The MD-90 is the largest member of the Douglas/McDonnell Douglas/Boeing DC-9/MD-80/MD-90/717 family, and is a stretched, IAE V2500 powered development of the MD-80. The MD-90 program was launched in November 1988, first flight occurred on February 22 1993, and certification was awarded on November 16 1994.

Uni Air Flight 873 from Taipei to Hualien, suffered an explosion in its cargo hold soon after landing at Hualien airport, causing extensive fire damage. - Photo taken at Hualien (Cha Shan) (HUN / RCYU) in Taiwan on August 24, 1999.

Nov 22, 2014 · The other two MD-90-operators were China Eastern Airlines and China Northern Airlines. The two mentioned MD-90s then became part of China Northern Airlines. China Northern was later integrated into China Southern and the MD-90s (as well as …

, ex Reno Air. An American "Super 90". - Photo taken at San Jose - Norman Y. Mineta International (Municipal) (SJC / KSJC) in California, USA on February 6, 2000.

Sep 13, 2019 · 3) The wing of the MD-90 and 717 was not significantly changed from the DC-9 wing. A competitive MD-2020 would need a complete wing reloft. 4) The entire cockpit would need to be redone so as to conform to the Boeing cockpit design philosophy. 5) The MD-90/717/MD-80 production line is gone. The last 717 was delivered in 2006.

Aug 10, 2008 · The MD-90-30 (which ended up being the only MD-90 series ever built) got a nose stretch over the MD-80 (heavier) and a tail stretch (heavier) and also new engines (far heavier). Not to mention more avionics (heavier), and new VSCF generators (lights, but they never work, so kind of a moot point).

Mar 26, 2018 · Due to evacuation requirements, the increased length of the cabin has been taken into account on the MD-90. The maximum distance from a seat to the next exit must be maintained and thus, the distance between the hatches of the MD-90 were increased.

The 100 seat 717 is the latest development of the popular DC-9/MD-80/MD-90 family and the only Douglas airliner which Boeing (which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997) plans to retain in its product line-up. It is designed for high cycle, short range regional airline operations.

Jan 28, 2004 · Yes, the MD 90- EFD at ERAU was the one that was in fact in Long Beach Alteon only a few months ago. If you search my name in the trip reports forum, you can read about the Flight sim, (as well as my Concorde flight ) I flew this sim in September 2003 and it was a great experience. Saudi Arabian was the only line to use it.

Sep 12, 2002 · The air scoop you speak of is for the cooling of the VSCF system on the MD-90. Unlike most aircraft that use a CSD or IDG for electrical power the MD-90 uses a Variable Speed Constant Frequency system. The generator on the engine is connected to a converter box that converts the power coming off the generator to a constant frequency.