Jul 27, 2017 · The C-9 is the military version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 used for many years by the commercial airlines. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force have utilized the C-9 aircraft in support of passenger transportation, medical evacuation and special missions.

The McDonnell Douglas C-9 is a retired military version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliner. It was produced as the C-9A Nightingale for the United States Air Force , and the C-9B Skytrain II for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps .

The DC-9 Reduced-Gravity Aircraft Program, operated by the Lewis Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), makes available a "weightless" environment, similar to the environment of spaceflight, to support the

Nov 27, 2024 · In the ‘90s, NASA Lewis (today, NASA Glenn) used a DC-9 plane to help scientists study the behavior of fluids, combustion, and materials in a microgravity environment.

The C-9 is the military version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 used for many years by the commercial airlines. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force have utilized the C-9 aircraft in support …

Nov 27, 2024 · Back in the 1990s, NASA’s Lewis Research Center, now known as NASA Glenn, utilized this technique with their DC-9 aircraft. These flights offered scientists an extraordinary opportunity to explore the behavior of fluids, combustion processes, and material properties in a microgravity environment.

The design, analysis, fabrication, and ground and flight testing of DC-9 airframe/nacelle hardware with prototype JT8D-109 engines are discussed. The installation of the JT8D-109 engine on the DC-9 Refan airplane required new or modified hardware for the pylon, nacelle, and fuselage.

Nov 28, 2024 · NASA Lewis Research Center's DC-9 commences one of its microgravity-producing parabolas in the fall of 1994. It was the center's largest aircraft since the B-29 Superfortress in the 1940s.

The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is an American five-abreast, single-aisle aircraft designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was initially produced as the Douglas DC-9 prior to August 1967, after which point the company had merged with McDonnell Aircraft …

Dec 17, 2024 · McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain II (DC-9-32CF) with registration N932NA (ex PH-DNZ, N2679T, YV-139C, N907DC, 162754) airframe details and operator history including first flight and delivery dates, seat configurations, engines, fleet numbers and names