The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 was a stretched medium-range narrowbody airliner that extended jet service to smaller airports across America. First flown in 1974, it featured rear-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofan engines, a distinctive T-tail configuration, and seating for 135 passengers in a fuselage stretched eight feet beyond the DC-9-40. With a maximum takeoff weight of 108,000 pounds and the ability to operate from short runways, only 96 examples were built by McDonnell Douglas between 1974 and 1982.
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