is the tail cone supposed to be like that or did they suspend it with those cables so it wouldn't get screwed up falling on the ground because I've heard the 717 cone is supposed to go to the left but this doesn't make any sense to me
@Matthew Neathery The tail cone jettison on the MD-81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 90, and MD-95 later renamed Boeing 717-200 are designed to drop and roll away to keep the exit clear under normal emergency exit use. When they do maintenance testing of the tail cone, they normally use projective means to keep the tail cone from receiving damage during test operations. In the beginning when the series came out late 70’s early 80’s it would fall onto a cushioned pull cart that would have been pulled away the tail cone with tug. There is a video that is uploaded to TH-cam. That video was made by McDonnell Douglas for training on the exits it shows the cart method when demonstrating the Super 80 tail cone exit. Then it was later revised to the method used in this video as it would make reattaching the tail cone a simplified. With the cabled method it could test and reattached tail cones with less steps saving time and money. It is also normal on door exits on Boeing & Airbus aircraft to have protection cushioning and or draping under the exit doors to protect the airframe and paint from unwanted damage from testing the slides during maintenance testing. Maintenance precautions can, of course, vary from operators and different work safety environmental protocols. Sorry if my answer is a bit dry, I am employed to create safety protocols and review/revise airline safety protocols.
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is the tail cone supposed to be like that or did they suspend it with those cables so it wouldn't get screwed up falling on the ground because I've heard the 717 cone is supposed to go to the left but this doesn't make any sense to me
@Matthew Neathery The tail cone jettison on the MD-81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 90, and MD-95 later renamed Boeing 717-200 are designed to drop and roll away to keep the exit clear under normal emergency exit use.
When they do maintenance testing of the tail cone, they normally use projective means to keep the tail cone from receiving damage during test operations. In the beginning when the series came out late 70’s early 80’s it would fall onto a cushioned pull cart that would have been pulled away the tail cone with tug. There is a video that is uploaded to TH-cam. That video was made by McDonnell Douglas for training on the exits it shows the cart method when demonstrating the Super 80 tail cone exit. Then it was later revised to the method used in this video as it would make reattaching the tail cone a simplified. With the cabled method it could test and reattached tail cones with less steps saving time and money.
It is also normal on door exits on Boeing & Airbus aircraft to have protection cushioning and or draping under the exit doors to protect the airframe and paint from unwanted damage from testing the slides during maintenance testing. Maintenance precautions can, of course, vary from operators and different work safety environmental protocols. Sorry if my answer is a bit dry, I am employed to create safety protocols and review/revise airline safety protocols.
A 717 is a different aircraft from DC-9 variants! Just like DC-10s and MD-11s!