Douglas DC-9

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The '''Douglas DC-9''' is a jet aircraft in [[av8]]. [[image:dc9.gif|right]]
 
The '''Douglas DC-9''' is a jet aircraft in [[av8]]. [[image:dc9.gif|right]]
 
It can be [[Aviators Aircraft Set|optionally replaced]] by the [[British Aerospace BAC 1-11]] if the appropriate parameter bit is set.
 
  
 
==Stats==
 
==Stats==
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!|Cruising Speed  
 
!|Cruising Speed  
|560mph
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|560mph<br>504mph (MD-80, 1980)
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!|Landing Speed
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|152mph
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!|Capacity
 
!|Capacity
|90 pax & 20 mail, or 60 crates of goods
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|72 pax & 20 mail, or 60 crates of goods<br>155 pax and 25 mail, or 90 crates of goods (MD-80, 1980)
 
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==Information==  
 
==Information==  
[[image:dc9.jpg|left|300px]]
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[[image:dc930.jpg|left|200px]]<br>[[image:dc9.jpg|left|200px]]
The small, speedy and efficient DC-9 was one of the longest-produced jetliners of all time, with a production run spanning 41 years.
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The small and speedy DC-9 was one of the longest-produced jetliners of all time, with a production run spanning 41 years. Although the original DC-9 and MD-80 are inefficient by modern standards, Douglas' design continues to be updated and produced in the 21st century as the Comac ARJ21.
 
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During its production life the DC-9 has undergone massive innovation. It started as a 90 seater in the sixties and got in later variants developed with up to 173 seats and got more efficient engines which have kept it popular and widely used. There was produced nearly 2500 DC-9 in more than 11 different variants all in all.
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''The picture shows a DC-9-82 (from 1983 designated MD82) introduced in 1982.''
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Over 2500 DC-9s, including the later MD-80, MD-90 and 717 models, were built.
  
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-9 Wikipedia article]
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-9 Wikipedia article]
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Latest revision as of 22:44, 24 March 2012

The Douglas DC-9 is a jet aircraft in av8.
Dc9.gif

[edit] Stats

Introduction 1965
Withdrawal 2035
Aircraft Type Small
Cruising Speed 560mph
504mph (MD-80, 1980)
Capacity 72 pax & 20 mail, or 60 crates of goods
155 pax and 25 mail, or 90 crates of goods (MD-80, 1980)

[edit] Information

Dc930.jpg

Dc9.jpg

The small and speedy DC-9 was one of the longest-produced jetliners of all time, with a production run spanning 41 years. Although the original DC-9 and MD-80 are inefficient by modern standards, Douglas' design continues to be updated and produced in the 21st century as the Comac ARJ21.

Over 2500 DC-9s, including the later MD-80, MD-90 and 717 models, were built.

Wikipedia article

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