McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Varig

Registration: PP-VOP Type: MD-11 P Engines: 3 × GE CF6-80C2D1F Serial Number: 48434 First flight: Oct 1991

VARIG (acronym for Viação Aérea RIo-Grandense, Rio Grandean Airways) was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990, it was Brazil's leading airline, and virtually its only international one. Over the years, the airline flew all across the world, offering intercontinental flights to every continent. VARIG was the first airline in Latin America to operate MD-11 aircraft. The first two MD-11s, PP-VOP and PP-VOQ, were delivered to VARIG on November 12, 1991 and began flying on the Sao Paulo – Rio – Paris – Amsterdam route. Since then, the MD-11 has become the main VARIG aircraft for international long-haul flights.

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Not all STOL airliner projects of the late 1960s and early 1970s were jets. In the late 1950s, Charles #Breguet worked on a four engine transport that not only utilized the propwash to "blow" the wing surface and its flaps, but had turboprop engines that were cross linked by a drive shaft to minimize impacts from engine failure. The ultimate development over a series of prototypes resulted in the #Breguet941.⁣ ⁣ The increase in air travel in the 1960s meant that STOL airliners were one way of increasing airport capacity. Some airports even had STOL runways (LGA and DFW, for example). City center "STOLport" facilities were envisaged as helping offload airport traffic.⁣ ⁣ McDonnell Aircraft obtained a license to market and build the aircraft for the US market as the McDonnell 188. Both #American #Airlines and #Eastern Air Lines tested the concept on a very limited basis particularly in the US Northeast corridor. ⁣ ⁣ The #McDonnell188 had four abreast seating with accommodation for 57 passengers using less than 1000 feet of runway to fly 500 miles. The fuselage was square section, so it was not pressurized. McDonnell did have plans for a pressurized version, the McDonnell 188E. ⁣ ⁣ The 188 was much smaller than the previous STOL airliner concepts I've posted, seating only 1/3 to 1/2 as many passengers as the previous designs I talked about. But it would have been ready for production before its jet STOL competitors. ⁣ ⁣ Passenger appeal wasn't great and the innovative cross shaft system added weight and maintenance complexity which in turn raised seat-mile costs. No orders resulted and the aircraft ended up with the French Air Force which withdrew them from use in 1974 due to the aircraft being maintenance intensive.⁣ ⁣ Now I've got one more jet design and one more turboprop design to discuss, but keep in mind that these concepts were the focus of considerable effort by many companies at the same time the #BAe146 began development as the Hawker Siddeley HS.146. ⁣ ⁣ #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #instaplane ⁣ ⁣ #McDonnellDouglas⁣ ⁣ #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #flight⁣ #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation https://www.instagram.com/p/CfIijbmLRZ-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

MD-11

Acá mola el MD-11 y no acepto opiniones en contra.

Boeing’s nosedive: How greed ruined a great American company

RT - Boeing’s nosedive: How greed ruined a great American company:

Boeing #McDonnellDouglas #CorporateMerger #CorporateCulture #FiduciaryResponsibility #QualityAssurance #Aeronautics #BusinessManagement #Management #Business

Episode 34 Pt. 1: An Exceedingly Imperfect Crime - Richard Vinson Merritt

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (first photo by Ismael Jordá, second photo unknown). Great Images!

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Six 1:500 models using an FDM printer. The order from the top left clockwise is: DC-10-30, CRJ1000, Airbus A350-1000, Avro RJ85, Dassault Falcon 7X, ATR 72-600. You can download all the models in Cults 3D or from the link in my profile, thanks for visiting. #cults3d #1_500 #aircraft #scalemodel #mcdonnelldouglasdc10 #mcdonnelldouglas #crj1000 #airbus #airbusa350 #avrorj85 #dassaultfalcon7x #atr72 #atr72600 https://www.instagram.com/p/CRsekbkL7nB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Maverick #ef18ab #f18hornet #ala12 #mcdonnelldouglas #mcdonnelldouglasef18hornet #gijón #gijonairshow #gijónairshow2022 #fujiXT3 #xf55200 #jul2022 #fujifilm_es https://www.instagram.com/p/CgaUIOaNlWd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Son dakika ... Pek yakında custom modelleri paylaşacağım....

Son dakika … Pek yakında custom modelleri paylaşacağım. #aviation #aviationgeek #scalemodels #inflight200 #geminijets #herpa #hogan #phoenix_model #airline #airlines #air #airplane #plane #custommodel #turkishairlines #airbus #boeing #mcdonnelldouglas #dc9 #avgeek #pilotlife #piloteyes #nesuair Source

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 World Airways

Registration: N105WA Type: DC-10-30CF Engines: 3 × GE CF6-50C Serial Number: 46987 First flight: Jun 13, 1978

World Airways, Inc. was an American airline headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia in Greater Atlanta. The company operated mostly non-scheduled services but did fly scheduled passenger services as well, notably with McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide body jetliners. World Airways was founded on March 29, 1948. The company got its first government contract in 1951 and had a substantial amount of government business throughout the rest of its operational history. On March 27, 2014, World Airways announced the immediate cessation of all operations.

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Got this photo of Tanker 104 resting between sorties at the Redmond Air Tanker Base (RDM) in Oregon this past week while one of the US Forestry Service's Shorts 330 heads out with a load of smoke jumpers for a fire south of the Redmond/Bend area. The Erickson Aero Tanker MD-87s were working a fire near Lake Billy Chinook on the perimeter of the reservation of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. ⁣ ⁣ The Warm Springs tribes are one of the Columbia Plateau tribes of the Inland Northwest I work with on my day job and that's what had me in Central Oregon the past 2 weeks. That's beautiful area where the MD-87s were working the fire this particular day. Like the day prior, it was very hazy due to the wildfires. I had gone hiking earlier in the day up in the Cascades before things got really hot and hazy. ⁣ ⁣ There were also some SEATs (Single Engine Air Tankers) staging out of RDM as well. ⁣ ⁣ #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #RDM #Redmond #USFS #airport #planespotting⁣ #McDonnellDouglas #MD87#N294EA #Tanker104 #Erickson #EricksonAeroTanker ⁣ #Shorts #Shorts330 #smokejumper #N145Z⁣ #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight ⁣ #AvGeeksAero #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation #TeamAvGeek (at RDMRedmondAirport) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg54Vvlsrtd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

havent been able to stop thinking about this for weeks

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McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

Swissair, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 #vintage #vintageairliners #airlines #swissair #mcdonnelldouglas #mcdonnelldouglasdc10 #dc10 https://www.instagram.com/p/CSpDGEtszVo/?utm_medium=tumblr

Uno de los aviones más bellos de la historia, el MD-11, aquí en su versión de carga. A punto de retirarse, disfrutemos hasta entonces.

Foto de Tom Boon.