The DC-9 is powered by two rear-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT8D low-bypass turbofan engines under a T-tail for a cleaner wing aerodynamic. It has a two-person flight deck and built-in airstairs to better suit smaller airports.

Moving up to the tail, it has the VERTICAL stabilizer of an MD-87/90, but the HORIZONTAL stabilizer of the DC-9-30. A lot of people think the entire tail is an MD-87/90’s, but it has the smaller stabs and elevators of a DC-9.

Delta flew the world’s first DC-9 service on November 29, 1965, with DC-9-14 Ship 105, from Atlanta to Memphis to Kansas City. Daily scheduled DC-9 service started December 8, 1965. Delta acquired the fifteen-foot longer DC-9-32 model in 1967.

Feb 24, 2025 · The DC-9’s engines are mounted on the tail, reducing foreign object damage from ingested debris from runways and aprons. However, this position makes the engines susceptible to ingesting ice streaming off the wing roots.

Feb 25, 2023 · The Douglas DC-9 Series ten aircraft were the smallest models of the plane and was comparable to the BAC-1-11. The aircraft featured a T-tail and was powered by twin rear-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 or JT8D-7 engines.

All DC-9s have a pointed tail cone and no bullet fairing op top of the tail. Note the engine nacelles without a strake. Marked with an arrow is the small wing fence in the leading edge, with a longer underneath the wing to the right of it. Douglas immediately made cargo versions of …

Ship 9880 is a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 built in 1975. The aircraft became part of the Delta fleet when Northwest Airlines merged with Delta on October 29, 2008, and was painted in Delta livery in Spring 2009.

Unlike the competing but slightly larger Boeing 727, which used as many 707 components as possible, the DC-9 was an all-new design, using two rear-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT8D fanjet engines, a small, highly efficient wing, and a T-tail.

Feb 24, 2025 · The DC-9 was designed in 1963 and featured a distinctive T-tail and rear-mounted engines, which allowed it to operate from shorter runways and minimized the risk of foreign object damage. This innovative configuration also improved cabin comfort by reducing engine noise compared to wing-mounted engines.

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