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by Roelio » Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:15 am
by Ian Warren » Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:06 am
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
by Roelio » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:08 am
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!
by Ian Warren » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:20 am
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 !
by Roelio » Wed Sep 17, 2014 3:17 am
Splitpin wrote:QUOTE (Splitpin @ Sep 16 2014,7:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Great shot .... i really love that KLM paint
McPhat magic
by ikbenik » Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:01 am
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.Virtual Pilot over the world
by Ian Warren » Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:08 am
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.Last edited by Ian Warren on Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
by Roelio » Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:39 am
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.
by omitchell » Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:22 am
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
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by cowpatz » Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:05 pm
by Roelio » Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:23 am
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...Last edited by Roelio on Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
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