Flight Sim X Product Reviews & Tips From An Airline Pilots Perspective

Saturday, September 5, 2009

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Interesting DC8 Facts

The DC8 had castering main landing gear bogeys that would unlock in tight radius turns allowing the rear 2 wheels on each bogey to caster.

The DC8 had no leading edge slats or flaps. It had 2 leading edge slots on each wing inboard of each engine pylon with retractable and extendable doors to open or close the slot.

The DC8's elevator has no hydraulic power. You used muscle power and aerodynamic control tabs to move the elevator.

The DC8's cabin was pressurized by 4 turbocompressors located behind the air inelts in the nose.

The DC8 was the first civilian airliner to break the sound barrier.

The DC8 had no windshield wipers. It used bleed air to blow the rain off the windscreen.

The DC8 has no flight spoilers. To slow down it used reverse thrust on engines # 2 & 3. With the gear down # 1 & 4 could be revesed as well.

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