Download or read book Douglas Twinjets written by Thomas Becher and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Douglas twinjet family, the DC-9;MD-80;MD-90 and Boeing 717, is beaten only by the Boeing 737 to the title of most popular airliner. In this book the author describes the background, design, development and use of thse popular and easily recognizable aircraft, from their origins in the 1960s to the 21st century.