McDonnell Douglas / Boeing MD-11 Intermediate Range Passenger Airliner

Overview

FinnAir became the first operator of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 airliner series when it introduced the type in December of 1990.

Specifications

YEAR: 1990

MANUFACTURER(S): McDonnell Douglas / Boeing - USA

PRODUCTION: 200

CREW: 10

LENGTH: 200.89 ft (61.23 m)

WIDTH: 169.49 ft (51.66 m)

HEIGHT: 57.74 ft (17.6 m)

EMPTY WEIGHT: 283,975 lb (128,809 kg)

MTOW: 630,522 lb (286,000 kg)

POWER: 3 x Pratt & Whitney PW4460 developing 60,000lb OR Pratt & Whitney PW4462 developing 62,000lb OR General Electric CF6-80C2D1F developing 61,500lb.

SPEED: 587 mph (945 kph; 510 kts)

CEILING: 45,000 feet (13,716 m; 8.52 miles)

RANGE: 7,863 miles (12,655 km; 6,833 nm)

OPERATORS: Belgium; Brazil; Colombia; China; Ethiopia; Ghana; Germany; Indonesia; Ireland; Italy; Israel; Japan; Malaysia, Namibia; Philippines; Saudi Arabia; South Korea; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; United Kingdom; United States

Armament

None.

Variants / Models

• MD-11 - Base Series Designation; dedicated base passenger model
• MD-11CF - Convertible Freighter Model
• MD-11F - Dedicated Freighter Model
• MD-11C - Combination Passenger / Freighter Model
• MD-11ER - Extended Range Model

Our Data Modules allow for quick visual reference when comparing a single entry against contemporary designs. Areas covered include general ratings, speed assessments, and relative ranges based on distances between major cities.

Image of collection of graph types

Relative Maximum Speed

Hi: 750mph

Lo: 375mph

This entry's maximum listed speed (587mph).

Graph average of 562.5 miles-per-hour.

City-to-City Ranges

NYC

LDN

PAR

BER

MSK

TKY

SYD

LAX

NYC

Graph showcases the McDonnell Douglas / Boeing MD-11's operational range (on internal fuel) when compared to distances between major cities.

Aviation Era

Useful in showcasing the era cross-over of particular aircraft/aerospace designs.

Unit Production (200)

Comm. Market HI*: 44,000 units

Military Market HI**: 36,183 units

200

* Commercial Market High belongs to Cessna 172.

** Military Market High belongs to Ilyushin Il-2.

Altitude Visualization

Supported Roles

A2A

Interception

UAV

Ground Attack

CAS

Training

ASW

Anti-Ship

AEW

MEDEVAC

Maritime/Navy

SAR

Aerial Tanker

Utility/Transport

VIP

Passenger

Business

Recon

SPECOPS

X-Plane/Development

A2A=Air-to-Air; UAV=Unmanned; CAS=Close Support; ASW=Anti-Submarine; AEW=Airborne Early Warning; MEDEVAC=Medical Evac; EW=Electronic Warfare; SAR=Search-Rescue

Commitments / Honors

Military lapel ribbon for Operation Allied Force

Military lapel ribbon for the Arab-Israeli War

Military lapel ribbon for the Battle of Britain

Military lapel ribbon for the Battle of Midway

Military lapel ribbon for the Berlin Airlift

Military lapel ribbon for the Cuban Missile Crisis

Military lapel ribbon for pioneering aircraft

Military lapel ribbon for the Falklands War

Military lapel ribbon for the French-Indochina War

Military lapel ribbon for the Golden Age of Flight

Military lapel ribbon for the 1991 Gulf War

Military lapel ribbon for the Indo-Pak Wars

Military lapel ribbon for the Iran-Iraq War

Military lapel ribbon for the Korean War

Military lapel ribbon for the 1982 Lebanon War

Military lapel ribbon for the Malayan Emergency

Military lapel ribbon representing modern aircraft

Military lapel ribbon for the attack on Pearl Harbor

Military lapel ribbon for the Six Day War

Military lapel ribbon for the Soviet-Afghan War

Military lapel ribbon for the Spanish Civil War

Military lapel ribbon for the Suez Crisis

Military lapel ribbon for the Vietnam War

Military lapel ribbon for Warsaw Pact of the Cold War-era

Military lapel ribbon for the WASP (WW2)

Military lapel ribbon for the World War 1

Military lapel ribbon for the World War 2

Military lapel ribbon for the Yom Kippur War

Military lapel ribbon for experimental x-plane aircraft

* Ribbons not necessarily indicative of actual historical campaign ribbons. Ribbons are clickable to their respective campaigns/operations.