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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 506113" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Fred's threat to yank the Boeing order is already on the UPS side and I've commented on it there. I won't debate it here, OK?</p><p> </p><p>I do know someone directly involved in the investigation of this accident, and suffice it to say that any airline that operates the MD11 is fully aware of it's less than stellar handling under certain conditions, including FedEx.</p><p> </p><p>When the DC10 was re-engineered into the MD11, everything possible was done to maximize the efficiency of the aircraft. The tradeoff for efficiency was safety. Smaller control surfaces are more efficient, but less safe. The passenger airlines figured this out shortly after they received their first MD11's and the incidents started piling-up. They are tricky to fly, especially in adverse conditions, and the safety factor figured into their decision to dump them as soon as possible. That's why they are freighters now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 506113, member: 12508"] Fred's threat to yank the Boeing order is already on the UPS side and I've commented on it there. I won't debate it here, OK? I do know someone directly involved in the investigation of this accident, and suffice it to say that any airline that operates the MD11 is fully aware of it's less than stellar handling under certain conditions, including FedEx. When the DC10 was re-engineered into the MD11, everything possible was done to maximize the efficiency of the aircraft. The tradeoff for efficiency was safety. Smaller control surfaces are more efficient, but less safe. The passenger airlines figured this out shortly after they received their first MD11's and the incidents started piling-up. They are tricky to fly, especially in adverse conditions, and the safety factor figured into their decision to dump them as soon as possible. That's why they are freighters now. [/QUOTE]
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