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?modulo=wikipedia&arg=DC-9 The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a family of twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliners, first manufactured in 1965 and subsequently, in greatly modified form, under a succession of different names. Douglas launched the DC-9 development project in April 1963, intending the DC-9 as a short-range companion to their larger four engined DC-8. Swiss International Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (no longer in service with the airline) www.kisanji.org /?modulo=wikipedia&arg=DC-9   (1203 words)

SpecialSchemesPart2 Trans American Charter McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N947ML was chartered by the Florida Marlins for the 1993 season and is seen at San Francisco in August 1993 as the Marlins took on the Giants. McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 N40SH of the Seattle Seahawks Inc. performing a low flyby at an airshow at Boeing Field in July 1994. McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 N682RW has had its tail logo removed at is seen at San Jose International in March 2003. www.homestead.com /mmaviation/SpecialSchemesPart2.html   (504 words)

ch13-4 The twin-engine Boeing 737 was developed as a direct competitor of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 but did not fly until about 2 years after the latter's introduction. The twin-engine McDonnell Douglas DC-9, in its many versions, generally has a smaller passenger capacity, shorter range, and shorter field length capability than the Boeing 727. Four of the aircraft are briefly described in the following paragraphs; they are the three-engine Boeing 727, the twin-engine McDonnell Douglas DC-9, the twin-engine Boeing 737, and the four-engine British Aircraft Corporation VC-10. www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/SP-468/ch13-4.htm   (2874 words)

Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The plane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 with 110 people onboard, burst into flames. At about 14:08 local time (13:08 UTC) on December 10, 2005, Flight 1145 from Abuja crash-landed on the runway at Port Harcourt International Airport. So far, a Nigerian civil aviation spokesman has reported 107 fatalities. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sosoliso_Airlines_Flight_1145   (395 words)

Airlines Remembered Douglas DC-3s and DC-4s were used in the immediate post-war period, but were replaced by Convair CV340s in 1954 (when the Dutch Colonies were given the full status of provinces of the Netherlands. The Convair CV340s were replaced by, initailly Fokker F.27s, but in 1971 these were again replaced by Douglas DC-9s so at that point ALM had an all-jets fleet. In a legal manoeuver to avoid bankruptcy, ALM was then taken over by Dutch Caribbean Airlines, owned by DC Beheer (a holding company). www.ruudleeuw.com /rem-dca.htm   (480 words)

Boeing: History -- Products -- Douglas DC-9/C-9 Transport The DC-9-80, later redesignated MD-80, launched the family of commercial jet airliners with McDonnell Douglas "MD" designation. The Douglas DC-9 entered service Dec. 8, 1965, and was produced until 1982. The DC-9-40, first flown Nov. 28, 1967, was 6 feet longer than the -30 and could hold 125 passengers, and the DC-9-50, which first flew in 1974, was 12 feet longer and had the "new-look" interior patterned after the wide-cabin DC-10. www.boeing.com /history/mdc/dc-9.htm   (243 words)

Airliners.net: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10/20/30 Douglas developed the DC-9 as a short range airliner complementing the much larger DC-8. 9 DC-9-10s and 3 DC-9-30s used as corporate jets at late 2002. No other airliner in history has undergone more development than the prolific DC-9/MD-80/MD-90/717 series, which started life with the 70 seat DC-9-10 of the early sixties. www.airliners.net /info/stats.main?id=276   (531 words)

Welcome To AirTran Airlines A 1989 McDonnell Douglas study concluded that "in summary, all available data from service, testing and analytical studies conclude that with proper maintenance and inspections the life of the DC-9 airplane is well beyond 100,000 flights, and is... The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and the Boeing 737 aircraft have proven themselves to be among the most durable and reliable jet aircraft ever built. Referred to as the "workhorses" of the aviation industry, the DC-9 and 737 continue to be the world's most reliable aircraft, as evidence by AirTran's strong on-time, completion and dispatch reliability figures. www.2600.com /hackedphiles/value_jet/hacked/html/whywefly_03.html   (392 words)

McDonnell Douglas MD-80 McDonnell Douglas planned the MD-95 as a follow on to it's MD-90; however, Boeing purchased McDonnell Douglas in 1997 and re-designated the planned aircraft as the 717. This aircraft received the designation MD-80 when McDonnell Douglas discontinued the Douglas Commercial designations in 1983. First flown as the DC-9 Super 80 in 1979, the MD-80 had had a longer wingspan and fuselage length, updated systems and more fuel-efficient engines than the Series 50. www.shanaberger.com /MD-80.htm   (115 words)

