After years and years and years and years of service, NASA is retiring it's reliable and dedicated DC-8 flying laboratory aircraft. It'll be replaced, but it's easy to call this the end of an era.
NASA’s DC-8 bows out after 37 years of groundbreaking scientific research"NASA’s DC-8 was built in 1969 and stretches 157 feet long with a 148-foot wingspan. The aircraft has a range of 5,400 nautical miles and can fly at altitudes from 1,000 to 42,000 feet for up to 12 hours.
The jet has been highly modified to support the Agency’s Airborne Science mission and incorporates a suite of sensors and data systems that can be tailored to specific missions or instruments."
So I now SALUTE this workhorse of the skies.
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