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Douglas DC-8-72

DC8-46084Scrapped

SAOperatorSaudi Arabian Government

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Douglas DC-8-72. Operated for United Air Lines, Air Jamaica and Saudi Arabian Government. Scrapped.

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Technical data

MSN46084

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Douglas DC-8

Figures for the DC-8-63 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 54% the length of a football pitch

Length57.1 m187 ft

Wingspan45.2 m148 ft

Height12.9 m42 ft

Range7,408 km4,000 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed895 km/h483 ktMach 0.84

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight161,025 kg354,999 lb

Maximum payload89,022 kg196,260 lbIts 259 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.9 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity259 passengers

Endurance8 h 17 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1958 (68 years ago) · About 556 units built · Production ended in 1972

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Aug 19, 1969

Delivered to United Air Lines

Delivered to United Air Lines as N8972U.

Oct 29, 1973

Transferred to Air Jamaica

Transferred to Air Jamaica.

Aug 1, 1987

Transferred to Saudi Arabian Government

Transferred to Saudi Arabian Government.

May 1, 1993

Re-registered

Changed from HZ-MS11 to HZ-HM11 (still with Saudi Arabian Government).

Operators

1969-08-19

United Air Lines

Registration N8972U

1973-10-29

Air Jamaica

Registration 6Y-JII

1987-08-01

Saudi Arabian Government

Registration HZ-MS11

1993-05-01

Saudi Arabian Government

Registration HZ-HM11

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas DC-8-72 · Saudi Arabian Government}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC8-46084},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC8-46084}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

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