Douglas DC-9 / C-9 Twinjet Transport Aircraft Family
The Douglas DC-9 was a rear-engined short-haul twinjet that established a durable Douglas/McDonnell Douglas transport lineage. First flown in 1965, the family served airlines with multiple fuselage lengths and also produced C-9 military air-ambulance, cargo, and personnel transports; 976 DC-9 and C-9 aircraft were built before the stretched MD-80 branch became a separate family.
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Identity
- Aliases
- DC-9Douglas DC-9DC-9-10DC-9-20DC-9-30DC-9-40DC-9-50C-9A NightingaleC-9B Skytrain II
- Family Name
- Douglas DC-9
- Full Name
- Douglas DC-9 / C-9 Twinjet Transport Aircraft Family
- Roles
- airlinercargoair_ambulanceutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Douglas DC-9 was a rear-engined short-haul twinjet that established a durable Douglas/McDonnell Douglas transport lineage. First flown in 1965, the family served airlines with multiple fuselage lengths and also produced C-9 military air-ambulance, cargo, and personnel transports; 976 DC-9 and C-9 aircraft were built before the stretched MD-80 branch became a separate family.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 8.38
- Length M
- 31.8
- Wingspan M
- 27.23
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:06:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:06:31 UTC