McDonnell Douglas MD-80

what is it?

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The MD-80 was the second generation of the DC-9 family, originally designated as the DC-9-80 (DC-9 Series 80) and later stylized as the DC-9 Super 80 (Super 80 for short).

🔎How to recognise it: jet engines · retractable tricycle gear · 32.9 m wingspan

base stats

• built 1,191made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 47 years ago, in 1979.
• 🚗Wingspan of 32.9 m: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1979-10-18

introduced

1980

status

still flying

number built

1,191

role

narrow-body jet airliner

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Boeing Commercial Airplanes, McDonnell Douglas

engines

jet

length

41.3 m

wingspan

32.9 m

top speed

—

range

—

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

MD81, MD82, MD83, MD87, MD88

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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