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The aircraft involved in the accident was a 1968-built Douglas DC-8-71, registration N8079U. Operated by United Airlines (1968–1990) and Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas (1990–1994), later modified for service as a freighter before being sold.
The DC-8-41 and DC-8-42 had weights of 300,000 and 310,000 pounds (140,000 and 140,000 kg) respectively, the 315,000-pound (142,880 kg) DC-8-43 had the 1.5° flap setting of the -33 and introduced a 4% leading-edge wing extension to reduce drag and increase fuel capacity slightly – the new wing improved range by 8%, lifting capacity by 6,600 ...
Douglas DC-8-55CF: 1 1984 1984 Leased from National Airlines: Douglas DC-8-55F: 1 1981 1983 Douglas DC-8-61F: 2 1989 2000 Douglas DC-8-62F: 6 1988 2005 Douglas DC-8-62CF: 3 1994 2013 Douglas DC-8-62H: 5 1988 2002 Douglas DC-8-63CF: 1 1995 2002 Douglas DC-8-63F: 7 1990 2004 Douglas DC-8-63PF: 1 1992 1992 Douglas DC-8-71F: 8 2002 2011 Douglas DC ...
Samaritan's Purse (currently operates a converted DC-8-72CF aircraft) Saturn Airways ♠; Seaboard World Airlines ♠; Southern Air Transport (fleet included converted Super DC-8-71 and Super DC-8-73 aircraft) Skybus Cargo Charters (currently operates converted Super DC-8-72 and Super DC-8-73 aircraft) Trans Caribbean Airways ♠; Trans Continental
Trans International Airlines Flight 863 was a ferry flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Washington Dulles International Airport. On September 8, 1970, the Douglas DC-8 (registration N4863T) crashed during take-off from JFK's runway 13R. None of the 11 occupants, who were all crew members, survived.
The C&LE’s nightly runs between Cincinnati and Cleveland made it the longest and probably the fastest regional interurban freight carrier in America. [15] To improve freight business, the C&LE guaranteed 5pm 8am overnight 178 mile delivery between Cincinnati to Cleveland, a service that conventional steam railroads could not provide.
The National Limited was the premier train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) on its route between Jersey City, New Jersey, and St. Louis, Missouri, with major station stops in Washington, D.C., and Cincinnati, Ohio.
MetroMoves was a 2002 proposal by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) to expand and improve public transportation in the greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. [1] The 30-year vision included the addition of light rail lines, commuter rail lines , streetcars in the downtown area, and expanded bus routes. [ 2 ]