One thing that impressed me about the MD88 series was the climb performance. Its also one of the best looking airliners ever made. Wish it could return to the skies!
I have flown on N937DL numerous times and taught the MD88/90 for a total of 14 years. I had one year teaching the Boeing 777-200ER/LR before I was dragged back to the Mad Dogs. The maximum pitch attitude is 18°-20° nose up or not less than V2+10 until we clean up the wing to accelerate to 250K (or published) below 10K MSL. Max bank angle until cleanup is 25° and then it is switched to 15° for passenger comfort. With regards to "full reverse thrust", Delta set a maximum of .3 EPR due to the reversers can cause rudder blanking and on a slippery runway (icing conditions at LaGuardia years ago) can cause loss of directional control. I taught the Boeing 737-200 and it is a sweetheart. I haven't taught the NG series. I have taught the Boeing 777-200ER/LR and they WERE my best flying girlfriends. As for Airbus, my MD88/90 fleet captain convinced me to go with him to the Airbus A220...Delta's newest jet. It is, by far, the sweetest jet I've ever taught. Having flown on the all of our Airbus aircraft, I have come to enjoy the roominess, the speed, the quiet, the lower cabin pressure that Airbus provides. The little A220 is the most fun jet I've ever taught and is my all time favorite flying girlfriend.
@William W. Campbell-Shepherd IX The A320 is easily capable of 4000fpm initial climb out , but that would be highly unusual. Climb rate is generally held to about 2000fpm, that is unless a steep climb is required out of airports located mountainous terrain.
William W. Campbell-Shepherd IX these days with almost empty airplanes those climb rates are normal. I fly the CRJ 7/9 and routinely get 4,000 fpm plus since they’re so empty.
I LOVE THAT UNIQUE BUZZ OF THE JT8-D TURBO FAN ENGINES USED ON MD SUPER 80 AND SERIES. WHEN YOU HEAR THAT BUZZ ON SPOOL UP IT'S TIME TO ROLL FOR TAKE-OFF. GREAT AIRLINER, GREAT FOOTAGE. THANKS!
These airplanes were one of the best. I miss flying in them. I wish Delta at least kept them in service. Even for years to come. As they have a way to maintain them.
I´ve flown in lots of different types of airplanes, and I´ve never heard this AMAZING take of sound in another type of aircraft.... ever..That roar... Just wow... Damn I miss the MD80´s type aircrafts....
@@jonahair747 Engines that roared like the trumpets from hell! Such a pitty... And aviation in general basicly died in the early 2000's.. In the last 80's first 90's it still was an amazing experience, where people behaved, they pampered you... And you could fly MD 80's, Tristar, 747's... I miss the 90's 😅
Even my late uncle (who was a proud engineer at Boeing-and helped to design the Boeing 777 back in the day) found the MD80 (despite it being an adversary of Boeing) to be a favorite of his for flying in! He told me about how he loved the size of it (the long and narrow fuselage) and especially the fact that it took off at such a quick and steep angle! He found it to be far more of a thrill to fly in than any of the competing Boeing planes (such as the Boeing 737, etc)!
@William W. Campbell-Shepherd IX All gone as of June 2. Hawaiian and Delta still fly its spiritual successor the Boeing 717 (formerly MD-95) and it'll stay for some years, but without JT8Ds it's just not the same. If you have a hankering for MD-80 series like I do, you can still catch them in Venezuela, including some of the world's last airworthy MD-81s.
Gregory Calabrese that’s not an MD-80. Delta doesn’t have any 80s that’s an MD-88. Not sure what you mean by best? Like your favorite? Because best is a relative term.. but if you really mean best by the stats it’s faaar from the best... definitely a workhorse and one of my favs ..
@@derekrohan9619 I'm sure he's referring to the MD80 family as a whole. Also my favorite of the narrow body workhorses. A lot more elegant looking plane than the 737 or A320.
@@ilovemymomxoxoxo4761 Speed doesn't matter, actually when a plane flies slower, it's typically more efficient. But yeah, it's an old plane, so the engines require more fuel.
