Having made its first flight in 1979, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 went into service with launch customer Swissair in 1980. The aircraft, which was developed from the Douglas DC-9, became affectionately known as the Mad Dog. But how did it get its nickname?
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Video source links:
MD88 Delta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6osIT-hRtU
MD83 American https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGMMo7H684E
MD80 american https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Uji8xSEYw
Photo sources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kambui/27774569960/
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9#/media/File:Northwest_N756NW_DC9.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MD_2020.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSA_MD81_N934PS_OAK_Nov81.jpg
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