N529FE, our second of two McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft photographed on April 20, 2018 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). This one belongs to FedEx. The other was D-ALCK flying for Lufthansa Cargo. N529FE has been with FedEx since 2006 after starting life as a passenger plane with Delta Air Lines in 1998.
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N529FE
N529FE was first delivered to Delta Air Lines on February 20, 1998 as N815DE, eight years after Delta received their first McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Freighter. By 2000, the airline has 15 MD-11F airliners in their main fleet. The aircraft was configured for a maximum total of 248 passengers with 16 seats in first class, 53 more in business class and 179 economy class seats.
N815DE was put into storage on August 16, 2003 and it re-emerged in February, 2007 as a freighter with FedEx. The aircraft was officially delivered to FedEx on December 13, 2006 as N529FE. This is one of 57 MD-11F aircraft currently in the FedEx fleet.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
The first McDonnell Douglas MD-11 took its maiden flight on January 10, 1990 and was introduced with launch customer Finnair in December, 1990 as a passenger airliner. In total, 200 were built while 53 were delivered as MD-11 Freighters. The aircraft was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas from 1988 to 1997 and by Boeing from 1997 to 2000. Top operators remain FedEx and Lufthansa Cargo.
The MD-11F is 62 metres or 202 feet in length with a wingspan of 52 metres or 170 feet. The height at the tail is 18 metres or 58 feet. The flight range when fully loaded with cargo is 7,320 kilometres.
FedEx
FedEx commenced operations in 1973 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The cargo airline has a main fleet of nearly 660 aircraft flying to over 375 destinations worldwide. The most numerous in the fleet is the Boeing 757-200SF while the largest is the Boeing 777F.
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