The MD-11 is based on the DC-10, but with the addition of a stretched fuselage, greater wing span, the inclusion of winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and tail plane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. It was eleven years later before a DC-10 replacement finally became a reality and on Januthe MD-11 prototype was ceremoniously rolled out in preparation for its maiden flight. At the same time, a downturn in the aviation industry resulted in all work on a DC-10 replacement being curtailed. Doubts regarding the designs structural integrity persisted.
Unfortunately, after three DC-10 accidents in 1979 which engendered considerable media attention, the entire tri-jet program was seriously jeopardized. McDonnell Douglass began the search for a DC-10 replacement way back in 1976.
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Not content with that, PMDG validated each step of the development process in the training simulator to ensure that their rendition had been modelled correctly. An impressive group I’m sure you’ll agree! The development team had daily input from several sources, MD-11 captains, first officers, field technicians and training managers and in addition the expertise of engineers involved in the design and build of the aircraft at Douglas nearly two decades ago. With two engines mounted on under wing pylons and a third at the base of the vertical stabilizer the MD-11 is ideally suited for medium to long-range operations or hauling greater than 200,000 pounds of cargo around the world.ĭuring the development phase, PMDG employed a highly skilled team of technical advisors from the aviation field.
The three engine wide body airliner is an impressive site, both airborne and on the ground.
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Precision Manuals Design Group brings us McDonnell Douglas’s finest tri-jet, continuing its proud tradition of providing the flight simulation enthusiast with high fidelity renditions of popular heavy airliners. A complex airliner simulation for Flight Simulator 2004 and 'X' developed by PMDG.
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