1/200 Alitalia McDonnell Douglas DC862H IDIWN with StandThe Douglas DC 8 (also known as the McDonnell Douglas DC 8) is a four engine long range narrow body jet airliner built from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Launched after the competing Boeing 707, the DC 8 nevertheless kept Douglas in a strong position in the airliner market, and remained in production until 1972 when it began to be superseded by larger wide body designs, including the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC 10 and Lockheed L