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  |name= MB-8
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  | name           = Maroto Botín MB-8
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  |caption= [[Creeperian Airlines]] MB-8-70
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  | caption         = A Maroto Botín MB-8 in 1994.
 
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  |type= Narrow-Body Jet Airliner
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  | type           = Passenger airliner
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  |national origin= [[Creeperopolis]]
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  | national origin = {{flag|Creeperopolis}}
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  |manufacturer= [[Maroto Botín]]
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  | manufacturer   = [[Maroto Botín|Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation]]
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  |first flight= May 30, 1962
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  | first flight   = 17 February 1962
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  |introduced= September 18, 1963 with [[Creeperian Airlines|Creeperian Airways]]
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  | introduction    = 17 June 1962
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  |status= In Service
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  | status         = In service
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  |primary user= [[Creeperian Airlines]]
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  | primary user   = [[Creeperian Airlines]]
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  |more users= [[Lyoan National Airlines]]<br />[[Creeperopolis|Creeperian Government]]
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  | more users     = [[Creeperian Air Force]]<br />[[Salvadoran Airlines]]<br />[[Volaris]]
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  |produced= 1962-1992
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  | produced       = 1962–2000
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  |number built= 212
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  | number built   = 433
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|program cost=$8 billion [[Creeperian Colón|colóns]]
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|unit cost=$376 million [[Creeperian Colón|colóns]]
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The '''Maroto Botín MB-8''' is a Creeperian four-engine short- to medium-range narrow-body jet airliner, manufactured by [[Maroto Botín]]. The aircraft is the first built by Maroto Botín to use jet engines rather than turboprops. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons on each wing.  
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The '''Maroto Botín MB-8''' is a Creeperian four-engine jet aircraft built by the [[Maroto Botín|Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation]]. The MB-8 was the first jet-powered passenger airliner built by Maroto Botín.
  
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== Development ==
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== History ==
  
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=== Origins ===
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[[File:Murray Air Douglas DC-8 ADL Finney.jpg|thumb|right|220px|A cargo Maroto Botín MB-8.]]
  
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=== Launch and Costs ===
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In the mid-1950s, [[Creeperian Airlines]] requested the development of a jet-powered passenger airliner from the [[Maroto Botín|Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation]]. The corporation had been planning the development of a piston-engine [[Maroto Botín MB-8 (piston airliner)|Maroto Botín MB-8]], but after the request from Creeperian Airlines was made public, the piston-engine MB-8 project was canceled and the MB-8 was changed to be a 4-engine jet airliner.
  
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=== Production ===
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The Maroto Botín MB-8 first flew on 17 February 1962 and entered service with Creeperian Airlines on 17 June 1962.
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{{flag|Creeperopolis}}
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* [[Creeperian Air Force]]
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* [[Creeperian Airlines]]
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* [[Creeperian Airlines Cargo]]
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* [[Creeperian Airlines Connect]]
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* [[Volaris]]
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{{flag|Jackson}}
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* [[Epsilon Airways]]
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* [[Jacksonville Airways]]
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* [[Air Kivu]]
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* [[Monsilvan Airways]]
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* [[Pavliner]]
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* [[Air Quebecshire]]
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* [[Reykanair]]
  
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!MB-8-10/20
 
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!MB-8-30/40
 
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!MB-8-50/60
 
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|[[Atlántidan Airlines]]
 
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|Primary user of the MB-8.
 
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|{{flagicon|Creeperopolis}} [[Creeperopolis]]
 
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|All purchased from [[Creeperian Airlines]].
 
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== Accidents and Incidents ==
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* '''MB-8''' – initial prototype
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* '''MB-8-10''' – initial passanger variant
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* '''MB-8-10C''' – initial cargo variant
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* '''MB-8-10J''' – joint cargo/passenger variant
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* '''MB-8-10I''' – VIP variant
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* '''MB-8-10E''' – troop transporter variant
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* '''MB-8-20''' – passenger variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-20C''' – cargo variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-20J''' – joint cargo/passenger variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-20I''' – VIP variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-20E''' – troop transporter variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-30''' – passenger variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-30C''' – cargo variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-40''' – passenger variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-40C''' – cargo variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-50''' – passenger variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-50C''' – cargo variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-50I''' – VIP variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-50E''' – troop transporter variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-60''' – passenger variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-60C''' – cargo variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-70''' – passenger variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-70C''' – cargo variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-80''' – passenger variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-80C''' – cargo variant upgrade
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* '''MB-8-80I''' – VIP variant upgrade
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
  
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== Deliveries ==
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[[File:Maroto Botín MB-8.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The design of the Maroto Botín MB-8.]]
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[[File:MK Airlines Douglas DC-8 Kral-1.jpg|thumb|right|225px|The cockpit of the Maroto Botín MB-8.]]
  
