I miss this lil nigga like you wouldn't believe
>>2018390You can still go on pic rel and pretend its an md80
>>2018413How can you pretend if it doesn't have the sound of JT8D's?
>>2018390I just wanna see the livery back
>>2018426The grey paint is not only dull color but added weight.So many other brands are going to the "modern" look flat grey stark white boring geometric shapes.
>>2018390In retrospect, now that these kinds of jets are basically gone, this thing has the most cool aesthetics of any airliner. It just looks fast, sturdy and agile.
>>2018421Go to Africa and try to fly on Africa Central Express, they still have some DC-9-10s and DC-9-30s in service.
* deep stall intensifies *
>>2018413No the fuck you cannot
ya think it tilts up and down to simulate take off and landing?
>>2018456Because anything else is offensive to someone that's part of the bipoc lgbtqajhydgjyujhhk communities, studies have shown
>>2018390The Comac ARJ21 is still being made.
>>2018476>sturdymy man its a hollow aluminum can so long it looks like it can be snapped with bare hands or a 5g maneuver
>>2018390very uncomfortable plane to fly on
>>2018413Why are the windows so far apart?
>>2020041Well it looks sturdy. The reason for that is because of the short wings and the tail mounted engines. Conventional airliners look a bit janky and awkward as they land the engine pods flex the wings on touchdown and shit. These things look stronger and more aerodynamic since they have small looking wings and rear mounted engines.
>>2020076They aren't, youre just used to seeing larger aircraft who have so many more seats
>>2018390fly on delta these routes while you can- mke -> dtw- ord -> dtw
>tfw never got to use the butt stairs
Seems like every trip involved a leg on one of these bad boys when I was growing up. There will never be a better regional jet
