--This is a guide to the new product 1/72 DC-8 from Mach 2.
――The DC-8 is a large jet airliner that represents the first-generation jet aircraft along with the 707 and CV880, and is also the world's first passenger aircraft to fly at supersonic speeds.
――This time, the 50 type equipped with JT3D engine will be released.
――This injection plastic kit will have a total length of about 638 mm and a total width of about 603 mm when completed.
--A must-have kit for passenger plane fans.
――The DC-8 is a passenger aircraft that represents the first-generation jet aircraft, and is the world's first large jet passenger aircraft to fly at supersonic speeds.
――Developed as a successor to the DC-7C in 1952, when orders were officially started in 1955, orders were received from airlines in various countries including Japan as well as American airlines, and jets on long-distance routes around the world. Contributed to the conversion.
――The 50 series is equipped with a JT3D turbofan engine made by Pratt & Whitney, and by improving quietness, fuel efficiency, and cruising range, it succeeded in recovering the performance that was inferior to the rival aircraft and winning a large number of orders. It is the aircraft that was done.
--In Japan, JAL adopted the DC-8-32 as Japan's first passenger jet aircraft in 1960, and after that, when it owned the DC-8 of the 30, 50, and 60 series, it became the main aircraft for international / domestic flights until it retired in 1987. I used it.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )