Douglas DC-8-73
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| Type | Airliner, freighter |
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| Author(s) | Bob Faulkner |
| FDM | JSBSim |
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| Status | Early Development |
The Douglas DC-8 was the first entry into the commercial jet airliner market fielded by Douglas Aircraft. It is a 4 engine model.
Status
This model is currently in the early development phase. The basic model is currently under development.
Status as of January 21, 2010
TODO
Done:
- Basic fuselage
- Horizontal and vertical stabilizers
Current stage:
- Wings
To do (in order of attack):
- Engines
- Windows and refine fuselage model.
- Gear wells
- Wheels
- Gear struts
- Basic cockpit
- Rudder and Elevators, including trim tabs.
- Ailerons, Flaps and Slats
- Basic FDM
- Alpha Release
- Refine cockpit
- Doors
- External details (Lights, pitot, etc)
- ATI (Air Transport International) livery, default on model.
- Refine FDM
- Beta Release
- Finalize cockpit (fully modeled down to books on shelves)
- Finalize any outstanding details of model
- Finalize FDM
- Final Release