DC-9-30
For the record, the cockpit is a hybrid of DC-9 and MD-80s. In the fact campare to DC-9 is more like a MD-80s Cockpit (like PFD\ND layout, instruments,ect. ) and due to the limit of SimplePlanes, like no knobs or navigation system, Auto Pilot have beed simplified (and more Boeing Style)
WARNING
1.Do Not use HDG holding under 170 Knots, may cause CRASH!
2.FUEL CONTOL levers and FIRE EXTINGUISHER levers will cut off engines.
3.Auto Throttle may unreliable after long time idle or full thrust running (PID control issue, by the way, anyone know how to fix it?)
FEATURES
Actual Size
Actual Winspan, length and weight (or close enough)
A/T and A/P
Functional Auto Throttle and Auto Pilot with HDG Hold ALT Hold and Vertical Speed select function.
PFD ND and Instruments
Functional Primary Flight Display, Navigation Display and modified major instruments. V bugs on the speed indicator, and digisplay on the altimeter. CRS selection is under the compass.
Special Thanks to SARACONIKaviationIndustry 's 1part PFD, I made a slight modification, for comparison I build a ND myself, and that best I can do sofar.
External
Working Main Cabin Door, Service Door and Boarding stairs. Actual Floding Landing Lights (and a customized switch with extensiont only position)and other external Lights .
Future update plan
Finsh the overhead panel?The CDU panel and Aft control pedestal.
Add wing Exit (maybe, who knows)
Build a cargo version, hopefully, it can reduce the parts down to 1000 ?
convert this to -50 and MD-80s?
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 2 airplane(s) +21 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 90.6ft (27.6m)
- Length 120.8ft (36.8m)
- Height 32.5ft (9.9m)
- Empty Weight 174,223lbs (79,026kg)
- Loaded Weight 194,193lbs (88,084kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.624
- Wing Loading 180.2lbs/ft2 (880.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,077.4ft2 (100.1m2)
- Drag Points 11555
Parts
- Number of Parts 1493
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 7,065
That's my view on DC-9 based early warning aircraft AEW.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/VR8w10/DC-9-51-Airbone-Radar-Station-AEW-EARLY-WARNING-fixed-equipped-complete-version