McDonnell Douglas MD-80

McDonnell Douglas MD-80

The MD-80
Type	Airliner
Configuration	Low wing aircraft, Monoplane aircraft, Retractable gear aircraft, Tricycle landing gear aircraft
Propulsion	Twinjet (Jet aircraft, Twin-engine aircraft)
Manufacturer	McDonnell Douglas
Author(s)	Josh Davidson (Octal450) Gary Neely (Buckaroo)
FDM	JSBSim
--aircraft=	MD-81 MD-82 MD-83 MD-87
Status	Advanced production
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The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of twinjet narrowbody commercial airliners created by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation as the successor to the DC-9.

This is an accurate and complex recreation of the MD-80 series. Stable versions of the aircraft are uploaded to FGAddon.

Overview

Includes:

• MD-81 (JT8D-209)
• MD-82 (JT8D-217A)
• MD-83 (JT8D-219)
• MD-87 (JT8D-217C, Optional Firetank System)

See the right InfoBox for the repository or download. Remember to rename the aircraft's folder to "MD-80".

Development Status

Status denotes simulated functionality. Items marked as done may still be improved upon.

• Aerodynamics: Done
• AHRS: Done
• Analog Instruments:
• APU: Done
• Autoflight:
• Caution and Warning:
• EDP and SDP Instruments: Not done
• Electrical: Done
• Exterior Model: Done
• Flight Controls: Done
• Fuel: Done
• Honeywell AFMS and MCDU: Not done
• Honeywell HT9100 FMS and MCDU:
• Hydraulics: Done
• IRS: Done
• Landing Gear and Brakes: Done
• Mach Trim and Yaw Damper: Done
• ND Displays:
• PFD Displays:
• Pneumatics:
• Pressurization: Not done
• PW JT8D Engines and TRI/TRP: Done
• Virtual Cockpit:
• Weight/Balance: Done

Development Team

• Flight Dynamics, Systems, Instruments: Josh Davidson (Octal450)
• 3D/Textures: Gary Neely (Buckaroo)

Documentation

Written Documentation

Written documentation for this aircraft is available here.

Written documentation for the HT9100 FMS and MCDU is available here.

Shortcut Keys

Key	Function
1	Show Captain View
2	Show First Officer View
3	Show Overhead View
4	Show Forward Pedestal View
5	Show Aft Pedestal View
6	Show Glareshield View
7	Show MCDU View
F1	Disengage/Decrease Reverse Thrust
F2	Engage/Increase Reverse Thrust
C	Reset Current View
E	Set Throttles to Idle
F	Set Throttles to Thrust Limit
DEL	Toggle Thrust Reversers
CTRL+B	Cycle Spoilers
⇧ Shift+B	Toggle Parking Brake
⇧ Shift+C	Open Checklists
CTRL+D	Autothrust Disconnect Button
⇧ Shift+D	Autoflight Disconnect Button
⇧ Shift+F	Set Throttles to Full
CTRL+G	Takeoff/Go Around Button
⇧ Shift+K	Toggle MD-87 Firetank Salvo Drop
⇧ Shift+P	Open Performance Applet