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McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Technical Specifications
- Crew
- 2/3
- Passengers
- 80 / 90, max. 139
- Propulsion
- 2 Turbofan Engines
- Engine Model
- Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A, -15A, -17A
- Engine Power (each)
- 71,2 kN
16000 lbf - Speed
- 898 km/h
485 kts 558 mph - Service Ceiling
- 10.668 m
35.000 ft - Range
- 2.632 km
1.421 NM 1.635 mi - Empty Weight
- 29.336 kg
64.675 lbs - max. Takeoff Weight
- 54.885 kg
121.000 lbs - max. Landing Weight
- 49.895 kg
110.000 lbs - Wing Span
- 28,45 m
93 ft 4 in - Wing Area
- 93,0 m²
1001 ft² - Length
- 40,72 m
133 ft 7 in - Height
- 8,53 m
27 ft 12 in - Production Status
- out of production
- Production Range
- 1965-1982
HISTORY
The DC – 9 was designed specifically to operate from short runways and on short – to medium-range router so that the speed, comfort, and reliability of jet transportation could be extended to hundreds of communities previously served only by propeller-driven airliners.
Smaller than he Dc – 8, the trim DC – 9 has a distinctive high-level horizontal stabilizer atop the rudder, commonly called a “T” tail. Two engines mounted on the aft fuselage power the aircraft at cruising speeds exceeding 500 mph (800 km/h) and altitudes over 30,000 feet (9,144 m).
Design, development, and production of the DC – 9 was centered in Long Beach, Calif., at what is now the Long Beach Division of Boing Commercial Airplanes, where 976 of the twin jets were built during an 18 – year production run. The first flight was Feb 25, 1965; the final DC – 9 was delivered in October 1982.
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