Iwantanl1011 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 151 posts, RR: 0 Posted (11 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1290 times:
I saw a DC-9 takeoff at KFTY (atlanta charlie brown field) today. It took every bit of the 5000 ft runway. One of the ramp workers said the Navy flies them in here occasionally. 5000 feet just seems really short to me! He said Bob Dole's 727 flew into KFTY a couple of times as well.
So, does anyone have the actual minimums in standard atmospheric conditions for these two planes?
I'd also be interested in others... DC-10, L-1011, 747..
FBU 4EVER! From Norway, joined Jan 2001, 998 posts, RR: 7 Reply 1, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1215 times:
In SAS we used to regularly operate the DC-9-41 from 1,600-meter runways,the T/O roll being some 1,100-1,200-meters.We could operate the DC-9-21 into 1,400-meter runways.Not at maximum weights,but with a full house and fuel for 1:50 hrs sector.
LN-KGL From Norway, joined Sep 1999, 803 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1192 times:
According to worldaerodata.com the 08/26 RW at KTFY is:
- 5796ft/1767m long
- elevation difference of only 14ft/4.25m i.e. 0.25% uphill/downhill slope
- 800 ft above MSL
If we presume it exist the following conditions at the airport:
- zero wind
- 68°F/20°C
- dry RW
The safe MTOW for a DC-9-32 / JT8D-9 with 5° flaps will be:
87,000lb/39.5tonne
This is pretty low TOW compared to the MTOW of the DC-9-32, which is 110,000lb/49.5tonne.
Headwind and colder conditions would have increased this TOW.
Timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6477 posts, RR: 8 Reply 4, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1148 times:
When the DC-9-20 was in production Douglas (McD-Douglas?) said in an ad that it could use 3600-ft runways. EA (and PA?) 727s flew out of STT when its runway was officially 4650 ft (though the actual length of pavement may have been a bit more).
Pilotallen From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 656 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1138 times:
i fly from KLEW in maine and Mad. Albrights DC-9 came in along with a 727 (which was years a go i didnt see that one) but the rwy there is also 5000ft
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