• Side view of commercial jet aircraft in flight. The jet features Trans-Texas Airlines livery and has two engines placed near the rear of the fuselage.
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    To compete with the short-range British BAC 111, which was winning sales in the United States, Douglas produced the DC 9 in 1965. With the low operating costs of its rear-mounted twin-engine design and two-crew configuration, the DC-9 in its many versions sold extremely well.

  • Side view of commercial jet aircraft in flight. The jet features Trans-Texas Airlines livery and has two engines placed near the rear of the fuselage.

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