 of the 72's.
Much like the 21CX to 71CX. It was a brand that most didnt know.
721 and 722 were the French air force 72's. 2 existed outside. NASA and an oil company.
Nice detail
Probably the most advanced DC8 in the world.
All flat panel instrumentation. No CRT's
Plug and play. A flight director indicator could play a compass.
721CX was a special project for me.
Great vid!
sweet!
Strange looking cabin window finish shape. Never seen that before.
It’s so beautiful so cool‼️
This AC still flying in 2024 for Samaritans Purse
Love the DC-8,especially the 70 series❤.ls this aircraft still flying?
Yes, this aircraft is flying humanitarian missions with Samaritan's Purse. You can punch in the identification number into flight radar it last flew two days ago www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n782sp/
Still flying to this day as N782SP for Samaritan’s Purse.
DC-8-72CF, N721CX had always flown over my house in Japan until 2013.
Incidentally, what happened N722CX??!
Sadly N722CX was scrapped in May of 2013 at the Sacramento Airfield after some 7 years of storage.
Fresh out of ATI D Check, scraped.
Great, What company do I do the updates?
Why was the Capt HSI having a conniption fit?
Is this considered heavy equipment?
ICX known as International Charter or Cargo Express.
All DC8’s replaced with 757CFs
Ati boeing 788 900 kf