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Douglas DC-9

Airlines have ordered more than 2,200 DC-9s and the advanced MD 80 and MD-90 versions for short- and medium-distance routes.

Gift of Allegheny Airlines

Display Status

This object is on display in America by Air at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

America by Air

Object Details

Date

ca. 1977

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Physical Description

Plastic display model of a Douglas DC-9-30 tow jet engine, commercial airliner in Allegheny livery of aluminum wings and bottom of fuselage; white top and sides of fuselage, horizontal stabalizer and elevators; maroon stripe length of fuselage, engine nacells and rudder. Light red stripe on both sides of nose, aft fuselage, and on side of vertical stabalizer. 1:60 scale. Circa 1977.

Dimensions

Model: 14.5 × 83 × 58cm (5 11/16 × 32 11/16 × 22 13/16 in.)

Materials

Plastic
Paint
Ferrous Alloy

Inventory Number

A19780166000

Credit Line

Gift of Alleghany Airlines Inc.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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