McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American trijet wide-body airliner which was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and later by Boeing. The MD-11 is the largest trijet ever built.
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Key facts
- Type
- Wide-body jet airliner
- National origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas (1988–1997) Boeing Commercial Airplanes (1997–2000)
- Status
- In cargo service
- Primary users
- FedEx Express Western Global Airlines , UPS Airlines (historical) , Lufthansa Cargo (historical)
- Manufactured
- 1988–2000
- Introduction date
- December 20, 1990, with Finnair
- First flight
- January 10, 1990
- Retired
- October 26, 2014 (passenger service)
- Developed from
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
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Wikidata facts
- Operator
- Martinair
- Country of origin
- United States
- Based on
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Image
- KLM McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PH-KCK Ingrid Bergman.jpg
- Height
- 17.60
- Length
- 61.21
- Has use
- commercial aviation
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- McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- service entry
- 1990-12-20
- topic's main category
- Category:McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- maximum operating altitude
- 13000
- first flight
- 1990-01-10
- wingspan
- 51.66
- total produced
- 200
- wing configuration
- low wing
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Encyclopedic overview
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American trijet wide-body airliner which was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and later by Boeing. The MD-11 is the largest trijet ever built.
Following DC-10 development studies, the MD-11 program was launched on December 30, 1986. Assembly of the first prototype began on March 9, 1988. Its maiden flight occurred on January 10, 1990, and it achieved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification on November 8. The first delivery was to Finnair on December 7 and it entered service on December 20, 1990.
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