Dc 9 Cabin

The dc 9 40 first flown nov.

Dc 9 cabin. The mcdonnell douglas dc 9 initially the douglas dc 9 is a single aisle airliner designed by the douglas aircraft company after introducing its heavy dc 8 in 1959 douglas approved the smaller all new dc 9 for shorter flights on april 8 1963. 28 1967 was 6 feet 1 8 meters longer than the 30 and could hold 125 passengers and the dc 9 50 which first flew in 1974 was 12 feet 3 6 meters longer and had the new look interior patterned after the wide cabin dc 10. The cockpit in the aircraft douglas dc 9 add photos.

New competition was emerging from the boeing camp in the form of the boeing 737 and douglas rose to the challenge with the dc 9 30. Douglas developed the dc 9 as a short range airliner complementing the much larger dc 8. Launched in mid 1973 the dc 9 50 is a further 2 44m 8ft 0in longer than the dc 9 40 or 4 34m 14ft 3in longer than the dc 9 30 and has maximum seating for 139 passengers.

The dc 9 will forever be on the top of my list for the best airplane i ve ever flown. This is the line up hold takeoff and climbout of delta air lines final dc 9 flight ever dal9944 to charlotte. Search for cheap flights.

This variant had a longer fuselage extended wing tips and was offered with various versions of the jt8d engine as well as full length wing slats. Delivered from august 1975 the dc 9 50 introduced a new look cabin interior designed to make more efficient use of the space available and give the impression of a more. Typical cabin configuration of douglas dc 9.

Development was launched on april 8 1963 with a launch order from delta following soon after. Delta mcdonnell douglas dc 9 50 the longest of the dc 9 series. The dc 9 80 later redesignated md 80 launched the family of commercial jet.