1 min readDC-8 in Banked Flight Over Sierra NevadasNASASep 27, 2009 Image Article DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in banked flight over the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountain range. EC98-44444-004 DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in banked flight over the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountain range.February 25, 1998 NASA Photo / Jim Ross