DC10FE Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Mike, I've heard it was a full re-skin on the UPS DC-8's, but I wouldn't bet my beer money on it. Isn't it funny how these threads get turned around? This thing started out as a KC-135 FE question & now it's about UPS & their DC-8's! Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSgtRet Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 From my time in SAC on 135s I seem to remember being told the 135 was smaller in diameter and had shorter wings. (There was supposed to be a 135 in the fleet that had one 707 wing due to an "expedient repair"). As far as the (insert number) fasteners and awkward servicing, as a Radar troop I used to hate changing the APN 69, RT 204 in the tail compartment.....it was on a shelf up near the top of the fuselage, on the other side of the control cables and think it weighed 77 lbs and was shaped like an unweildy trashcan; after you got it out of there you had to lower it through the access panel you almost didn't fit through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 TSGTRET, You're correct -- the 135's fuselage was smaller in diameter, but the wingspan was the same as the early 707's (100 series). It was increased by about 15' on the 300 series & the vertical stab grew by about a foot. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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