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.
An MD-11 of KLM, its last passenger operator, in 2008
The MD-11 on the left is 202 ft (61.6 m) long and has winglets and a smaller tailplane while the DC-10 on the right is 181.6 ft (55.35 m) long.
Nine-abreast economy class
The MD-11 has a center engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer, like the DC-10. Additionally, the nacelle has a bulge at the front, similar to the DC-10-40 variant.
FedEx Express Flight 087
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On 17 October 1999, FedEx Express Flight 087, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, crashed after landing at Subic Bay International Airport. The aircraft was operating from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airp
N581FE, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1997
Subic Bay International Airport in 1990
Three pitot tubes are installed in the nose of MD-11s, just below the cockpit