DOUGLAS DC-9-30
DOUGLAS DC-9-30
Aircraft
Name:
DC-9-30
Manufacturer:
Body:
Narrow
Wing:
Fixed Wing
Position:
Low wing
Tail:
T-tail
WTC:
M
APC:
C
Type Code:
L2J
RFF Category:
6
Engine:
Jet
Engine Count:
Multi
Position:
Both sides of rear fuselage
Landing gear:
Tricycle retractable
Manufacturered as
DOUGLAS DC-9-30
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS C-9 Nightingale
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS C-9 Skytrain 2
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-30
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Nightingale
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Skytrain 2
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS VC-9
DC93


Short to medium range airliner. In service since 1965. First short range airliner in new design with rear fuselage mounted engines, T-tail and swept wings. Built in these versions:
- 10 initial type (DOUGLAS DC-9-10)
- 30 stretched version with more powerful engines,
- 20 (DOUGLAS DC-9-20) combines fuselage of the 10 with engines of the 30.
The DC-9-30 was converted as freighter and mil. type C-9. 94 aircraft of -10, 5 of -20 and 520 of -30 remain in service in 1999. The DC93 is member of the DC-9 family of aircraft.
Technical Data
Wing span:
28.47 m
Length:
36.37 m
Height:
8.38 m
Powerplant:
10: 2 x P&W JT8D-7 (2 x 54,5 kN) turbofans or
20/30: 2 x P&W JT8D-9 (64,5 kN) or
2 x P&W JT8D-15 (66,7 kN) turbofans.
Engine Model:
Pratt & Whitney JT8D
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2:
140 kts
Distance:
2100 m
MTOW:
49940 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS:
170 kts
ROC:
2000 ft/min
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS:
290 kts
ROC:
1500
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS:
290 kts
ROC:
1000 ft/min
MACH Climb
MACH:
0.74
ROC:
1000 ft/min
Cruise
TAS:
440 kts
MACH:
0.76
Ceiling:
370
Range:
1500 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH:
0.76
ROD:
1000 ft/min
Descent (to FL100)
IAS:
290 kts
ROD:
3500 ft/min
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS:
n/a
MCS:
210 kts
ROD:
n/a
Approach
Vapp (IAS):
127 kts
Distance:
1500 m