60 series DC-8 in 1:72

[Admiral Puff]

Anyone know of an existing, or future, conversion set for the Mach 2 kit? I'm sure I've seen mention of one somewhere, but can no longer find it.

[Tail-Dragon]

Here's an excellent article with lots of reference details on converting to a DC-8-73/F (same fuselage as a DC-8-63). No conversion set, but lots of detail ...

 

DC-8-61 had the long fuselage, but early short span wings, the DC-8-62 had the short fuselage with the later, extended wings, and the DC-8-63 had the long fuselage and the extended wings.

The -71, -72 and -73 were the same airframe combinations, but with CFM engines. Freighters designated by an /F.

 

https://airlinercafe.com/modeling-articles/converting-mach2-dc-8-into-a-dc-8-73-freighter-182045/

 

Edited August 19, 2023 by Tail-Dragon

[zebra]

7 hours ago, Tail-Dragon said:

the DC-8-62 had the short fuselage with the later

 

Watch out if you're converting a Mach 2 kit into a -62 - the -62 had a longer fuselage than the earlier DC-8s, so a fuselage stretch would still be required. It's more like a shorter -63 than a re-engined -50.

[Tail-Dragon]

18 hours ago, zebra said:

 

Watch out if you're converting a Mach 2 kit into a -62 - the -62 had a longer fuselage than the earlier DC-8s, so a fuselage stretch would still be required. It's more like a shorter -63 than a re-engined -50.

The DC-8 series -10 to -50 had a fuselage length of 150 feet, 8 inches (original fuselage).

The DC-8 series -62 (and -72) had a fuselage length of 157 feet, 6 inches (a 6 foot, 10 inch stretch over the -10 to -50).

The DC-8 series -61, -63 (and -71, -73) had a fuselage length of 187 feet, 5 inches (long fuselage), (a 29 foot, 11 inch stretch over the -62, and a 36 foot, 9 inch stretch over the -10 to -50)

 

The DC-8 series -10 to -50 and -61 (-71), and wingspan of 142 feet, 5 inches (short wing).

The DC-8 series -62, -63 (-72, -73) a wingspan of 148 feet, 5 inches (long wing).

 

... six different engine combinations!

P&W JT3C, P&W JT4A, RCo 12, P&W JT3D-3B, P&W JT3D-7, CFM56-2

Edited August 20, 2023 by Tail-Dragon