My dad once wondered how the MD80 with its wings near the back could take off nose first as he thought it’d be nose heavy. The answer to that is that the horizontal stabilizers are actually upside down airfoils (and have elevators that extend up and not down) so they act like anti-wings and push the tail down so the nose goes up. This isn’t only true for the MD80 but it’s true for most planes!
Well, as an engineer, this is mostly true 😉. But in all seriousness the real solution is the center of mass when the plane is fairly evenly loaded is generally designed to coincide with the center of lift (CoL) from the wings. Its neither nose or tail heavy, but rather the two sides of the "see-saw" if you will, are balanced by the weight of the engines in the rear and the mass of fuselage ahead of the wings. This is very necessary as if you had to use the horizontal stabilizer to "push" it would greatly reduce its control authority since its being used to prop up the other side of the plane. (Edit: If it really _was_ nose-heavy as it appears, it would be all but impossible to take off.) In level flight, the horizontal stabilizer is more or less just used to trim the plane so it stays level when no control inputs are present, and this is done via a jack-screw inside, hence the name "horizontal stabilizer."
@@Zickcermacity Well that's easy. You just upgrade all the fat passengers to first class. After all, isn't that what the fat-acceptance movement is all about? At least their weight won't go to _waist_ any longer! She'll dive just like she should in the event of an emergency! 🤣
Im going on one of these to atlanta from chicago, then connecting to a 717 to northwest florida regional airport! Can't wait, I'm going for my birthday!
planes spotter and railfanner That’s so cool man.. what a great birthday treat! I remember I got the same thrill you do when I was younger before I’d fly in a DC-9. Every single time. I still get that same feeling and thrill when I step into an MD-88! Anyways, have fun and get some footage for us to watch! Safe flying 🤘
2:30 was that you or someone else that said the F word? Really miss these, Especially the MD-90. I'm really grateful we went to Pensacola Florida when we did in 2014 with Delta. FNT-ATL MD-88, ATL-PNS MD-90
In the early 80s I took a Delta flight out of West Palm Beach. The 727 was nearly empty and the pilot took off toward the sun. There must not have been much air traffic as we shot up, longer than I can ever recall. Seemed we reached cruising altitude shortly after going out over the ocean.
These planes and some ex-AAs are still flying around in Venezuela with LASER, you find a lot of sweet legacy birds down here, I flew with them to PMV from SVMI in one of those from LASER around 3 weeks ago as of the date of this comment…the takeoff was really steep and you could feel your everything get squished xD
We still have some flying up here in the states as well with USA Jet Airlines. They took a handful of Delta’s -88’s! I love it! And nothing beats a steep takeoff on a DC-9 or MD-80!!
@@jonahair747 we had an old DC-9 in LASER too but it got retired sometime between 2013 (the first and last time I ever flew on a DC-9) and now, we have mostly MD-80s, -81s and -82s flying around here, with Venezolana as well which is another airline that has mad dogs in their fleet. Those JT8Ds sound like nothing else, literally everything else sounds bland and kinda boring next to that song they sing
It felt like a takeoff in a plane until 2:28 - after which you clearly leveled the camera with the horizon! After that, it felt like a really fast elevator ride.
I level that camera so you’re able to see the pitch of the climb. I’ve been on countless DC-9’s that pitched up past 20 degrees. Nothing like a McDonnell Douglas!
@@jonahair747 If I wanted to see the pitch of the climb, I'd film it from the ground! I want to FEEL the pitch of the climb when filming from aboard, which is why I keep the camera level with the aircraft itself. Aviation Lover does it correctly: th-cam.com/video/xotTu2FUnTk/w-d-xo.html And southwest82: th-cam.com/video/0EmuRsCTryo/w-d-xo.html Those two feel like actual takeoffs, especially when viewed on a smart TV or other large display!
