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DC-8 range

Posted by TheGreatOP on 19 April 2015 - 03:15 AM

It seems like the in-game values for the DC-8 range are too low. The Boeing page clearly says that the DC-8-63 could fly more than 4,500 miles, and it would follow that the DC-8-62 could do more. Also, the DC-8-72 and DC-8-73 had more range than their Super 60 Series counterparts, and yet in AE they have less...

 

http://www.boeing.co...ducts/dc-8.page


This article quotes a book describing the range of the super 70s. As expected, with 25% lower fuel flow the range is 9500-10000 mi for the -72 and 5400-5600 mi for the -73

 

"the Super 72 has a greater range than any other commercial aircraft in the world (as of 1999), including the much bigger, highly specialised Boeing 747SP"

 

http://www.airliners...ead.main/664662

 

This article states 5561mi for the -73 (8950km)

 

http://www.airliners...ats.main?id=194

 

Since there isn't an exact figure quoted for the -72 it would make sense to go with the average of 9750mi.



This page states a range of 4498mi for the -63 (7240km)

 

http://www.aer.ita.b...irliner/dc8.htm

 

This page states a range of 5978mi for the -62 (9620km)

 

http://www.airliners...ad.main/132379/







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