DOUGLAS DC-8 PASSENGER JET PROMOTIONAL FILM "BIRTH OF A JET" 50164
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The Douglas Aircraft Company presents “Birth of a Jet,” a circa 1958 16mm promotional movie for the Douglas DC-8 jetliner. The corporate/educational color film opens by touting jets as “the new symbol of commercial aviation” and we see a DC-8 jetliner streaking across the sky and flying past San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge (mark 01:08). Douglas has been a pioneer in aviation, the narrator remarks starting at mark 01:50, since the first flight of the DC-1 in 1933, followed by all the other aircraft in the line as their images appear on the screen. While Douglas also has made a number of contributions to the military such as with the Douglas X-3 Stiletto (mark 02:35), the A-F Skyhawk “Mighty Midge” and the F4D Skyray, the company remains committed to the commercial industry. Showing its manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California (shown at mark 03:45) the film captures the work on DC-8 jet airliners being conducted inside the plant. By mark 05:50, the film captures a new DC-8 being rolled out of a hanger in 1958. The narrator highlights many of the design elements of the aircraft before showing it make its first take-off run (mark 08:10). As the aircraft continues to roll off the production line, the narrator explains that crews also are undergoing training so routes can be established. Following a look at conceptual drawings and scenes of the interior decor (mark 09:55), ranging from the 122 seats in first class to 144 seats in the “tourist cabin” as well as a roomy lounge (mark 11:11). As the DC-8 is shown streaking across the sky the narrator explains that the final element of the aircraft is dependability as the film draws to a close.
The Douglas DC-8 (also known as the McDonnell Douglas DC-8) is a four-engine long-range narrow-body jet airliner built from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Launched after the competing Boeing 707, the DC-8 nevertheless kept Douglas in a strong position in the airliner market, and remained in production until 1972 when it began to be superseded by larger wide-body designs, including the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The DC-8's design allowed it a slightly larger cargo capacity than the 707 and some re-engined DC-8s are still in use as freighters.
The DC-8 was announced in July 1955. Four versions were offered to begin with, all with the same 150-foot-6-inch (45.87 m) long airframe with a 141-foot-1-inch (43.00 m) wingspan, but varying in engines and fuel capacity, and with maximum weights of about 240,000-260,000 lb (109-118 metric tons). Douglas steadfastly refused to offer different fuselage sizes. The maiden flight was planned for December 1957, with entry into revenue service in 1959.
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As much as I like the modern Airbus and Boeing aircraft currently flying today, I can't help but get a feel of what the jet age was like back in its glory days. And the DC-8 is no exception, good old fashioned, steam gauge cockpit and controls, barely any form of automation that would mean skill is put to its absolute limits. Being a fellow flight simmer myself (and A&P student), I personally like flying virtual aircraft like these with my own hands, and meanwhile it's nowhere near what it feels like flying an actual jet airliner, still I get a lot of fun out of these jets since they're literally the pinnacle of aviation.
This is super cool, the 1958 promo available to the public, of the iconic jetliner Douglas DC-8!!!!
I really like Douglas planes.
Thanks for the memories. Flew many times on the DC-8 on both United, Delta, and SAS. Loved the lounge area in First Class. It’s my second favorite aircraft. First is the B-707/720B. We’d fly on both aircraft out of Chicago O’Hare. If we were flying ORD/LAX/SAN/SFO we’d fly a United DC-8 out and an American Airlines 707 back or vice versa. To/from Sweden to visit my Grandparents, we flew SAS DC-8s one way and Lufthansa’s B707s on the return. You’d find us on a Delta DC-8 to/from Florida. Aaah great memories. Wonderful First Class inflight Service. 👍🏻. God I wish these four engine aircraft were still flying. 😉
Hey thanks for the complimentary comments. I was there when the first DC-8 took off at Douglas Long Beach, I was 13. My dad worked at Douglas Aircraft for 33 yrs. He was so proud of this bird & the DC-10 even though it had it’s problems in its beginning. I was raised on Douglas Aircraft. I grew up with an insatiable desire to fly airplanes from building & flying model airplanes which I still do to this day at 77 yrs young to obtaining my private pilots license and flying general aviation all over central California.
Both SAS and Lufthansa would later add wide-body Douglas DC-10s to their respective fleets.
what a beauty one of my favorite planes great video
Beautiful and graceful plane. Love the air scoops.
Missed flying on one. Only did the Boeing 707, 727, 747, VC 10 and DC 9 from the classic era. Nowadays its mostly Airbus.
was a great source of comfort when the non-smoking sign went off -- and everyone would light up and relax !!!!
I so agree. The atmosphere aboard aircraft was so much more relaxed and less tense when smoking was permitted. Being able to smoke was a great benefit to nervous flyers as well.
@@Ben-xe8ps I never bought that. Consider the effect of a nicotine fog inside a small space on non-smokers.
I worked @ Dobbs house in the late 60s early 70s..
As a truck driver you had to pass a test and be good with a clutch they said a small dent would cost big time$$$$...I got to see 707s...DC9s..and one of the most beautiful the stretch DC-8 WOW!!. What a gorgeous plane!.
Saw the first 747 it was on a tour type deal..no passengers only crew.
That was something!.
It's quietness is a sales point, lol!!
