The trijet McDonnell Douglas MD-11 took its maiden flight a little over 31 years ago. However, the aircraft is only active with four airlines these days- all of them cargo operators. Despite once being flown by a handful of passenger airlines around the world, the jet no longer takes on a passenger role. So why was the MD-11 more successful as a cargo aircraft?
Article Link: https://simpleflying.com/md-11-cargo-aircraft-success/
Video source links:
MD-11 Finnair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usmk3ZqeOE
MD-11 KLM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajOTQTOIpi8
MD-11 KLM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4d69M-Pmc
MD-11 FedEx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSqeHK2upEg
MD11 A380 lufthansa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTArbzuJDZ0
UPS MD-11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-eV5-BXuzs
A340 Virgin Atlantic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACr99W81RH8
747F Kalitta AIr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF9wYNe3GNo
777 Delta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYPGL4mV0rU
A350 Lufthansa cargo loading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz831KW3Dns
MD-11 Shaded Drawing by Norebbo.com
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