McDonnell Douglas MD-80 & MD-90

Download or read book McDonnell Douglas MD-80 & MD-90 written by Arthur Pearcy and published by MotorBooks International. This book was released on 1999 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The MD-80 was born in the late 1970s as a development of the DC-9. McDonnell Douglas stretched the DC-9 fuselage, re-engined it, gave it a greater wingspan and other improvements, and first flew it (the DC-9-80) in October, 1979. This colorful volume delivers detailed information on the MD-80's evolution, design, production, technical specs, chronology and customers, including the initial MD-81, the powerful MD-82, the extended range MD-83, and the updated MD-87 and MD-88 versions. Sftbd., 8 1/4"x 11 5-8", 128 pgs., 25 bandw ill., 125 color.