They might not cart around passengers anymore but there are definitely more than a few McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft, like N587FE, still in the skies today. FedEx has 56 of these MD-11 freighters currently in the fleet. We photographed this MD-11F on April 17, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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N587FE
N587FE was first delivered to American Airlines on March 12, 1992 as N1754. American operated 19 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 airliners between 1991 and 2002. The airline was not impressed with the MD-11 and their initial order of 50 airplanes was cut short.
This airliner was converted to a freighter and delivered to FedEx on September 16, 1996. This is one of 56 in the fleet and the airplane is named ‘Jeanno’.
On November 7, 2014, N587FE was flying from Ontario, California to Memphis, Tennessee. Cruising at 37,000 feet, 130 miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada, crew received a cargo fire indication. The cargo fire suppression systems were activated and the flight diverted to Las Vegas.
On October 1, 2015, this McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was flying from Sacramento, California to Memphis. On final approach to the destination, a bird struck the nose gear. The aircraft continued on for a safe landing. The bird strike resulted in damage to the nose gear and a hydraulic line.
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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.