I remember taking off from SFO with my girlfriend and telling her everything would be fine and smooth. That’s until the captain of our 757 with rb211 straight to the sky. We were basically vertical lol
2:29 if I was in a plane that jerked violently like that I’d be having an oh shit moment, or maybe I’ve been on a plane that’s done that before and just not noticed lol
…That’s the best part about these Maddogs. Fast and STEEP. It’s not a electric piece of junk scarebus/737 or CRJ where they only pull up 5-10 degrees LOL
Probably. That’s one of the best features about a DC-9/Maddogs - Steep climbs that push you into your seat. This ain’t no modern flying piece of junk that takes off with a slow & boring pitch to 10 degrees
Spirit was great until they got a new CEO and replaced the DC-9/MD-80 fleet with scarebus’. Spirit quickly turned into the “McDonald’s” of the airline industry
![Delta Airlines MD-88 [N906DE] Rainy Takeoff | KDTW](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/G1syF8sB-9A/mqdefault.jpg)
One thing that impressed me about the MD88 series was the climb performance. Its also one of the best looking airliners ever made. Wish it could return to the skies!
Hell yeah! Now THAT’S a takeoff! He also strikes me as a full reverse landing type of pilot too 😍😁
David Hildebrand type in the Reg of this -88 on the search bar and the landing should come up, they used a good amount on landing in MSY :)
Flew in one out of Portland maine and it took off like a rocket. I was impressed with the g force on the old bird
I have flown on N937DL numerous times and taught the MD88/90 for a total of 14 years. I had one year teaching the Boeing 777-200ER/LR before I was dragged back to the Mad Dogs. The maximum pitch attitude is 18°-20° nose up or not less than V2+10 until we clean up the wing to accelerate to 250K (or published) below 10K MSL. Max bank angle until cleanup is 25° and then it is switched to 15° for passenger comfort. With regards to "full reverse thrust", Delta set a maximum of .3 EPR due to the reversers can cause rudder blanking and on a slippery runway (icing conditions at LaGuardia years ago) can cause loss of directional control. I taught the Boeing 737-200 and it is a sweetheart. I haven't taught the NG series. I have taught the Boeing 777-200ER/LR and they WERE my best flying girlfriends. As for Airbus, my MD88/90 fleet captain convinced me to go with him to the Airbus A220...Delta's newest jet. It is, by far, the sweetest jet I've ever taught. Having flown on the all of our Airbus aircraft, I have come to enjoy the roominess, the speed, the quiet, the lower cabin pressure that Airbus provides. The little A220 is the most fun jet I've ever taught and is my all time favorite flying girlfriend.
They're not called the ( mad dogs ) for nothing. I lament the gradual disappearance of these beauties from american skies.
@William W. Campbell-Shepherd IX The A320 is easily capable of 4000fpm initial climb out , but that would be highly unusual. Climb rate is generally held to about 2000fpm, that is unless a steep climb is required out of airports located mountainous terrain.
William W. Campbell-Shepherd IX these days with almost empty airplanes those climb rates are normal. I fly the CRJ 7/9 and routinely get 4,000 fpm plus since they’re so empty.
I thought it was called the McDonell Douglas
All around the world, we miss them dearly. Especially in tropical temperatures of the Caribbean back in the 90s.
This is a sound that brings back memories. Many family vacations began and ended in the '90s on Delta MD-88s.
I LOVE THAT UNIQUE BUZZ OF THE JT8-D TURBO FAN ENGINES USED ON MD SUPER 80 AND SERIES. WHEN YOU HEAR THAT BUZZ ON SPOOL UP IT'S TIME TO ROLL FOR TAKE-OFF. GREAT AIRLINER, GREAT FOOTAGE. THANKS!
WHY ARE YOU YELLING
These airplanes were one of the best. I miss flying in them. I wish Delta at least kept them in service. Even for years to come. As they have a way to maintain them.
Nothing is more soothing to my ears than an MD80 or 727 at or close to idle. 😂
Amen to that
I´ve flown in lots of different types of airplanes, and I´ve never heard this AMAZING take of sound in another type of aircraft.... ever..That roar... Just wow... Damn I miss the MD80´s type aircrafts....
I miss them too, man.. aviation died after they retired. Those were the last airplanes that had the JT8D engines.
