The MD-80 series aresingle-aisle, twin-jet, medium-range, commercial airliners in service all overthe world

The Development of the MD-80by the merged firms of McDonnell and Douglas Aircraft brought about firstflight in 1980 for this popular airliner. It was a redesign of the popular DC-9 family of aircraft built by Douglas. This newaircraft could carry between 132 and 170 passengers 1500 plus miles making itcomparable to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. The MD-80 was an efficient, safe and reliable aircraft for its time andwell liked by the crews. Many airlinesflew or still fly the MD-80 series of airliners. The MD-80 was followed by the MD-87 and MD-90series which were further developments of the MD-80. When McDonnell Douglas was purchased byBoeing, the MD-80 program was replaced with a further development of theaircraft called the Boeing 717. Production of these were a continuation of the MD-95 program and ceasedin 2006. The DC-9 And its descendants hadbeen in production since 1965, 41 years continuous production.

This model is built near toscale and fully textured. It has manyanimateable features including: turbines, ailerons, flaps, elevators, and rudder. Landing gear can be retracted into the baysand doors closed, tires can be animated. It comes with all textures and materials as shown. It also comes downloadable in many formatsfor your immediate use. This model is amedium polygon model with a good level of detail. It has a good level of realistic appearancewhen animated and rendered.