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Test flight Douglas DC-8 Ship One DVD
In the late 1950s, Douglas
Aircraft of Long Beach, made a
significant marketing push to
draw many of the world's leading
airlines to their new,
revolutionary jet transport, the
Douglas DC-8.
The Douglas DC-8 went through a
comprehensive development and
flight test process, which was
captured on a series of
promotional colour chine films
that were distributed to
prospective airlines between
1957 and 1959.
We were able to professionally
digitize a number of these
historic films to exclusively
present on this DVD. It should
be noted that the image quality
on these 60 year old films is
not to the same standard that we
are used to in this modern age
of HD. Also, some of the films
experienced age related
breakdown and shrinkage which
were beyond our control. But we
felt the historical value of the
films was the over-riding factor
and it was important that the
films be made available despite
their technical limitations.
As evidenced in the video
preview clip on this page, the
films cover all aspects of the
Douglas DC-8 flight test program
including ground runs, landing
and take-offs, inflight fuel
dump capability, stall handling,
pilot handling and visibility,
braking and runway handling to
name just a few.
The DC-8 prototype N8008D
features prominently in all the
films and to see this fabulous
historic classic jet transport
being put through the paces for
the camera is fantastic! As an
added bonus we've included a
film on the roll out and first
flight of the Douglas DC-8-61.
SPECIAL NOTE TO CUSTOMERS:
This DVD was produced using
compact low environmental impact
packaging, which results in
considerable manufacturing and
shipping savings. As such, we
are happy to pass these savings
on to you in the form of
FREE worldwide postage for this
DVD title.
DVD Programs
Chapter 1) Introduction and
Pre-Show
Chapter 2) Douglas DC-8
fabrication and factory roll-out
December 1, 1957 ( 7min colour)
Chapter 3) Douglas DC-8 runway
trials and first flight
May, 1958 (15 min colour)
Chapter 4) Douglas DC-8 flight
testing
October, 1958 (12 min colour)
Chapter 5) More Douglas DC-8
flight testing
October, 1958 (28 min colour)
Chapter 6) Douglas DC-8-61
roll-out and first flight
March 14, 1966 (6 min colour)
Chapter 7) TCA Vickers Viscount
DVD Preview
Total running time: 70 minutes
This DVD is available in NTSC
region-free format
which will work on all current
European DVD players
Available by
mail order
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