The MD-11 at 36: A Plane That Never Quite Found Its Place

On 10 January 1990, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 lifted off for the first time. Thirty-six years later, it remains one of the most polarizing widebody airliners ever built. Loved by cargo operators, disliked by many passenger airlines, and endlessly debated by pilots, the MD-11’s story is one of ambition, compromise, and timing. It was, and […] The post The MD-11 at 36: A Plane That Never Quite Found Its Place appeared first on Avgeekery.