Delta DC-9-51

One of the last remaining DC-9 aircraft acquired from the Northwest merger. Unfortunately, this aircraft's life long career of flying passengers is coming to an end. Once a North Central bird, being bought by Northwest, it now wears Delta's newest colors. The way to tell these DC9s from MD88s at a distance is its stance and the fact it has rotating red becon lights instead of flasher strobes.....and the tail cone. Here we see this DC9 head towards its gate after a flight from i think Memphis or Detroit. This bird has been built in 1977 and comes powered by 2 JT8D-9SER engines

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Douglas
• DC9
• North Central
• Delta
• Northwest
• Atlanta
• Airport
• old plane
• plane
• air plane
• aircraft

[AdictedToInternet]

Why is delta getting rid of these air crafts?

[6V92TA]

@AdictedToInternet Their age for one. the Dc-9-40s that were originally Northwest birds were anywhere from 28 to 40 years old. Delta would still keep them around but they drink a bit too much fuel, which over shadows their low maintenance counts. They're like an ole Chevy Truck vrs a new one. It'll out live the new truck, perform just as good, way cheaper to fix but simply burns too much gas to be very cost effective.

[6V92TA]

eh...made a mistake there. its corrected.

[mileyrocks107]

something that is sexy is seeing a md80 delta takeoff with a lightning bolt a mile away

[6V92TA]

@mileyrocks107 Thats not sexy!! Thats epic on many levels!

[DeltaAirtran]

@6V92TA No wonder why the DC-9 leaves a black smoke during takeoff.

[jonahair747]

thats a 50. great vid tho!

[jetjhd]

It is a DC-9-50. None of the -40s are painted in DL colors.

[JgordonAmtrak1]

Dam nice bro, I would love watching planes their, Delta All day, nothing like that here. Saw one of those big boys last night land over my house