Douglas DC-9 Großbritannien It was capable of intercepting

It was capable of intercepting enemy bombers and was the primary interceptor of the USAAF and later the USAF

allowing a short take-off and landing distance

the fuselage of the Whirlwind was specially modified by developing its own engines in the bow area

Er gehörte zu einer kleinen Serie von Testmaschinen

which first flew in 1943 and was used both as a bomber and as a reconnaissance aircraft

Douglas DC-9 Großbritannien It was capable of interceptingThe Douglas DC 9 is a short and medium haul passenger aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas . The engines were mounted on the side of the rear fuselage, as on the Caravelle . The characteristic T tail was a trademark of the DC 9. Starting from the basic version DC 9 10, the later variants were continuously stretched, so that with the last variants MD 90 the fuselage was 16 m longer. The DC 9 and its later models MD 80 , MD 90 and, after sale,