>>1442407for high-frequency short-distance high-demand routes (best example being Hawaii interisland) the 717 is much better than the 737/A320, which are over optimised for longer sectors.
>>1452021the dc-9/md-80 wing shape just doesn't benefit much from adding them iirc. i forget the specific aerodynamic reason.
>>1454509i remember reading that they looked into developing it into one, albeit as a twinjet.
>>1456189>it actually was never designed for commercial flights..mostly incorrect: originally it was designed for the military contract that the lockheed jetstar eventually won, but when it lost that they tried to sell it to Pan Am as a commuter airliner as the McDonnell 119. Pan Am would only accept a lease contract for 170 for 5 years though, which seemed commercially un-viable - so they renamed it to the McDonnell 220 and tried to sell it as a business jet instead.
