McDonnell Douglas DC-9

"Heming Viking" / OY-KGA was the first of a total number of 49 DC-9-41s by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). It arrived Oslo (FBU) on March 1st 1968 after a delivery flight from Long Beach via Kansas City, Montreal, Goose Bay, Söndre Strömfjord and Keflavik. It stayed in the SAS fleet for 23 years, and on September 1st 1991 it went to Northwest Airlines where it's still in use.
 
DC-9-1X
 Wingspan  27.2 m

 Length

  31.8 m
 Height

 8.4 m
 Wing area  86.8 mē
 Max t/o weight

 -11: 35,236 - 38,866 kg
 -12: 36,054 - 38,866 kg
 -13: 37,959 - 38,866 kg
 -14: 39,683 - 41,134 kg
 -15: 41,134 kg
 -15RC: 41,134 kg
 Cruising speed  885 km/h (478 kt)
 Service ceiling  37,000 ft
 Range

 2,036 km (1,100 nm)
 Fuel capacity  13.98 m³
 (10.55 m³ when not center tank activated)
 Power

 -11:
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7
 -12/-13/-14:
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7
 -15:
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7
 -15RC:
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7

 Passenger cabin  80 two class / 90 single class
 Cargo capasity  17.0 m³

Chronology
 First flight  February 22nd 1965
 Certification  November 23rd 1965
 First delivery  September 18th 1965
 In service  November 29th 1965
 First airline  Delta Air Lines
 


Aerocaribe XA-SUZ
Photo: Oddgeir Refvik

Ameristar N784TW
Photo: Andreas Mowinckel

McDonnell Douglas D-9-1Xs from:
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DC-9-21 (called DC-9 Sport and DC-9 Hot Rod by pilots)
 Wingspan  28.5 m

 Length

  31.8 m
 Height

 8.4 m
 Wing area  93.0 mē
 Max t/o weight

 44,490 kg
 Cruising speed  885 km/h (478 kt)
 Service ceiling  37,000 ft
 Range

 2,975 km (1,605 nm)
 Fuel capacity  13.93 m³
 Power

 2x 64.5 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9
 2x 66.7 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-11

 Passenger cabin  75 two class / 85 single class
 Cargo capasity  17.0 m³

Chronology
 First flight  June 9th 1968
 First delivery  December 13th 1968
 In service  January 18th 1969
 First airline  SAS
 


Scandinavian Airlines OY-KGF
Photo: Nils Mosberg

Scandinavian Airlines OY-KID
Photo: Nils Mosberg

McDonnell Douglas D-9-21s from:
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DC-9-3X
 Wingspan  28.5 m

 Length

  36.3 m
 Height

 8.4 m
 Wing area  93.0 mē
 Max t/o weight

 -31: 44,452 - 48,988 kg
 -32: 48,988 - 49,895 kg
 -33: 51,710 kg
 -34: 54,885 kg
 Cruising speed  885 km/h (478 kt)
 Service ceiling  37,000 ft
 Range

 2,631 km (1,605 nm)
 Fuel capacity  13.93 m³
 Power

 -31:
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7
 2x 64.5 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9
 2x 71.2 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17
 -32:
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1
 2x 62.3 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7
 2x 64.5 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9
 2x 68.9 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15
 2x 71.2 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17
 -33:
 2x 64.5 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9
 2x 66.7 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-11
 -34:
 2x 64.5 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9
 2x 68.9 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15
 2x 71.2 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17
 Passenger cabin  105 two class / 119 single class
 Cargo capasity  25.3 m³

Chronology
 First flight  August 1st 1966
 Certification  December 22nd 1966
 First delivery  January 1967
 In service  February 1st 1967
 First airline  Eastern Airlines
 


Evergreen International N933F
Photo: Andreas Mowinckel

Midwest Express N302ME
Photo: Andreas Mowinckel

YAT Yugoslav Airlines YU-AJJ
Photo: Thomas Lorentzen

Alitalia I-RIFT
Photo: Kjell Oskar Granlund

McDonnell Douglas D-9-3Xs from:
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DC-9-41
 Wingspan  28.5 m

 Length

  38.3 m
 Height

 8.4 m
 Wing area  93.0 mē
 Max t/o weight

 51,710 kg
 Cruising speed  885 km/h (478 kt)
 Service ceiling  37,000 ft
 Range

 2,712 km (1,464 nm)
 Fuel capacity  13.93 m³
 Power

 2x 64.5 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9
 2x 66.7 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-11
 2x 68.9 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15
 Passenger cabin  max 128
 Cargo capasity  28.8 m³

Chronology
 First flight  November 28th 1967
 Certification  February 27th 1968
 First delivery  February 29th 1968
 In service  March 12th 1968
 First airline  SAS
 


Scandinavian Airlines SE-DDS
Photo: Nils Mosberg

Scandinavian Airlines OY-KGR
Photo: Kjell Arild Bersås

Scandinavian Airlines OY-KGL
Photo: Kjell Oskar Granlund

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41s from:
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DC-9-51
 Wingspan  28.5 m

 Length

  40.7 m
 Height

 8.4 m
 Wing area  93.0 mē
 Max t/o weight

 52,163 - 54,885 kg
 Cruising speed  885 km/h (478 kt)
 Service ceiling  37,000 ft
 Range

 2,630 km (1,420 nm)
 Fuel capacity  16.12 m³
 Power

 2x 68.9 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15
 2x 71.2 kN - Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17
 Passenger cabin  max 139
 Cargo capasity  28.8 m³

Chronology
 First flight  December 15th 1974
 Certification  August 11th 1975
 First delivery  August 15th 1975
 In service  August 24th 1975
 First airline  Swissair
 


Finnair OH-LYS
Photo: Kurt Gorm Larsen

Finnair OH-LYV
Photo: Nils Mosberg

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51s from:
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