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Boeing B717-200 (McDonnell-Douglas MD-95)


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From Airliners.net:
The 100 seat 717 is the latest development of the popular DC-9/MD-80/MD-90 family and the only Douglas airliner which Boeing (which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997) plans to retain in its product line-up. It is designed for high cycle, short range regional airline operations.

McDonnell Douglas first announced the MD-95 at the Paris Airshow in June 1991. At the time MDC anticipated a formal program launch by late 1991 and a first flight in July 1994. As it happened program launch was not until October 1995 when US airline ValuJet (now AirTran Airlines) ordered 50 and optioned 50.

In January 1998 Boeing (following the August 1997 Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger) relaunched the aircraft as the 717-200 (the second use of the Boeing designation "717", as this was previously allocated to the military C-135/KC-135 family). First flight took place on September 2 1998, followed by a second development 717 on October 26. Certification was awarded on September 1 1999 while the first delivery, to AirTran, was on September 23 that year.

Initially MDC studied powering the MD-95 with Pratt & Whitney JT8D-218s or Rolls-Royce Tays. In February 1994 however MDC announced it had chosen the new BMW Rolls-Royce (now just Rolls-Royce) BR715 over the JT8D-200 and an engine from the proposed "Project Blue" teaming of General Electric, Snecma, MTU and P&W.

Other 717-200 features include a fuselage 1.45m (4ft 9in) longer than the DC-9-30's, a wing based on the DC-9-34's, an advanced six LCD screen Honeywell EFIS flightdeck, and a cabin interior similar to that developed for the MD-90. It is offered in standard 717-200BGW (Basic Gross Weight) and extended range 717-200HGW (High Gross Weight) forms. In addition, 80 seat shortened 717-100 (formerly MD-95-20) and 120 seat stretched 717-300 (formerly MD-95-50) models have been studied, as has a business jet variant.

Companies participating in 717 production include Alenia (fuselage), Korean Air (nose), AIDC of Taiwan (empennage), ShinMaywa of Japan (engine pylons and horizontal stabilizers), Israel Aircraft Industries (undercarriage), and Fischer of Austria (interior). Final assembly is at Boeing's Long Beach plant, in the same building that the DC-9 and MD-80 were built in.

Initial orders and operators are:

AeBal, Airtran, Bangkok Air, Bavaria International Leasing, Hawaiian Airlines, Impulse Airlines, Midwest Express Airlines, Olympic Aviation, Pembroke Leasing, Qantas Link, Siam Reap Air, Trans World Airlines, and Turkmenistan Airlines.


Even if this is the final version of the plane there are no LIT textures and some airlines are missing, if somebody wants to make LIT textures and extra liveries feel free to do so. If somebody could make a fake AA (new) livery that would be great, I lost patience after a week of trying to make it :lol:

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I am banned from .org (like most members here...), why is it not here? It seems the Bruges40 uploaded it here.

 

Its not from the Org, its from xplanefreeware.net 

 

why is it not here? It seems the Bruges40 uploaded it here. 

 

And now the user is banned, so no further explanation needed .. 

 

Carlos

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Its not from the Org, its from xplanefreeware.net 

 

why is it not here? It seems the Bruges40 uploaded it here. 

 

And now the user is banned, so no further explanation needed .. 

 

Carlos

I'm sorry, but I have the XPFW version of the B717 and it is not that one, the engines look better and the cockpit is different. As for the member being banned, I don't understand what you are saying.

Here are pictures I took of the XPFW B717 @ ATL...as you can see they are not the same plane.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/cdvpl4gnz4g7r40/XPFW+B717+pics.zip

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