**AIRCRAFT
“McDonnell Douglas - DC9-50”**
REFERENCE INFORMATION (by Aircraft performance
database)
*****Aircraft
Features*****
Wing position: Low wing
Engine position: Both sides of rear fuselage
Tail configuration: T-tail
Landing gear: Tricycle retractable
Wing Span: 28.5 m
Length: 40.7 m
Height: 8.53 m
Power plant: Series 40: 2 x 64,5 kN
P&W JT9D-15
Series 50: 2 x 71,2 kN
P&W JT9D-17 turbofans.
Accommodation: Flightcrew of two and 125 (-40) or 139 (-50) passengers
in single
class configuration.
Notes: Short to medium range airliner. In service since 1975 (-40
since 1968).
Stretched
developments of DC-9-30. DC-9-40 (ICAO Designator: DC94) and DC-9-50
(ICAO
Designator: DC95) largest member of the DC-9 family. Approx. 70 aircraft of
the -40 and 90
of the -50 remain in service in 1999. DC-9-40: Length 38,30 m.
The last DC9
was delivered in 1982.
Alternative names:
DOUGLAS DC-9-50,
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-50.
*****Total
Flight Simulator aircraft weight with full fuel*****
000,000 lbs - 54.934 kg
VMO - Maximum Operating Speed 440 KIAS
MMO - Maximum Operating Speed Mach 0.76 Mach
Turbulent Air Penetration Speed 000 KIAS/.00 Mach
VLO - Maximum Gear Operating Speed 000 KIAS
VLE - Maximum Landing Gear Extension Speed 000 KIAS/.00 Mach
*****Maximum
Flap Placard Speeds*****
Flaps degrees KIAS
0 0° 250(pich 3°)
1 1° 230(pich 3°)
2 2° 230(pich 3°)
3 5° 210(pich 5°)
4 10° 200(pich 4°)
5 15° 190(pich 4°)
6 25° 180(pich 4°)
170(pich 5°)
160(pich 7°)
7gear 30° 160(pich -2°)
150(pich -0°)
140(pich 0°)
130(pich 3°)
*****Take-off*****
WTC: M
Distance: 2100
mt
V2 (IAS): 140
kts
*****Climbing*****
-(to 5000 ft)
IAS: 170
kt
ROC: 2000
ft/min
-(to FL150)
IAS: 290
kt
ROC: 1500
ft/min
-(to FL240)
IAS: 290
kt
ROC: 1000
ft/min
-(mach)
mach: 0.74
ROC: 1000
ft/min
*****Cruise*****
TAS: 440
kt
MACh: 0.80 data 225 kts
Ceiling: FL370
Range: 1500
NM
*****Descent
*****
- (to FL240)
mach: 0.76
ROD: 1000
ft/min
- (to FL100)
IAS: 290
kt
ROD: 2500
ft/min
*****Approach*****
IAS: 250
kt
MCS: 210
kt
ROD: 1500
ft/min
*****Landing*****
Vht
(IAS): 130 kt
APC: C
Distance: 1500
mt