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DVA5396
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 15:15 ET by Nicholas Birbilis
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Hi. I dont understand the MD twins (MD-80/81/82/83/87/88). As far as I know, DAL is the only (or the only major operator) of the MD-88. Most airlines refer to their MD-80 series aircraft as cimply the "MD-80," however, Delta has been known for the MD-88. Why is this? Also, what are the differences between the MD-80/81/82/83/87/88? Are there this many variations o the MD-90 as well???
It's hard to believe that MD has nearly never changed its design for it's short-to-medium range jets since it=s firts in the 1960s! The baby DC-9-10 evolved to the Boeing 717! Kinda interesting...
Nicholas BirbilisCaptain, B737-800
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DVA4589
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 15:41 ET by Marius Petrascu
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Read the first few pages of http://www.deltava.org/library/MD-88%20Manual.pdf
Also, read http://www.boeing.com/commercial/md-80-90/index.html
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/md-80-90/md90.html
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DVA3787
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 21:29 ET by Mark Salter
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Nicholas, the MD has many different versions, hence the 88, 90, etc. In most if not all cases the larger number is a bigger version. I don't think they have a version of the MD-90, that would be like a sub-version...
Mark SalterSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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DVA5396
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 22:20 ET by Nicholas Birbilis
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The larger isnt always bigger...the MD-87 is the smallest!
Nicholas BirbilisCaptain, B737-800
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 23:53 ET by Charly Azcue
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From an old post.. here you have the answer why "Delta-MD88"
"Since the DC-9 was rather felt to be an "old" airplane, McDonnell Douglas decided to rename it for marketing purposes. Thus was born the "MD-80". However, the series name remained "DC-9 Series 80". The model numbers are:
DC-9-81
DC-9-82 - Higher MTOW, thrust...
DC-9-83 - Even higher MTOW, thrust...
DC-9-87 - Shrink
Then Delta decided they wanted a DC-9 Series 80 with the flight deck and avionics of the then under development MD-90-30. So MD made the MD-88 (no longer a DC-9!) with the DC-9-82 (basically) body and the MD-90 avionics/cockpit. More about the MD-90-30 below.
To further confuse matters, plenty of DC-9 Series 80s have glass cockpits pretty similar to the one on the MD-88 and MD-90-30. Some have even been converted to the glass cockpit from their original steam gauges.
And there's more confusion. Many DC-9-81s have been converted to DC-9-82s or even DC-9-83s by beefing up the undercarriage, adding tankage and changing engines. Most airlines avoid pilot confusion by putting a placard on the glare shield that says "MD-82" or as appropriate.
Continuing our story, MD built the MD-90-30, which is a further stretched and span extended DC-9 Series 80 with new avionics, higher bypass ratio engines, new glass cockpit and so on.
Finally, MD was developing the MD-95, a shrink of the MD-90-30. With the Boeing takeover, this became (after much further development work) the Boeing 717."
Regards
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Posted onPost created on
January 13 2008 00:05 ET by Danny Wood
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Wow thats like the history fo the md-80. LOL
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Posted onPost created on
January 14 2008 23:22 ET by Mark Springsteen
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Another bit of history. Delta only flies the MD-90 out of or into SLC. So if you see one you know it is either headed to SLC or you are in SLC.
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