Would you (Captain Sim) ever consider producing an MD-80 add-on in the future? What does everyone else think about this idea? Personally I think that It would be a great addition to the the short to medium range aircraft the Captain Sim has released/is working on (727/737)

There are payware add-ons already available. Another developer has the MD-81/82 and MD-87, which is very good.

boeing247 wrote on Aug 9^th, 2011 at 4:25am:


I also own the MD-81/82 and it is a very nice aircraft but I would like more complexity like CS has. Plus more animations.

Also the MD-80 that I was talking about in the first post would not be a classic but a modern model with the updated EFIS cockpit and maybe even the modern PFD/MFD and 1 FMC and classic engine instruments like American Airlines has on their MD-80 series aircraft.

Markoz wrote on Aug 9^th, 2011 at 4:55am:


It looks very similar to Qantas's 717s   (If you have a Qantas livery of course)

Markoz wrote on Aug 9^th, 2011 at 5:45am:


Maybe  Because the MD-87 is almost the same as the 717 minus the engines, cockpit, and some model differences.

Yeah It does sound different haha. Basically the main differences are the engines are RR BR715s instead of the the P&W JT8Ds. Also the cockpit instruments and systems are the same as the MD-11s. The model differences are that the 717 has the DC-9 shaped wings (pretty much the same thing with a few minor differences  on the trailing-edge) And the MD-87 has the MD-80 shaped wings. Another difference is the MD-87 is 130' 5" and the 717 is 124' 0". The bottom line is that they're very similar but the 717 is more advanced.