Aerospaceweb.org Aircraft Museum - Douglas DC-9 A much larger and re-engined variant, known as the DC-9 Super 80, appeared in the early 1980s but was redesignated the MD-80 following the merger of Douglas with McDonnell. Douglas began development of the DC-9 in the late 1950s as a jet-powered short-range aircraft to complement its larger DC-8. Although the DC-9 was the first American design to feature the rear-mounted twin podded engines common to the design family, Douglas borrowed the concept from the French Caravelle airliners. www.aerospaceweb.org /aircraft/jetliner/dc9   (481 words)

TSB Reports - Air 1994 - A94C0034 A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 was departing Regina, Saskatchewan, on a scheduled flight to Calgary, Alberta, with 63 passengers and a crew of five on board. A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, operating as Air Canada flight 219, was departing Regina, Saskatchewan, at 1504 central standard time (CST)1 during daylight hours, on a scheduled flight to Calgary, Alberta, with 63 passengers and a crew of five on board. It is installed on Boeing 727 and 737 aircraft as well as McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft. www.bst.gc.ca /en/reports/air/1994/a94c0034/a94c0034.asp   (6663 words)

DC-9.COM The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 PROGRESS REPORT Douglas issued these periodic progress reports as a marketing and PR effort. In addition you get a good feel for how the order book began to build and accelerate. www.dc-9.com /PROG.htm   (42 words)

Romulus, MI Northwest Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Crashes Killing 156 Romulus, MI Northwest Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Crashes Killing 156 It was confirmed that 28 volt dc pwr was not provided to the caws pwr supply #2. The reason for the loss of electrical pwr was traced to a circuit brkr but no malf of the cb was fnd. avstop.com /news/mc.html   (225 words)

Adria Airways Aircraft for Flight simulator 2004 The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft were main aircraft of Adria Airways' fleet and they have been gradualy replaced by new CRJ-200 aircraft in the early 1990's. Douglas DC-6B is the type of the aircraft with which Adria Airways started its business in the 1962. This is one example of many DC-9 aircraft which Adria Airways (in eighties it was Inex Adria Aivopromet) used to carry passengers. slovenia.avsim.net /slo_v_fs/EN-let2k4Adria.htm   (1758 words)

McDonnell Douglas C-9 Nightingale Experience gained in the early stages of American involvement in the Vietnam War highlighted the need for a medium-range aeromedical transport, and as a relatively low-cost expedient, an initial order for eight 'off-the-shelf' commercial McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Series 30 airliners was placed to be set aside for military conversion. A 28v DC outlet in the special care area. It is the only aircraft in the USAF inventory specifically designed for the movement of litter and ambulatory patients. www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/c9.asp   (421 words)

McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Super 80 (MD-81) Interestingly the engine was flight tested on the McDonnell Douglas YC-15 transport the predecessor to the McDonnell Douglas C-17. The FAA certified the engine in June 1979 with an intial rating of 18,500 pounds of thrust. The new power plant for the Super 80 the PW JT8D-209 performed its first flight test on March 4, 1977. www.angelfire.com /dc/douglasjets/MD81.html   (422 words)

FAA proposes airworthiness directive for McDonnell Douglas DC-9 models. - Airline Industry Information - HighBeam Research The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10, -20, -30, -40, and -50 series aircraft and C-9 (military) aircraft. FAA proposes airworthiness directive for McDonnell Douglas DC-9 models. This AD would require the replacement of the transformer ballast assembly in the first officer's console with a new improved ballast assembly. www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:75398129&refid=holomed_1   (164 words)

FR Doc 05-613 The existing AD, AD 94-09-02, is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) series airplanes; and Model MD-88 airplanes; as listed in McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Service Bulletin 24-94, Revision 1, dated May 28, 1987, and McDonnell Douglas Model MD-80 Service Bulletin 24-100, dated March 30, 1988. That action was prompted by several incidents of migration of power feeder cable troughs on McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9- 82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 airplanes. Additionally, AD 94-09-02 references McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Service Bulletin 24-100, dated March 30, 1988, as the appropriate source of service information for accomplishing the modification. a257.g.akamaitech.net /7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-613.htm   (844 words)

I Travel, You Travel Forums View topic - A DC-9 has a close encounter of the scariest kind On November 29, 2000, about 1753 Eastern Standard Time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-80), N3507A, operated by American Airlines as flight 1683, sustained minor damage from an in-flight fire that began shortly after take off from Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington, DC.(break)During initial climb-out, the airplane was struck by lightning. On June 1, 1999, at 2350:44 central daylight time,1 American Airlines flight 1420, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82), N215AA, crashed after it overran the end of runway 4R during landing at Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. In April 1977 a Southern Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-9 tangled with a thunderstorm that smashed the windshield and flamed out both engines. www.ityt.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=1758&view=previous   (637 words)

