Glass Or No Glass? How The DC-10 & McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s Cockpits Are Different

Viewed this way, the DC-10 represents the apex of late-analog widebody design, while the MD-11 serves as a hinge point between mechanical-era cockpits and the integrated, highly automated environments ...

Inside The McDonnell Douglas Heritage MD‑11 Cockpit That Defined An Era

A glass cockpit removed the need for a flight engineer and made it easier for pilots to fly the MD-11.

Here's why the McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s tail engine is different than other trijets

The aircraft offers some impressive capabilities.

FedEx ‘highly confident’ grounded MD-11 aircraft will return to service

FedEx continues to show strong optimism that it will soon begin operating its fleet of MD-11 freighters despite no signs from ...

Is it true that the McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s tail engine makes it difficult to fly?

The MD-11 tail engine does not make the aircraft more difficult to fly, but a number of engineering choices to enhance its efficiency do.