Douglas DC-8-63CF TRANS INTERNATIONAL N4863T( Flight863)
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Auto Credit Based on RepublicOfCursedPlanes's Kalitta Air/American International Airways Douglas DC-8-61(F) [Flight 808]
Douglas DC-8-63CF TRANS INTERNATIONAL
Credits to RepublicOfCursedPlanes’s Kallita Air DC-8
Regarding Cross International Airlines Flight 863: On September 8, 1970, a Douglas DC-8-63CF passenger plane, operating Cross International Airlines, took off from Kennedy Airport in New York. There was a sharp asphalt covering object between the right elevator leading edge and the right horizontal tail belly inspection door, which caught the elevator stabilizer and caused the crew to lose control of the aircraft's pitch. The plane crashed to the ground, All 11 crew members on board died
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Kalitta Air/American International Airways Douglas DC-8-61(F) [Flight 808]
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 143.3ft (43.7m)
- Length 196.9ft (60.0m)
- Height 44.2ft (13.5m)
- Empty Weight 159,849lbs (72,506kg)
- Loaded Weight 196,749lbs (89,243kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.343
- Wing Loading 62.8lbs/ft2 (306.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 3,131.6ft2 (290.9m2)
- Drag Points 26108
Parts
- Number of Parts 501
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 3,107