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The passenger or (PAX) MD-11 will make her last flight at October the 26th this year from Toronto to Amsterdam.
KLM announced that that there will be 3 goodbye flights for everyone that's interested on (what date else) 11-11-2014, the tickets are 111 Euros.

I'm really gonna miss this bird, it was always something different than all those T7s, A330s and 767's. Besides that she is just the best looking airliner ever build imo
Just a screenie because she's so beautiful!



PH-KCA aka Amy Johnson at St. Maarten (TNCM) taxiing for her departure to Bonaire (TNCB)

Roelio wrote:

QUOTE (Roelio @ Sep 16 2014,9:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Besides that she is just the best looking airliner ever build imo

Just a screenie because she's so beautiful!

The two types that don't follow the same design and really held their noses high ... Boeing's 747s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10/MD11 series, pilot words are , "Its a real pilots aircraft" Sweet Screen

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Sep 16 2014,9:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The two types that don't follow the same design and really held their noses high ... Boeing's 747s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10/MD11 series, pilot words are , "Its a real pilots aircraft" Sweet Screen

Completely true! Every tri-jet has the #2 engine at the place where normally the APU houses and the air is delivered by a S-duct in the tail. Only the DC-10 and MD-11 have the #2 engine in the tail. And it looks so much better than the other tri-jets!

Roelio wrote:

QUOTE (Roelio @ Sep 16 2014,12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Completely true! Every tri-jet has the #2 engine at the place where normally the APU houses and the air is delivered by a S-duct in the tail. Only the DC-10 and MD-11 have the #2 engine in the tail. And it looks so much better than the other tri-jets!

Frankly, all the tri-jets have a unique design appeal ... most famous and longest lasting course a Boeing , the big babe's tho .. the Tristar/DC-10 .. in design features and looks the Deek wins out above the rest - lead in the MD11 !

Great shot .... i really love that KLM paint

Splitpin wrote:

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Sep 16 2014,7:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Great shot .... i really love that KLM paint

McPhat magic

Roelio wrote:

QUOTE (Roelio @ Sep 17 2014,3:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

McPhat magic

Fantastic real looking shot, hardly to believe it's not a photo. very well done.
I was passenger in this plane in Sep2012 for a flight between Shiphol and New Delhi in India(and back is same plane).
Was really comfortable with good services and in my opinion quiter than in a B747. A pitty that KLM stops flying this bird.

ikbenik wrote:

QUOTE (ikbenik @ Sep 17 2014,10:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Was really comfortable with good services and in my opinion quiter than in a B747.

One thing said about the DC-10/MD-11 series, it is a real pilots aircraft, with the noise, one I did pick up on in last flights the Boeing 777 was noisier than the 747 .... I believe it simply the position you are sitting in the aircraft and I always take a window and nose glued to the outside.

ikbenik wrote:

QUOTE (ikbenik @ Sep 17 2014,9:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Fantastic real looking shot, hardly to believe it's not a photo. very well done.
I was passenger in this plane in Sep2012 for a flight between Shiphol and New Delhi in India(and back is same plane).
Was really comfortable with good services and in my opinion quiter than in a B747. A pitty that KLM stops flying this bird.

Never had the chance to fly with the MD-11 and I'll never will again sadly... And they stop flying this bird because it's getting too expensive to maintain, due it's age. Only some KLM 747's are older, but there are many 747's still flying and there's no shortage of spare parts. However, there are just 260 MD-11's produced, that and the fact that McDonnel Douglas doesn't exist anymore (fused with Boeing) makes it an expensive aeroplane to fly. KLM only flew the MD-11 for so long because they had a very cheap lease-deal on the planes, otherwise they would've been replaced years ago.

Roelio wrote:

QUOTE (Roelio @ Sep 18 2014,12:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Never had the chance to fly with the MD-11 and I'll never will again sadly... And they stop flying this bird because it's getting too expensive to maintain, due it's age. Only some KLM 747's are older, but there are many 747's still flying and there's no shortage of spare parts. However, there are just 260 MD-11's produced, that and the fact that McDonnel Douglas doesn't exist anymore (fused with Boeing) makes it an expensive aeroplane to fly. KLM only flew the MD-11 for so long because they had a very cheap lease-deal on the planes, otherwise they would've been replaced years ago.

FedEx and UPS still have a few in their fleets and a few other box carriers so won't be the last we see of her yet

I have to agree that the DC10/MD11 is one of the best looking airliners ever built. Beautiful lines. Nice pic.

omitchell wrote:

QUOTE (omitchell @ Sep 18 2014,11:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

FedEx and UPS still have a few in their fleets and a few other box carriers so won't be the last we see of her yet

True, the MD-11 will fly only as a freighter from October (since KLM is the only operator left with the passenger version), but Lufthansa is replacing their MD-11Fs for 777Fs and Martinair is also ditching their MD-11Fs. But that's because it's part of the freightdivision of AirFrance/KLM and that branch isn't doing so well lately...