{"id":1261,"date":"2026-10-06T08:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jfmwebsie.xyz\/my_website2\/aircraft\/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:00:50","slug":"mcdonnell-douglas-md-11","status":"publish","type":"aircraft","link":"https:\/\/jfmwebsie.xyz\/my_website2\/aircraft\/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonnell Douglas MD-80 "Mad Dog""},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80<\/strong> is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners<\/a> developed by McDonnell Douglas<\/a>. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes<\/a>. The MD-80 was the second generation of the DC-9<\/a> family, originally designated as the DC-9-80 (DC-9 Series 80) and later stylized as the DC-9 Super 80 (Super 80<\/em> for short). With a stretched, enlarged wing and powered by higher bypass Pratt & Whitney JT8D<\/a>-200 engines, the aircraft program was launched in October 1977. The MD-80 made its first flight on October 18, 1979, and was certified on August 25, 1980. The first airliner was delivered to launch customer Swissair<\/a> on September 13, 1980, which introduced it into service on October 10, 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping the same fuselage cross-section, longer variants are stretched by up to 14 ft (4.3 m) from the DC-9-50 and have a 28% larger wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The larger variants (MD-81\/82\/83\/88) are 148 ft (45.1 m) long to seat 155 passengers in coach and, with varying weights, can cover up to 2,550 nautical miles<\/a> [nmi] (4,720 km; 2,930 mi). The later MD-88 has a modern cockpit with electronic flight instrument system<\/a> (EFIS) displays. The MD-87 is 17 ft (5.3 m) shorter for 130 passengers in economy and has a range up to 2,900 nmi (5,400 km; 3,300 mi).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MD-80 series initially competed with the Boeing 737 Classic<\/a> and then also with the Airbus A320ceo family<\/a>. Its successor, introduced in 1995, the MD-90<\/a>, was a further stretch powered by IAE V2500<\/a> high-bypass turbofans, while the shorter MD-95, later known as the Boeing 717<\/a>, was powered by Rolls-Royce BR715<\/a> engines. Production ended in 1999 after 1,191 MD-80s were delivered, of which 116 aircraft remain in service as of August 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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