The last of 200 aircraft was built in October 2000 after Boeing merged with MDC in 1997. The MD-11 failed to meet its range and fuel burn targets. It features a glass cockpit that eliminates the need for a flight engineer. Its fuselage is stretched by 11% to 202 ft (61.6 m) to accommodate 298 passengers in three classes over a range of up to 7,130 nmi (13,200 km). It has a slightly wider wing with winglets, and its MTOW was increased by 14% to 630,500 lb (286 t). It retains the basic trijet configuration of the DC-10 with updated GE CF6-80C2 or PW4000 turbofan engines.

The first delivery was to Finnair on December 7, 1990, and it entered service on December 20. FAA certification was achieved on November 8. It rolled out in September 1989 and made its maiden flight on January 10, 1990. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American tri-jet wide-body airliner manufactured by American McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and later by Boeing.įollowing DC-10 development studies, the MD-11 program was launched on December 30, 1986.Īssembly of the first prototype began on March 9, 1988. The MD-11, a stretched version of the DC-10

Wide body airliners developed from the DC-10 MD-11

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