@@jonahair747 Engines that roared like the trumpets from hell! Such a pitty... And aviation in general basicly died in the early 2000's.. In the last 80's first 90's it still was an amazing experience, where people behaved, they pampered you... And you could fly MD 80's, Tristar, 747's... I miss the 90's 😅
@@Lal-ocura You couldn’t of said it better! I completely 100% agree with that
Best plane in the world to me....MD80- series.
Texas80 I agree!!!
Even my late uncle (who was a proud engineer at Boeing-and helped to design the Boeing 777 back in the day) found the MD80 (despite it being an adversary of Boeing) to be a favorite of his for flying in! He told me about how he loved the size of it (the long and narrow fuselage) and especially the fact that it took off at such a quick and steep angle! He found it to be far more of a thrill to fly in than any of the competing Boeing planes (such as the Boeing 737, etc)!
Damn right!
Me too but after 2019 they’re done
@William W. Campbell-Shepherd IX All gone as of June 2. Hawaiian and Delta still fly its spiritual successor the Boeing 717 (formerly MD-95) and it'll stay for some years, but without JT8Ds it's just not the same. If you have a hankering for MD-80 series like I do, you can still catch them in Venezuela, including some of the world's last airworthy MD-81s.
Now THAT is how you leave Detroit in style! Love the MD-80, one of the greatest aircraft of all time.
The ONE PLANE that I absolutely wish I had a chance to fly on!! The engines on takeoff sound so unreal 🔥
It was one hell of an airplane. TRUE aviation 🤙
Love to sound of those JT8D engines screaming 💪🏻
Really miss flying on the Mad Dog. Had a lot of Delta Mad Dog flights over the years between Pittsburgh and Atlanta hub.
The Mad Dog 80 ...The best commercial airliner ever built. Vastly superior to anything from Seattle or Toulouse
Gregory Calabrese that’s not an MD-80. Delta doesn’t have any 80s that’s an MD-88. Not sure what you mean by best? Like your favorite? Because best is a relative term.. but if you really mean best by the stats it’s faaar from the best... definitely a workhorse and one of my favs ..
@@derekrohan9619 I'm sure he's referring to the MD80 family as a whole. Also my favorite of the narrow body workhorses. A lot more elegant looking plane than the 737 or A320.
Funny 😂😑
Well in terms of fuel efficiency and safety, it's not superior.
That was an absolute rocket-like takeoff… absolutely incredible machine, ‘MadDog’ is such a fitting name for the MD80!
Amen to that, brother!
"Deltaaaaa....we love to stand on our tail, and it shows"
I flew on this plane almost 3 weeks ago and I enjoyed it. Smooth and powerful.
But slow and inefficient
@@ilovemymomxoxoxo4761 Speed doesn't matter, actually when a plane flies slower, it's typically more efficient. But yeah, it's an old plane, so the engines require more fuel.
@@thecaynuck4694 Speed does matter
My favorite plane. Best looking. 2x2 and 3x3 seating. Loved it.
My dad once wondered how the MD80 with its wings near the back could take off nose first as he thought it’d be nose heavy. The answer to that is that the horizontal stabilizers are actually upside down airfoils (and have elevators that extend up and not down) so they act like anti-wings and push the tail down so the nose goes up. This isn’t only true for the MD80 but it’s true for most planes!
Speaking as a pilot, that's 100% true
So if an MD80 were in a circumstance were the only means of avoiding a midair collision were to dive, how would she do so?
Well, as an engineer, this is mostly true 😉. But in all seriousness the real solution is the center of mass when the plane is fairly evenly loaded is generally designed to coincide with the center of lift (CoL) from the wings. Its neither nose or tail heavy, but rather the two sides of the "see-saw" if you will, are balanced by the weight of the engines in the rear and the mass of fuselage ahead of the wings. This is very necessary as if you had to use the horizontal stabilizer to "push" it would greatly reduce its control authority since its being used to prop up the other side of the plane. (Edit: If it really _was_ nose-heavy as it appears, it would be all but impossible to take off.) In level flight, the horizontal stabilizer is more or less just used to trim the plane so it stays level when no control inputs are present, and this is done via a jack-screw inside, hence the name "horizontal stabilizer."