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== Similar Aircraft ==
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|crew=2–3
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|capacity= 177 passengers
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|empty weight lb=119797
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|max takeoff weight lb=273000
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|fuel capacity=~{{cvt|23400|USgal|impgal l}}
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|eng1 number=4
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|eng1 name=[[Reyes Ribelles M-MB8]]
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|eng1 type=axial-flow turbojet engine
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|eng1 hp=15000
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|cruise speed mph=555
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|range miles=4327
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== See also ==
  
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* [[Maroto Botín]]
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* [[Maroto Botín#Products|List of Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation products]]
  
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 24 January 2024

Not to be confused with the Maroto Botín MB-8 piston airliner or the Maroto Botín B-8 bomber.
Maroto Botín MB-8
Douglas DC-8-72, Jet Aviation JP6378510.jpg
A Maroto Botín MB-8 in 1994.
Role
 Passenger airliner
National origin
 		 Creeperopolis
Manufacturer
 Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation
First flight
 17 February 1962
Introduction
 17 June 1962
Status
 In service
Primary users
 Creeperian Airlines
Creeperian Air Force
Salvadoran Airlines
Volaris
Produced
 1962–2000
Number built
 433

The Maroto Botín MB-8 is a Creeperian four-engine jet aircraft built by the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation. The MB-8 was the first jet-powered passenger airliner built by Maroto Botín.

History

A cargo Maroto Botín MB-8.

In the mid-1950s, Creeperian Airlines requested the development of a jet-powered passenger airliner from the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation. The corporation had been planning the development of a piston-engine Maroto Botín MB-8, but after the request from Creeperian Airlines was made public, the piston-engine MB-8 project was canceled and the MB-8 was changed to be a 4-engine jet airliner.

The Maroto Botín MB-8 first flew on 17 February 1962 and entered service with Creeperian Airlines on 17 June 1962.

Operators

 Creeperopolis

 El Salvador

 Jackson

 Kivu

 Monsilva

 Pavulturilor

 Quebecshire

 Reykanes

Variants

  • MB-8 – initial prototype
  • MB-8-10 – initial passanger variant
  • MB-8-10C – initial cargo variant
  • MB-8-10J – joint cargo/passenger variant
  • MB-8-10I – VIP variant
  • MB-8-10E – troop transporter variant
  • MB-8-20 – passenger variant upgrade
  • MB-8-20C – cargo variant upgrade
  • MB-8-20J – joint cargo/passenger variant upgrade
  • MB-8-20I – VIP variant upgrade
  • MB-8-20E – troop transporter variant upgrade
  • MB-8-30 – passenger variant upgrade
  • MB-8-30C – cargo variant upgrade
  • MB-8-40 – passenger variant upgrade
  • MB-8-40C – cargo variant upgrade
  • MB-8-50 – passenger variant upgrade
  • MB-8-50C – cargo variant upgrade
  • MB-8-50I – VIP variant upgrade
  • MB-8-50E – troop transporter variant upgrade
  • MB-8-60 – passenger variant upgrade
  • MB-8-60C – cargo variant upgrade
  • MB-8-70 – passenger variant upgrade
  • MB-8-70C – cargo variant upgrade
  • MB-8-80 – passenger variant upgrade
  • MB-8-80C – cargo variant upgrade
  • MB-8-80I – VIP variant upgrade

Specifications

The design of the Maroto Botín MB-8.
The cockpit of the Maroto Botín MB-8.

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2–3
  • Capacity: 177 passengers
  • Length: 150 ft 8 in (45.92 m)
  • Wingspan: 142 ft 3 in (43.36 m)
  • Empty weight: 119,797 lb (54,339 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 273,000 lb (123,831 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: ~23,400 US gal (19,500 imp gal; 89,000 l)
  • Powerplant: 4 × Reyes Ribelles M-MB8 axial-flow turbojet engine, 15,000 hp (11,000 kW) each

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 555 mph (893 km/h, 482 kn)
  • Range: 4,327 mi (6,964 km, 3,760 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 33,000 ft (10,000 m)

See also

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