#md95

[sentinelchicken]

Here’s one from the archives, this one dates from September 2004 when the International Terminal at DFW was still under construction in the background. We’ve got us a Mesa house colors Beech 1900D, a Midwest MD95 (wink-wink) and two AirTran MD95s (more wink-wink, LOL). Yes, I *know* they’re Boeing 717s, but in my mind they’re still MD95s. A friend of mine who used to fly 717s for AirTran affectionately referred to them as “Douglas DC-9 Series 95s”! N919ME was one of the 25 717s that Midwest took delivery of between February 2003 to May 2006. Most of them went to Mexicana Click after Midwest shut down, but a handful of those ex-Midwest 717s are now flying for Hawaiian. N919ME is now N492HA with Hawaiian. In its history, Mesa operated a total of 82 Beech 1900Ds. #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KDFW #DFW #airport #igTexas #planespotting #airlines #MD95 #Boeing #717 #AirTran #MidwestAirlines #N919ME #Beech1900D #Beechcraft #MesaAirlines #DFWavgeek #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #Avgeekery #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport (DFW)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtXYd96lVep/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xosjlq6baqkq

[sentinelchicken]

Here’s one from the archives, this one dates from September 2004 when the International Terminal at DFW was still under construction in the background. We’ve got us a Mesa house colors Beech 1900D, a Midwest MD95 (wink-wink) and two AirTran MD95s (more wink-wink, LOL). Yes, I *know* they’re Boeing 717s, but in my mind they’re still MD95s. A friend of mine who used to fly 717s for AirTran affectionately referred to them as “Douglas DC-9 Series 95s”! N919ME was one of the 25 717s that Midwest took delivery of between February 2003 to May 2006. Most of them went to Mexicana Click after Midwest shut down, but a handful of those ex-Midwest 717s are now flying for Hawaiian. N919ME is now N492HA with Hawaiian. In its history, Mesa operated a total of 82 Beech 1900Ds. #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KDFW #DFW #airport #igTexas #planespotting #airlines #McDonnellDouglas #MD95 #Boeing #717 #AirTran #Midwest #MidwestAirlines #N919ME #Beech1900D #Beechcraft #Mesa #MesaAirlines #DFWavgeek #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #Avgeekery #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport (DFW)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtXYCjBFDvn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ojib0wqm3yrj

[sentinelchicken]

There’s a misconception that the fuselage of the Boeing 717/MD-95 is the same length as the DC-9 Series 30- it’s not, it’s its own unique length. Compared to the Series 30, the MD-95/717 fuselage is three frames longer but one frame shorter than the DC-9 Series 40. But compared to the Series 40, the proportions of the MD-95 are different- the extra frames of the Series 40 are split between ahead and behind the wing but because the MD-95’s engines are heavier than the JT8D engines of the legacy DC-9s, the MD-95’s extra frames are all ahead of the wings to keep balance. The fuselage ahead of the wing on the 717/MD-95 is about 57 inches/1.4 meters longer than that of the DC-9 Series 30. The Rolls-Royce BR715 engines on the 717/MD-95 are each about 1200 lbs heavier than the Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines of the first generation DC-9s (Series 10 through 50). #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KMDW #MDW #airport #Chicago #Midway #planespotting #airlines #Boeing #717 #McDonnellDouglas #MD95 #Delta #instagramaviation #N989AT #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #Avgeekery #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at Chicago Midway International Airport)

[aviaposter]

Boeing 717-200 Hawaiian Airlines N494HA "Koa’e Kea". A fragment of the poster.

[aviaposter]

Boeing 717-200 Hawaiian Airlines

Registration: N494HA Named: Koa’e Kea Type: 717-2BL Engines: 2 × RR BR715-A1-30 Serial Number: 55182 First flight: Nov 19, 2004

Hawaiian Airlines is the largest operator of commercial flights to and from the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is the tenth-largest commercial airline in the United States, and is based at Honolulu, Hawaii. The airline operates its main hub at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on the island of Oʻahu and a secondary hub out of Kahului Airport on the island of Maui. Hawaiian Airlines operates flights to Asia, American Samoa, Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Zealand, and the United States mainland. Hawaiian Airlines is owned by Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. Inter-Island Airways, the forerunner of the airline which is now known as Hawaiian Airlines, was incorporated on January 30, 1929. Scheduled service began on November 11 from Honolulu to Hilo. From 1973 on, the airline's logo featured the face of Miss Hawaii 1964, Leina'ala Drummond, who had been a flight attendant with the airline.

Poster for Aviators. aviaposter.com

[24kmedia]

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A Southwest Airlines ✈️ Boeing 737 taxiing to the runway 🛫 in Las Vegas, behind this Delta "Mad Dog" jet. #md95 #trip #luxury #video #travelphotography #fun #travelling #tourism #luxurylife #amazing #travel #mytravelgram #travelblogger #travelstagram #travelingram #igtravel #beautiful #travelvideo #luxurytravel #traveler #nevada #lasvegas #boeing #technology #hd #flight #aviation #mcdonnelldouglas #maddog #737 (at McCarran International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnFkSXuhtlL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pflg4cl8s73o

[flyingsig]

Angry Puppy (aka B717, as compared to the older brother MD88 Mad Dog) sitting at the gate in Houston this morning. #avgeek #avgeeks #mcdonalddouglas #md95 #boeing #boeing717 #deltaairlines #delta #flydelta #houston #texas #iah #airport #airplane #365project #365 #365photochallenge #wanderlust #aviationphotography #aviation #airline (at George Bush Intercontinental Airport)