DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10 Reply 4, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 957 times:
In a nutshell, an MD-88 is an MD-82 with glass cockpit, electronic overhead annunciator panel (EAOP) and JT8D-219 engines.
An MD-83 has additional fuel tanks in the cargo compartment.
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Nwa320 From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 68 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 946 times:
Vref From Canada, joined Jan 2002, 77 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 923 times:
Thanks for the link John.
The 83's we fly have the EFIS, EAOP, FMS, etc.
As do the 82's.
I guess the aux tanks are the only real difference?
Thanks again for the info guys.
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AA717driver From United States of America, joined Feb 2002, 1566 posts, RR: 14 Reply 7, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 903 times:
It is my understanding that the MD88 was built specially for Delta Airlines. It has certain features like carpeting in the cockpit(easier on bare feet), extra cup holders(for your dip cup), knobby tires on the mains, mud flaps with Yosimite Sam saying "Back Off" and they all came with little nacelle stickers showing Calvin pi**ing on a ValuJet airplane .
Sorry, MD88Captain and Doug Taylor, I couldn't resist...TC
ContinentalFan From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 355 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 903 times:
I think the MD-88 also uses more composites in its construction.
Nwa320 From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 68 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 886 times:
Good one AA717driver! It also came with Fuzzy dice and a hoola girl on the dash board
FBU 4EVER! From Norway, joined Jan 2001, 998 posts, RR: 7 Reply 11, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 873 times:
The MD-88 was the first variant of the MD-80-series to appear with EFIS cockpit,later,all MD-80's had this layout.
The real diff. between the MD-88 and the other variants was that the -88 was designed to be readily available for conversion to the planned Propfan engines being tested during the late -80's.This,however,never materialized.
The -219 engine is an option for all -81's and -82's,as well as being standard on the -83.
In SAS,we've got -81's,-82's and -83's,all with the EFIS cockpit,-217C/-219 engines and all have the screwdriver (or beaver) tailcone.
DeltaMD11 From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 1698 posts, RR: 38 Reply 12, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 851 times:
The propfan conversion was known as the MD-80UHB program. It utilized Allison propfans. The idea never really took hold, and the airlines thought it to be more economical to stick with the -217's/-219's. The only MD aircraft with screwdriver tailcones are the MD-83, MD-87, MD-88, and the MD-90. The DC-9-80, The DC-9-81, and DC-9-82 all have the conical tailcones.
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Nwa320 From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 68 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 802 times:
DeltaMD11: The MD-81 and MD-82 can have the screw driver tail cone. Older MD-81s and 82s were aviable for conversion and on later aircraft it became standard.
DeltaMD11 From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 1698 posts, RR: 38 Reply 14, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 799 times:
Yes, but originally were conical tail cones.
Bryan
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Ljungdahl From Sweden, joined Apr 2002, 900 posts, RR: 40 Reply 15, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 793 times:
FBU 4EVER!, many of SAS' early MD-80's were originally delivered with the conical tailcone, albeit all remaining a/c's had later been converted, up to "screwdriver" standard (if not delivered so).
Wilcharl From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1158 posts, RR: 3 Reply 16, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 753 times:
isn't dueling banjos the standard boarding music on dl md-88s
FBU 4EVER! From Norway, joined Jan 2001, 998 posts, RR: 7 Reply 17, posted (10 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 734 times:
The screwdriver tailcone appeared on the construction line during 1986 and was fitted to every MD-80 series plane built after that point in time.
The first screwdriver tailcone delivered to SAS was LN-RLR,an -82.We took it for it's first commercial flight ever on a round trip of Northern Norway.
Drag characteristics were found to be favourable,fuel efficiency increased in the region of 1,5% to 2,5%,depending on C.G. location.Consequently,the 10 or 12 or so planes already delivered were converted to the new tailcone.
Swissair was one operator who didn't find the savings of sufficient interest so they left their's unmodified.SAS leased 8 of these in the latter half of the -90's,still with the old,pointed tailcone.
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