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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

McDonnell
Douglas DC-9

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.

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