DC-9
Vintage commercial aircraft
The DC-9 is a twin-engine commercial jet airliner produced by McDonnell Douglas from 1965 to 1982.
Designed for short to medium routes, it became one of the most successful airliners of its era, with variants serving airlines worldwide for decades.
The design evolved into the MD-80 and MD-90 series.
The DC-9 was a workhorse of regional aviation.
Having two powerplants
- jetForced fluid stream
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
narrow-body · T-tail · commercial aviation · short-haul · medium-range · jetliner · wingspan · turbofan
Air transport company
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- routePath from A to B
- hubCentral connection point
- gateHinged barrier in fence
boarding · takeoff · landing · turnaround · schedule · frequency · cabin crew · flight attendant
McDonnell Douglas narrowbody aircraft
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- successorOne who replaces another
upgrade · modification · development · family · generation · configuration · capacity · range extension
Year in the sixties
- Long BeachCoastal California municipality
- maiden flightAircraft's first airborne journey
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
production · retirement · legacy · pioneering · workhorse · bestseller · orders · deliveries
twin-engine
Having two powerplants
airliner · narrow-body · T-tail · commercial aviation · short-haul · medium-range · jetliner · wingspan · turbofan · Pratt & Whitney
airline
Air transport company
gate · boarding · takeoff · landing · turnaround · schedule · frequency · cabin crew · flight attendant · pushback
MD-80
McDonnell Douglas narrowbody aircraft
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
successor · upgrade · modification · development · family · generation · configuration · capacity · range extension
1965
Year in the sixties
- Long BeachCoastal California municipality
- maiden flightAircraft's first airborne journey
- certificationAttestation of qualification
introduction · production · retirement · legacy · pioneering · workhorse · bestseller · orders · deliveries · service life
Delta
Alluvial formation at mouth
Republic · Allegheny · SAS · Iberia · Alitalia · charter · freighter · military · aeromedical
- airlinersairliners, Boeing 747, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, passenger jet
DC-9Boeing 747
Large four-engine airliner
Airbus A380 · Boeing 777 · jumbo jet · DC-10 · Boeing 787