gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:capacity
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up to 269 passengers
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gptkbp:competitor
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gptkb:Vickers_VC10
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Convair_880
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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3
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gptkbp:developedBy
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gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10
gptkb:Douglas_DC-7
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:CFM_International_CFM56
gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_JT3C
gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_JT4A
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1958-05-30
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gptkbp:firstJetlinerByDouglas
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true
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Douglas DC-8 family
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gptkbp:ICAOTypeDesignator
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gptkb:DC8
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gptkbp:introduced
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1959
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gptkbp:length
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45.9 m (DC-8-63)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
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gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
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158,760 kg (DC-8-63)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first commercial jet to break the sound barrier (in a dive, 1961)
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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556
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:Air_Canada
gptkb:Delta_Air_Lines
gptkb:United_Airlines
gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines
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gptkbp:range
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8,080 km (DC-8-62)
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gptkbp:retiredFromCommercialService
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1980s-1990s
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gptkbp:role
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regional airliner
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gptkbp:status
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retired from commercial service
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10
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gptkbp:usedBy
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military operators
civilian airlines
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gptkbp:usedFor
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cargo transport
passenger transport
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:DC-8-10
gptkb:DC-8-20
gptkb:DC-8-30
gptkb:DC-8-40
gptkb:DC-8-50
gptkb:DC-8-61
gptkb:DC-8-62
gptkb:DC-8-63
gptkb:DC-8-71
gptkb:DC-8-72
gptkb:DC-8-73
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gptkbp:wingspan
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45.2 m (DC-8-63)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:DC-8-30
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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