There’s a misconception that the fuselage of the Boeing 717/MD-95 is the same length as the DC-9 Series 30- it’s not, it’s its own unique length. Compared to the Series 30, the MD-95/717 fuselage is three frames longer but one frame shorter than the DC-9 Series 40. But compared to the Series 40, the proportions of the MD-95 are different- the extra frames of the Series 40 are split between ahead and behind the wing but because the MD-95’s engines are heavier than the JT8D engines of the legacy DC-9s, the MD-95’s extra frames are all ahead of the wings to keep balance. The fuselage ahead of the wing on the 717/MD-95 is about 57 inches/1.4 meters longer than that of the DC-9 Series 30. The Rolls-Royce BR715 engines on the 717/MD-95 are each about 1200 lbs heavier than the Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines of the first generation DC-9s (Series 10 through 50). #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KMDW #MDW #airport #Chicago #Midway #planespotting #airlines #Boeing #717 #McDonnellDouglas #MD95 #Delta #instagramaviation #N989AT #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #Avgeekery #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at Chicago Midway International Airport)
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