- We will start handling X-Scale Models, a new Ukrainian airliner kit maker.
- The first information is a completely new mold 1/144 DC-8 [Swiss Air].
- The DC-8, along with the 707 and CV880, is a large jet airliner that represents the first generation jet aircraft, and is also the first airliner in the world to fly at supersonic speed.
- This time it is the 32 type equipped with the JT4A engine.
- This injection plastic kit comes with a 3D printed engine exhaust, paint mask seal and one type of decal.
- When completed, the total length will be about 319mm and the total width will be about 301mm.
- It is a hot kit for airliner fans.
- The DC-8 is a passenger plane that represents the first generation of jet aircraft, and is the world's first large jet airliner to fly at supersonic speed.
- Developed in 1952 as a successor to the DC-7C, and when orders officially started in 1955, it was ordered by American airlines, as well as airlines from around the world, including Japan, for long-distance routes around the world. contributed to the development of
-The 30 series is a fuselage for long-distance international flights that has undergone modifications such as adding fuel tanks to the 20 series and extending the wingtips for the main wing. rice field.
- The 32 type is equipped with JT4A-9 or JT4A-10, and has a maximum takeoff weight of 310,000 pounds, greatly improving cruising performance.
- Due to this improvement, 32 types were flooded with orders from airlines and 43 aircraft were manufactured.
- When Japan Airlines introduced the 32 type, in 1960 it was put into service on the Pacific route.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )