CARGO AIRCRAFT
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC 9-15F
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Aircraft Summary
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10F is a medium-to-long haul cargo aircraft capable of transporting 65,000 kg via an internal pallet system. Cargo pallets require a high-loader to access its main deck.
Aircraft History and Features
During the 1950s Douglas Aircraft studied a short- to medium-range airliner to complement their higher capacity, long range DC-8. (DC stands for Douglas Commercial.)A medium-range four-engine Model 2067 was studied but it did not receive enough interest from airlines and it was abandoned. In 1960, Douglas signed a two-year contract with Sud Aviation for technical cooperation. Douglas would market and support the Sud Aviation Caravelle and produce a licensed version if airlines ordered large numbers. None were ordered and Douglas returned to its design studies after the cooperation deal expired.
Douglas gave approval to produce the DC-9 on April 8, 1963. Unlike the competing but larger Boeing 727 trijet, which used as many 707 components as possible, the DC-9 was an all-new design.
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OVERVIEW
RANGE
Medium haul
PAYLOAD
10400 kg / 22928 lbs
CRUISE SPEED
680 kph / 422 mph
HOLD SIZE
2340x274x205 cm / 921x107x80 in
DOOR SIZE
346x206 cm / 136x81 in
SPECIFICATIONS
TOTAL LOAD VOLUME
103 m³ / 3637 ft³
MAXIMUM RANGE
1200 km / 745 mi
FERRY RANGE
2570 km / 1596 mi
RUNWAY REQUIREMENT
1524 m / 5000 ft
COMPARABLE AIRCRAFT
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- BAC One-Eleven
- Boeing 737
- Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Dassault Mercure
- Sud Aviation Caravelle
- Tupolev Tu-134
REFERENCE
Model
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Manufacturer
Variants
DC-9, DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-14, DC-9-15F, DC-9-15MC, DC-915RC, DC-9-21, DC-9-31, DC-9-32 ( 32LWF, 32CF, 32AF ), DC-9-33, DC-9-34, DC-9-40, DC-9-51