Meet McDonnell Douglas MD-80 / MD-82
The MD-80 programme developed the DC-9 into a larger airliner with an enlarged wing and later JT8D engines. The first flight took place in 1979, followed by airline service in 1980. Its T-tail and clean wing retain the family outline.
MD-81, MD-82, MD-83 and other suffixes identify different versions. Simulator products may also represent different cockpit equipment and system depth. The aircraft's control-tab arrangements are a particular point of interest, but descriptions must come from the appropriate manual rather than an assumption based on another airliner.
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McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Laminar Research
Edition / package Desktop
A separate reference for the bundled MD-82
Laminar's guide identifies the MD-82's pitch-trim wheel and autopilot systems and provides illustrated cockpit locations. It is useful for the bundled aircraft, while Rotate's MD-80 has separate development history and systems documentation.
Laminar Research · McDonnell Douglas MD-82 POH ↗Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.8,18,50
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Laminar Research
Edition / package Desktop
A separate reference for the bundled MD-82
Laminar's guide identifies the MD-82's pitch-trim wheel and autopilot systems and provides illustrated cockpit locations. It is useful for the bundled aircraft, while Rotate's MD-80 has separate development history and systems documentation.
Laminar Research · McDonnell Douglas MD-82 POH ↗Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.8,18,50
MD-80
Rotate
Autoland added in a specific MD-80 update
Rotate's X-Plane 12 MD-80 v1.51 update, dated 22 March 2025, adds autoland and changes performance calculations. The release record provides a concrete version boundary for those features; older installations should not be described from that update alone.
Rotate · Rotate aircraft and news ↗document snapshot; exact installed package not observed · MD-80 v1.51 release entry, 2025-03-22
Manuals & resources
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Manual
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 POHLaminar Research X-Plane 12 Desktop ManualLaminar Research X-Plane aircraft and avionics manualsLaminar Research X-Plane 11 Desktop ManualLaminar ResearchAircraft background
McDonnell Douglas MD-80Wikipedia contributors · Research background · Wikipedia revision 1373276993 · retrieved 2026-09-12Resource
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