@@Zickcermacity Well that's easy. You just upgrade all the fat passengers to first class. After all, isn't that what the fat-acceptance movement is all about? At least their weight won't go to _waist_ any longer! She'll dive just like she should in the event of an emergency! 🤣
@@mysock351C Yes, and I think both solutions play a vital role.
That sound amazes me every time. It is divine!
1:49 Best sound ever-
Im going on one of these to atlanta from chicago, then connecting to a 717 to northwest florida regional airport! Can't wait, I'm going for my birthday!
planes spotter and railfanner That’s so cool man.. what a great birthday treat! I remember I got the same thrill you do when I was younger before I’d fly in a DC-9. Every single time. I still get that same feeling and thrill when I step into an MD-88! Anyways, have fun and get some footage for us to watch! Safe flying 🤘
Love how these maddogs climb !!
Just saw this guy tonight at ATL. Awesome video!
Finally someone shot a take-off video aligned with the horizon. 👏👏👏👏👏
I've flown out of Detroit to Syracuse on a NorthWest DC-9. Take off was intense. It was at night though but I believe the Captain did it on purpose!
Nice wing action of a great aircraft
First flight in 30 years was on a delta md88 , thing was a rocket ship on take off. Really enjoyed it
MD80s always take off steep asf.
That's the one thing I don't like about the MD80's...
The delta terminal in Detroit is beautiful. I was truly surprised.
Same thing on an MD80/83 out of Fort Lauderdale. Climb like a bat out of hell 😭🙅🏾
MrMiamiswaggz305 love it!
i really miss these old planes from delta
I miss the classics in general.. aviation nowadays is a embarrassment to what it used to be
I miss these birds... 😔
Remember flying in Republic's little DC-9's in the early eighties out of Detroit.
why is this so satisfying?
2:30 was that you or someone else that said the F word? Really miss these, Especially the MD-90. I'm really grateful we went to Pensacola Florida when we did in 2014 with Delta. FNT-ATL MD-88, ATL-PNS MD-90
Awesome! I can feel it in my belly 😮
In the early 80s I took a Delta flight out of West Palm Beach. The 727 was nearly empty and the pilot took off toward the sun. There must not have been much air traffic as we shot up, longer than I can ever recall. Seemed we reached cruising altitude shortly after going out over the ocean.
That’s what those gorgeous 727’s can do, they climb like a homesick angel. I’m in love with the “Lead Sled”.
I’ll miss flying in these things. So many times between CMH-ATL
These planes and some ex-AAs are still flying around in Venezuela with LASER, you find a lot of sweet legacy birds down here, I flew with them to PMV from SVMI in one of those from LASER around 3 weeks ago as of the date of this comment…the takeoff was really steep and you could feel your everything get squished xD
We still have some flying up here in the states as well with USA Jet Airlines. They took a handful of Delta’s -88’s! I love it! And nothing beats a steep takeoff on a DC-9 or MD-80!!
@@jonahair747 we had an old DC-9 in LASER too but it got retired sometime between 2013 (the first and last time I ever flew on a DC-9) and now, we have mostly MD-80s, -81s and -82s flying around here, with Venezolana as well which is another airline that has mad dogs in their fleet. Those JT8Ds sound like nothing else, literally everything else sounds bland and kinda boring next to that song they sing
If you're in cockpit, you probably hearing "TIK TIK TIK TIK", "STALL, STALL, STALL"
Right to the store steep
It felt like a takeoff in a plane until 2:28 - after which you clearly leveled the camera with the horizon! After that, it felt like a really fast elevator ride.
I level that camera so you’re able to see the pitch of the climb. I’ve been on countless DC-9’s that pitched up past 20 degrees. Nothing like a McDonnell Douglas!
@@jonahair747 If I wanted to see the pitch of the climb, I'd film it from the ground!
