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Douglas DC-9

240 atst133  9.6 years ago
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The venerable narrow body jet, the various iterations of which have outlasted multiple manufacturers (Douglas, McDonnell Douglas MD-80/90, and finally Boeing 717). This one is a cargo model in an approximation of DHL trim (because I want a yellow plane).
VTOL slider acts as a trim control, move up to trim the nose up and vice versa.
Landing gear is actually controlled via throttle - increase to full throttle, activate Group 1 to raise gear, then deactivate to lock; to lower, decrease to no throttle (temporarily), activate Group 1, then again deactivate to lock. At high speed on the ground, the landing gear tends to lose ground contact which can make steering...interesting.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 55.5ft (16.9m)
  • Length 58.9ft (18.0m)
  • Height 18.9ft (5.8m)
  • Empty Weight 15,808lbs (7,170kg)
  • Loaded Weight 26,664lbs (12,094kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.517
  • Wing Loading 55.9lbs/ft2 (272.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 477.0ft2 (44.3m2)
  • Drag Points 4697

Parts

  • Number of Parts 288
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 699
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    122 Tango71
    Finally a commercial plane that is iphone friendly. It's easy to fly. A bit unforgiving during hard landings. But still worth 5 stars. Good job.
    9.6 years ago