DC-8 Departing Christchurch, 8 a.m.

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[Ian Warren]

That come up well Mike , thinking about it, I don't think JUST FLIGHT has a short hulled Hi-Bypass turbofan DC-8.

[emfrat]

That come up well Mike , thinking about it, I don't think JUST FLIGHT has a short hulled Hi-Bypass turbofan DC-8.

I can recognise a chubby high bypass engine when I see it, but I have to trust HJG to get it right, since I wouldn't know any better if they didn't. That said, NASA seems to have a soft spot for souped-up machinery - they do have the budget for it. "A B717 with RB-211s?"...no worries mate, put it in the R&D budget"

[Ian Warren]

"NASA seems to have a soft spot for souped-up machinery" I would say more than likely the airframe hours are almost NIL .. on the ground getting modified for a different mission/sortie/project , were so low it was cheaper to re-engine it , plenty of spare parts and engines and mounts due to the wide body factor of the late 1970 early 1980's ... course the performance with a lightly weighted Eight

[Splitpin]

Great screen Mike .... i have a real soft spot (like NASA) for the old "8"
Looking forward to seeing the real thing , hopefully later this month or early next.

Those HJG guys rock ... Ive got all their stuff , but missed that DC-8 ... great post.

[emfrat]

Thanks, Marty ! If you go here: https://postimg.org/image/u4b1iorbz/
there is a button that will let you download the 1920 wide original, if you want to.

[Splitpin]

Thanks, Marty ! If you go here: https://postimg.org/image/u4b1iorbz/
there is a button that will let you download the 1920 wide original, if you want to.

Thank you Sir.