McDonnell Douglas DC-9

DC-9
	A Northwest Airlines DC-9-41, 2006
Role	Narrow-body jet airliner
Manufacturer	Douglas Aircraft Company ; McDonnell Douglas
First flight	February 25, 1965
Introduction	December 8, 1965 with Delta Air Lines
Status	In limited service
Primary users	USA Jet Airlines; Aeronaves TSM ; Northwest Airlines (historical) ; Delta Air Lines (historical)
Produced	1965–1982
Number built	976
Unit cost	US$5.2M (-40, 1972)
Variants	McDonnell Douglas C-9
Developed into	McDonnell Douglas MD-80 ; McDonnell Douglas MD-90 ; Boeing 717

The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, short-range jet airliner seating 110 passengers.

Specifications

DC-9 airplane characteristics^[2]
Variant	-15 (-21)	-32	-41	-51
Cockpit crew^[3]^: 66	Two
1-class seating^: 15–18	90Y@31-32"	115Y@31-33"	125@31-34"	135@32-33"
Exit limit^[3]^: 80	109	127	128	139
Cargo^: 4	600 ft³ / 17.0m³ -15F: 2,762 ft³ / 78.2m³	895 ft³ / 25.3m³ -33F: 4,195 ft³ / 119.0m³	1,019 ft³ / 28.9m³	1,174 ft³ / 33.2m³
Length^: 5–9	104 ft 4.8in / 31.82m	119 ft 3.6in / 36.36m	125 ft 7.2in / 38.28m	133 ft 7in / 40.72m
Wingspan^: 10–14	89 ft 4.8in / 27.25m -21: 93 ft 3.6in / 28.44m	93 ft 3.6in / 28.44m		93 ft 4.2in / 28.45m
Height^: 10–14	27 ft 7in / 8.4m	27 ft 9in / 8.5m	28 ft 5in / 8.7m	28 ft 9in / 8.8m
Fuselage width^: 23	131.6in / 334.3 cm
Cabin width^: 24	122.4in / 311cm
Max. takeoff^: 4	90,700 lb / 41,141 kg -21: 98,000 lb / 45,359 kg	108,000 lb / 48,988 kg	114,000 lb / 51,710 kg	121,000 lb / 54,885 kg
Max. Landing^: 4	81,700 lb (37,058 kg) -21: 95,300 lb (43,227 kg)	99,000 lb (44,906 kg)	102,000 lb (46,266 kg)	110,000 lb (49,895 kg)
Empty^: 4	49,162 lb / 22,300 kg -15F: 53,200 lb / 24,131 kg -21: 52,644 lb / 23,879 kg	56,855 lb / 25,789 kg -33F: 56,430 lb / 25,596 kg	61,335 lb / 27,821 kg	64,675 lb / 29,336 kg
Fuel^: 4	24,743 lb / 11,223 kg	24,649 lb / 11,181 kg
Engine (2×)^[3]	JT8D-1(A/B) -5 -7(B) -9(A) -11 -15 -17; -21: -9(A) -11	-1(A/B) -5 -7(A/B) -9(A) -11 -15(A) -17(A)	-9(A) -11 -15(A) -17(A)	-15(A) -17(A)
Thrust (2×)^[3]	-1(A/B) -7(A/B) : 14,000 lbf (62 kN), -5/-9(A): 12,250 lbf (54.5 kN), -11: 15,000 lbf (67 kN), -15(A): 15,500 lbf (69 kN), -17(A) : 16,000 lbf (71 kN)
Ceiling^[3]^: 67	35,000 ft (11,000 m)
MMo^[3]	Mach 0.84 (484 kn; 897 km/h)
Range^: 36–45	1,300 nmi (2,400 km) -21: 1,500 nmi (2,800 km)	1,500 nmi (2,800 km)	1,200 nmi (2,200 km)	1,300 nmi (2,400 km)

References

↑ "Airliner price index". Flight International. 10 August 1972. p. 183.
↑ "DC-9 airplane characteristics for airport planning" (PDF). Douglas aircraft company. June 1984.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 "Type Certificate Data Sheet no. A6WE" (PDF). FAA. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

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[1] "Airliner price index". Flight International. 10 August 1972. p. 183.

[acaps-2] "DC-9 airplane characteristics for airport planning" (PDF). Douglas aircraft company. June 1984.

[TCDS-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 "Type Certificate Data Sheet no. A6WE" (PDF). FAA. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

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