McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Target for the McDonnell Douglas DC-9
50 to 100fpm
Full marks for descent rate up to 100 fpm; under 50 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.
- Vref reference
- 132ktat 44,906 kg
- Tail-strike limit
- 10°the category's
- Ideal touchdown zone
- 240 to 600mpast the threshold
- G-force
- 1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve
Twin-engine short-haul jetliner with rear-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofans and a T-tail, first flown by Douglas in 1965 and introduced by Delta.
Roundout scores this aircraft with the Narrow-Body Airliner category's curves and touchdown-zone window. The figures it uses are below.
How its touchdown is scored.
The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.
No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.
For reference.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Model
- DC-9
- Variant
- DC-9-10 and -30 (base pack); -20, -40, -50 (Sept 2026 pack)
- FAA approach category
- C
- MTOW
- 48,988 kg (108,000 lbs)
- Vref in flight
- Adjusted to the weight you land at
- MSFS source
- Payware (Sky Simulations)
- Category
- Narrow-Body Airliner
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