First aircraft I ever rode that had lower level pressurization and modern AC. It felt like a wildly modern aircraft despite its history the first time I rode one with Hawaiian.
The 717 is a much better sircraft than the Airhus 319/320. Quiter, smoother and EXTREMELY reliable on short haul routes. Someone should pick them up and keep them in service. Why would you discard an aircraft who's reliability is unmatched? The problem is, Boeing just wanted no remants of the merger with McDonnel- Douglas, when MD's product was clearly Superiior! The fact that has continued run, mostly with Delta, speaks volumes!
The delivery is a bit sloppy but overall good video; I would have added a bit more context by starting out with saying that the 717 has its roots in a 1983 McDonnel Douglas design study called DC-9-90, which was intended to meet the requirements of the newly deregulated US airline industry, and fill the gap in the MD-80 product line previously occupied by the DC-9-30, however, the economic recession of the early 80s prompted McDonnell Douglas to postpone development of an optimized 100-seater and instead shorten the MD-81 to create the MD-87, which retained the larger wing of the Super 80 series. Then I'd continue; Due to poor sales of the MD-87, McDonnell Douglas revealed that it was once again studying a specialized 100-seat version of the MD-80 in 1991, this design study was called the MD-87-105 and is what would ultimately become the MD-95. The MD-95 was based on, and was almost identical to, the DC-9-30 airframe, albeit with new BMW/Rolls-Royce BR715 engines and a glass cockpit. The MD-95 would be rebranded "Boeing 717" after the 1997 Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger. I'd wrap the video up by saying that the 717 suffered from the same problem that is beginning to plague the 737 series, in that it was by and large a dated airframe with new engines and displays, and no real changes to the core systems of this 1960s era airframe. It faced stiff competition from the then-new 737NG series and A320 family in addition to relatively low demand for the niche 100-seat category. You will observe that the 717's direct competition, the 737-600 and A318 were also commercial flops and did not sell well, illustrating a lack of demand for airplanes in that size category. In the end, the 717, much like the MD-87 upon which it was attempting to improve, only really sold well to existing DC-9/MD-80 operators.
I said most of the things after the "Then I'd continue;". However, the first part is good advice, I will try to do more research about the early stages of aircraft development next time. Thanks for the constructive criticism.
AI-generated content is easy to spot.
Yeah, the voice is AI, but Im not AI. Look at my first video, a dumpster fire, AI couldn't cook up something that bad
@@ConcordeRN give your real voice a try. It'll set your videos apart. Your first video wasn't bad it just needed natural narration
The original Model 717 was the C-135 airframe which resulted in the 700-plus production run for the KC-135 Stratotanker.
It was/is a great little aircraft. Got to fly on them a lot back in the day
First aircraft I ever rode that had lower level pressurization and modern AC. It felt like a wildly modern aircraft despite its history the first time I rode one with Hawaiian.
I like the 717. It’s comfy and a much better option on short-hauls than the horrible CRJ-200.
I flew on one back in 2000 from ORD to ATL. It was a rocket at takeoff. But the engines were loud as hell!
The 717 is a much better sircraft than the Airhus 319/320. Quiter, smoother and EXTREMELY reliable on short haul routes. Someone should pick them up and keep them in service. Why would you discard an aircraft who's reliability is unmatched?
The problem is, Boeing just wanted no remants of the merger with McDonnel- Douglas, when MD's product was clearly Superiior! The fact that has continued run, mostly with Delta, speaks volumes!
The first aircraft I ever flew in
Delta isnt retiring it next year.
The delivery is a bit sloppy but overall good video; I would have added a bit more context by starting out with saying that the 717 has its roots in a 1983 McDonnel Douglas design study called DC-9-90, which was intended to meet the requirements of the newly deregulated US airline industry, and fill the gap in the MD-80 product line previously occupied by the DC-9-30, however, the economic recession of the early 80s prompted McDonnell Douglas to postpone development of an optimized 100-seater and instead shorten the MD-81 to create the MD-87, which retained the larger wing of the Super 80 series. Then I'd continue; Due to poor sales of the MD-87, McDonnell Douglas revealed that it was once again studying a specialized 100-seat version of the MD-80 in 1991, this design study was called the MD-87-105 and is what would ultimately become the MD-95. The MD-95 was based on, and was almost identical to, the DC-9-30 airframe, albeit with new BMW/Rolls-Royce BR715 engines and a glass cockpit. The MD-95 would be rebranded "Boeing 717" after the 1997 Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger. I'd wrap the video up by saying that the 717 suffered from the same problem that is beginning to plague the 737 series, in that it was by and large a dated airframe with new engines and displays, and no real changes to the core systems of this 1960s era airframe. It faced stiff competition from the then-new 737NG series and A320 family in addition to relatively low demand for the niche 100-seat category. You will observe that the 717's direct competition, the 737-600 and A318 were also commercial flops and did not sell well, illustrating a lack of demand for airplanes in that size category. In the end, the 717, much like the MD-87 upon which it was attempting to improve, only really sold well to existing DC-9/MD-80 operators.
I said most of the things after the "Then I'd continue;". However, the first part is good advice, I will try to do more research about the early stages of aircraft development next time. Thanks for the constructive criticism.
Delta is planning to keep their birds in service until 2030, not 2025.
Sorry, thats what wikipedia said 😥
Bro the 717's competitors were regional jets from Bombardier and Embraer
Possibly, but the 717 seating capacity was much more similar to those of the 737 and A320
@@ConcordeRN Then it's too large for regional ops, and there's not enough range or efficiency compared to contemporary 737 and A320.
@@ConcordeRN Very close to the seating capacity of the 737-600 and the A318, plus the 717 sold more frames then these models too!
What happened to the Boeing 717? Its a copy of the great Douglas DC-0 and Boeing can't have it.
You mean DC-9.
I think they thought at the time it would take sales away from their 737-600 and 737-700.
Old junk
Wow, that sucked. 👎🏻
Oh no! Whatever will I do?