FR Doc 04-6953 Or, (ii) Modify the engine pylon rear spar straps (caps) in accordance with McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Service Bulletin 54-31, dated August 24, 1976. Section 39.13 is amended by removing amendment 39-3117 (43 FR 1300, January 9, 1978), and by adding a new airworthiness directive (AD), amendment 39-13549, to read as follows: 2004-07-05 McDonnell Douglas: Amendment 39-13549. Applicability: Model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC- 9-50 series airplanes, as listed in Boeing Service Bulletin DC9-54- 031, Revision 05, dated April 25, 2003; certificated in any category. a257.g.akamaitech.net /7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-6953.htm   (2501 words)

McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (Great Airliners Series, Volume 4) by Terry Waddington In the fourth book of the Great Airliners Series the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is examined in depth. The DC-9 was really the last truly successful commercial aircraft to be designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Over the year Douglas merged with McDonnell Aircraft to make this a McDonnell Douglas aircraft. www.cbnoble.com /airliners/dc9.htm   (111 words)

Was This Long-Term Fault the Cause of Valujet's Fire? Docket No. 91-NM-104-AD; Amendment 39-8054; AD Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and DC-9-80 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and C-9 (Military) Airplanes Copies may be obtained from McDonnell Douglas Corporation, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90846. (h) The inspection and replacement requirements shall be done in accordance with McDonnell Douglas Alert Service Bulletin A27-316, dated December 22, 1990, or January 4, 1991. www.iasa.com.au /folders/Safety_Issues/FAA_Inaction/AD91-21-07.htm   (582 words)

McDonnell-Douglas airliners McDonnell Douglas DC 9 of Legend Airways, landing at sunset McDonnell Douglas DC 9-30 of the Italian Air Force McDonnell Douglas MD-11 N892DL of Delta Airlines (1991) meltingpot.fortunecity.com /clyde/808/dc.html   (133 words)

ASN Aircraft accident description McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N904VJ - Everglades, FL ASN Aircraft accident description McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N904VJ - Everglades, FL Home ValuJet Flight 592 took off from Miami runway 09L at 14:04 for a flight to Atlanta. aviation-safety.net /database/record.php?id=19960511-0   (272 words)

Northwest Virtual - Fleet - McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30/40/50 Northwest Virtual - Fleet - McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30/40/50 The DC-9 is the workhorse of Northwest's domestic operations, but it is slowly being retired in favor of the newer A319s and CRJs. www.simairline.net /northwest/dc9.html   (39 words)

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Aviation Safety Web Pages : airliner hull-losses # 57) 27.06.80 (20.59) McDonnell Douglas DC- 9-15 occupants: 9 crew + 65 passengers = 74. occupants: 3 crew + 6 passengers = 9. www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/9575/1980.htm   (4331 words)

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81(MD-81) - Fixed Wing Multi Engine Airplane Registrations for MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81(MD-81) (3022081) MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81(MD-81) - Fixed Wing Multi Engine Airplane Registrations for MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81(MD-81) (3022081) www.aircraftone.com /aircraft/models/mcdonnell_douglas_dc_9_81_md_81_3022081.asp   (32 words)

FAQ: Guide to NWA's Equipment, including Best & Worst Seats ECONOMY CLASS[*]row 9 is a roomy bulkhead[*]row 21 is a bulkhead with lots of legroom[*]row 35 is a room exit row; be aware that the slide takes up most of A/K[*]row 51 is a roomy exit row; be aware that it’s next to the gallery so it may be noisy NW was the worldwide launch consumer of the B744, an updated version of the B747 — which has served as the flagship of NW’s fleet for more than 30 years - in 1989. ECONOMY CLASS[*]row 5 (a curtain, not a bulkhead, is in front of it) has lots of legroom, plenty of under seat storage but immoveable in-arm tables; many FlyerTalkers (myself included) claim the legroom exceeds that of First Class[*]row 9 is roomy exit row[*]avoid rows 8A/8F and 22 as they have eith no or limited recline www.flyertalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=77275   (2756 words)

The Virtual Aviation Museum - McDonnell Douglas DC 9 The Virtual Aviation Museum - McDonnell Douglas DC 9 [Technical Data] [Expo/Images] - [ McDonnell Douglas] [ Airliners 1946-1974] All information provided on these pages are given without any guarantee. www.luftfahrtmuseum.com /htmi/itf/dc9.htm   (59 words)

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