Originally Posted by
N707ZS
Was this fitted to all of the MD-80s. I thought they had a rear door like the DC-9s. Obvious should have said escape slide, to late to change the title.
They all do have rear "doors" that lead to the tail cone exit as seen in that video.
The MD80 in that video apparently didn't have aft entry stairs and will look somewhat different from most other models of MD80 that do.
Try this video: uh, ok, that video won't play. It was a Delta training video that appeared as an offering connected to the video you posted. When I linked it, it won't play.
Basically, when stairs are installed and in the retracted position, a catwalk is lowered into position leading the tailcone exit slide and associated mechanisms. When the stairs are extended, the catwalk retracts into the ceiling revealing a set of stairs to normally exit the airplane.