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![]() Boeing MD-82  | ||||
|            MD-80 series is developed from the McDonnell Douglas DC-9. McDonnell Douglas Company  developed the DC-9 Super 80 (or DC-9-80), combining the new engines with a further stretched fuselage, increased  wing span and other improvements. 
DC-9-80 is launched in October 1977, the Super 80 first flew on October 18, 1979 and  was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration in August 1980 and entered airline service in October 1980. The first customer delivery was to Swissair in September 1980. 
The Boeing MD-80 (formally McDonnell Douglas), a quiet, fuel-efficient twinjet has both engines at the rear of fuselage or the tail section. McDonnell Douglas renamed the DC-9-80 the MD-80 in 1983. The MD-80 designation however is a generic designation for the series. The specific MD-80 models are MD-81, MD-82, MD-83, MD-87, and MD-88. The MD-80 series with 5 models that are MD-81, MD-82, MD-83, MD-87, and MD-88. Four for MD-81, MD-82, MD-83, and MD-88, are 147 feet, 8 inches (45.08 meters) long and accommodate a maximum of 172 passengers. For the MD-87 is 130.4 feet (39.76 m) in length, with a maximum passenger capacity of 139. Wingspan for all models is 107 feet, 10 inches (32.88 m). American Airlines operated the largest number of MD-80s, a fleet of 275. In addition, 35 MD-80 airplanes were assembled and are operating in the People's Republic of China.  | ||||
| SPECIFICATIONS MD-80 Series | ||||
| MD-81 | MD-82 / MD-88 | MD-83 | MD-87 | |
| passenger one class | 172 | 172 | 172 | 139 | 
| Cargo loading | 1,253 cu.ft | 1,253 cu.ft. | 1,103 cu.ft. | 937 cu.ft. | 
| Range | 2,897 km. | 3,798 km | 4,635 km. | 4,395 km | 
| Number of engine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 
| Engine types | PW JT8D- 209 | PW JT8D-217 A/C | PW JT8D-219 | PW JT8D-217C | 
| Engine Thrust | 18,500 lbs. | 20,000 lbs. | 21,000 lbs. | 20,000 lbs. | 
| Wing span | 107 ft. 8 in. | 107 ft. 8 in. | 107 ft. 8 in. | 107 ft. 8 in. | 
| Length | 147 ft. 8 in. | 147 ft. 8 in. | 147 ft. 8 in. | 130 ft. 4 in. | 
| Speed | 504 mph. | 504 mph. | 504 mph. | 504 mph. | 
| Max.take off weight | 140,000 lb. | 149,500 lb. | 160,000 lb. | 140,000 lb. | 
| Crew | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 
| Max.fuel capacity | 22,106 litres | 22,106 litres | 26,495 litres | 22,106 litres | 
  cockpit MD-82  | ||||
| 1 nm.(nautical mile) = 1.15155 miles,  1 kt (knot) = 1.15155 mile / hr. 1 mach = 761 mph.(SL,ISA)  | ||||