Love the DC-8.The best aircraft ever in my humble opinion
Fascinating history documentary.
My favorite jet ever.
My brother & I flew on a DC-8 as kids in the '70s. IIRC it was United Airlines. I remember that the takeoff run was longer than on 707, like the stall speed was much higher. And the passenger room in economy class was like today's 1st class, plenty of legroom in wide seats. It was a great flight.
Probably because of the payload. The DC-8 is typically lighter than the B707 from what i know.
This was swell
Thanks glad you enjoyed it!
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65th Anniversary of Long Beach's first locally produced jetliner, the Douglas DC-8
1958-2023
My fondest memory of the DC-8 was at Sydney airport in the mid 90's.
While doing an engine run on the late billionaire Kerry Packers plane, it sucked up a headset off the ground and into the engine completely destroying it! ahh fun times! :)
What got completely destroyed, the headset or the engine?
So if that's your fondest memory, you must have really hated that old bird
The mid-1960s saw two stretched versions of the DC-8. They were called the "Super 60" (-61, -62 and -63) and "Super 70" (-71, -72 and -73) - the latter versions were powered by CFM56 (GE/SNECMA) engines. The -62/-72 was 29.9 feet shorter than the -61/-71 and the -63/-73.
The Super 70s were re-engined 60s completed in the 1980s,from 1982 to 1986.110 were converted.
Just a snippet of info there👍
United DC 8 an unsung star of the original Hawaii 50 series. Great landings by senior United pilots. 747s featured in later seasons DC8 was a classier airplane.
Unfortunately the days where we could trust airliner manufacturers to build a safe and dependable product that the public could fly in without fear of being killed are over. Thanks a pant load Boeing.
The nostrils on the plane is so cool
My favorite airliner. Better looking than the 707. When I was 12 I got to fly in one from LA to Detroit. United Airlines
I noticed a DC-8 on Flightaware just passing over my house and I just missed it after running outside to catch a glimpse. This 6 to 8 months ago . Watching the flight path making all kinds of crazy swirls and turns on the map. Turns out it was a NASA plane that collects air samples. At least that's all I could find out about it.
And here it is one of the classic Jetliners of all time, the Boeing 707's main rival, the Douglas DC-8! I think that KLM (in Netherlands) operated the DC-8, alongside United Airlines, Eastern Air Lines (in U.S.), Japan Airlines, Air France (yes, AF got DC-8s), Air NZ and SAS!
Delta Air Lines was first to fly the DC-8. In addition to AF, the two private French airlines - UAT and TAI - flew DC-8s.
Every major airline in the U.S. and most in the world flew DC-8s. They may not have been as numerous as the 707 but almost every airline bought them. They were great planes
Miatacrosser ... American Airlines only purchased the 707. They also purchased Convair 990s
@@robyoungquist5803 The CV-990 Coronado was purchased by American Airlines, which also had the 707, and by Swissair, which also had the DC-8.
O530 Carris PT ... yes and I’ve had the privilege of being on board all of them ... yep I’m THAT old 👍🏻🙄
I worked at the Santa Monica plant in the 1967
I wonder if Jerry Goldsmith wrote the music for this. For instance, at 12:45, that's his Star Trek theme.
J L N :I thought Alexander Courage wrote the Star Trek theme...
Clearly designed and built better than the Boeing 707.
The old DC-8's with the turbojet engines had some real top speed... I think the DC-8 could go supersonic. That was all changed a long time ago... passenger planes went turbofan. Yeah, the fuel economy is there thanks to the fans, but the performance is long gone.
Douglas Aircraft merged with McDonnell in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas. Boeing took the firm under its wings in 1997 and eliminated all references to Douglas.
At 3.36 in the film, can someone describe what is being shown? I know it is an jet engine but I wonder what the cylinder sized pieces clustered around the back of the engine are. 4 of these cylinder looking objects are visible. I am thinking they are individual combustion chambers for the older type jet engine. Here is a video ua-cam.com/video/ulY_dw0Hui4/v-deo.html that shows these chambers at 1.00 minute in. I ask, is it the same part shown in each video?
Your on this bro
Mufflers I believe
Those aren't combustion chambers. They are exhaust mixers (sometimes referred to as "organ pipes" for a jet engine). They were meant to reduce noise to the surrounding area.
5:26
Why did the 707 outsell the DC-8 by so much?
Military contracts for the KC/VC 135 variants of the 707
Boeing 367-80 flew years earlier!
Douglas Aircraft were always superior...
Now the planes are full of drunk boguns wearing thongs crammed in like sheep!😂
If Douglas only done such a thorough tests on their DC-10 as they did with the DC-8, they might still have been around, but instead the bloody DC-10's cargo door killed them. The DC-10 even killed the Concorde, because of a metal strip that fell off from DC-10 engine cowling and sliced the Concord's tire right as it was taking off killing the Concord and 109 people, if it was not for that crash, maybe Concorde would still be flying, all tho I doubt it, but it might have flown till at least 2009 or 2010. Because of that crash Concorde lost the trust of a lot of people that were regular costumers, plus all the expensive upgrades and the extremely expensive maintenance, killed the Concorde. That bloody strip of metal from the DC-10 started a domino effect and it slowly killed the Concorde.