I want to FEEL the pitch of the climb when filming from aboard, which is why I keep the camera level with the aircraft itself. Aviation Lover does it correctly:
th-cam.com/video/xotTu2FUnTk/w-d-xo.html
And southwest82:
th-cam.com/video/0EmuRsCTryo/w-d-xo.html
Those two feel like actual takeoffs, especially when viewed on a smart TV or other large display!
@@Zickcermacity I guess everyone films differently 🤷♂️
@@jonahair747 Or chooses to. I choose the realistic method.
@@Zickcermacity Well that’s great to hear 👍
4 words
Good Ole Pratt Whitney's
I remember taking off from SFO with my girlfriend and telling her everything would be fine and smooth. That’s until the captain of our 757 with rb211 straight to the sky. We were basically vertical lol
Such an iconic plane
Damn ... we have just got to start getting back in the air
Avoiding stray bullets no doubt.
If I ever become Delta’s CEO….all the Mad Dogs, and the 727 would be reinstated.
I tell myself the same thing, along with the DC-9’s
@@jonahair747 oh definitely! Even the DC-9-10s!
Love the mad dog 80
Such steep take-off, is that even normal? One would expect the plane to stall. Very very impressive.
I felt that.
2:29 if I was in a plane that jerked violently like that I’d be having an oh shit moment, or maybe I’ve been on a plane that’s done that before and just not noticed lol
In thrust we trust
Amen to that! Especially with those gorgeous JT8D’s strapped to the tail!
The mad dog….getting the hell out of detroit. Sounds about right!
Hell yes!
Wonder what the reason was for the airplane lifting-up at such a steep climb?
Noise complaints.
You did have a moment of steep takeoff didn't you. Since I am from Detroit, I am going to guess your destination was eastbound?
topgeardel KMSY was the destination
The spitfire!
Mad dog forever!
Mad Dog 80. The only plane for me nothing else comes close.
The DC-9 is my all time favorite, 727’s are my second favorite and the MD-80’s are my third favorite. I can’t get enough of this airplane!
I’m scared of them I once saw one in hart field Jackson take off IT LOOKED VERTICAL THE HECK
…That’s the best part about these Maddogs. Fast and STEEP. It’s not a electric piece of junk scarebus/737 or CRJ where they only pull up 5-10 degrees LOL
@@jonahair747 yes but what about the 757 woo that is another story they are about 60 70 degrees
@@united0018 If any airplane, that’s not a fighter jet, pitched up that high.. they’d stall and crash
Talk about a proper jet. Powerfull, sleek, beatyfull. Now is just about plain boring planes build around fuel efficiency
AGREED!!!
Good God
Needs MCAS to push the nose down
Randy Carmicheel 🤣🤣
Ha ha
That’s boeing not McDonnel Douglas
@@coastx6140 r/woooosh
How I long to experience this airplane again. 😔
My parents flew on one of these for american. They retired these planes from what I’ve heard.
Unfortunately yes, they’re all retired now.
20 degrees.
Nice 👍 Power Take 📴
The end of the video you see I-75
nope...been flying for 40y, both in military and civilian life.....i still HATE the takeoff and climb.
…why?
I guess the poor passengers were crushed all together with this steep climb ..
Probably. That’s one of the best features about a DC-9/Maddogs - Steep climbs that push you into your seat. This ain’t no modern flying piece of junk that takes off with a slow & boring pitch to 10 degrees
*Keep climbing* they say
Stood it on its tail!
What body of water was that at the ending?
Jason Moors lake Erie
Rip md-80s
Of course this plane is retired :(
The Mad Dog and the JT8D sound, what a great combination 😎 A must watch video for any MD fan: th-cam.com/video/7R0CViDUBFs/w-d-xo.html
I think spirits planes looked better before they painted the planes to look like a phuking banana
Spirit was great until they got a new CEO and replaced the DC-9/MD-80 fleet with scarebus’. Spirit quickly turned into the “McDonald’s” of the airline industry
That was like 35 degrees, really risky!
I think you mean... really awesome!
Lets see a neo try it. NOT!!!!
RIGHT?!
*5G's*
that vibration starting about 2:30 is a bit disconcerting
Vibration?