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General information | |
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Type | Narrow-body jet airliner |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
Status | In service |
Primary users | Delta Air LinesHawaiian Airlines QantasLink (historical) AirTran Airways (historical) |
Number built | 156 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1998–2006 |
Introduction date | October 12, 1999, with AirTran Airway |
First flight | September 2, 1998 |
Developed from | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 |
The Boeing 717 is an American five-abreast single-aisle airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The twin-engine airliner was developed for the 100-seat market and originally marketed by McDonnell Douglas in the early 1990s as the MD-95 until the company merged with Boeing in August 1997. It was a shortened derivative of McDonnell Douglas’ successful airliner, the MD-80, and part of the company’s broader DC-9 family. Capable of seating up to 134 passengers, the 717 has a design range of 2,060 nautical miles [nmi] (3,820 km; 2,370 mi). It is powered by two Rolls-Royce BR715 turbofan engines mounted at the rear of the fuselage.
Douglas Aircraft launched the DC-9, a short-range companion to its larger four-engine DC-8, in 1963. The DC-9 was an all-new design, using two rear fuselage-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofan engines; a small, efficient wing; and a T-tail. The DC-9's maiden flight was in 1965 and entered airline service later that year. When production ended in 1982, a total of 976 DC-9s had been produced.Take off Distance
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Fuel capacity | 3,673 US gal (13,900 L) | 4,403 US gal (16,670 L) |
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Turbofans (2×) | Rolls-Royce BR715-A1-30 |
Ceiling | 37,000 ft (11,000 m) | |
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Cruise speed | Mach 0.77 (822 km/h; 444 kn; 511 mph) at 34,200 ft (10,400 m) |
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