McDonnell Douglas MD-11

McDonnell Douglas tried to stay in the airliner market by improving their DC-10. The MD-11 has a stretched fuselage, additional winglets and a smaller tailplane. Less successful than its predecessor the MD-11 reached a production total of only 200.

Not only because of its size this plane is easy to fly. Being originally a three-engine aircraft the modelplane can easily be powered by a single turbine in the vertical stabilizer.

Powerplant:   Glow:              three  15 cc  (.90 cu.in.)  engines

                          Turbine:         once  140 N  (32 lbs.)  thrust

                                                    twice  70 N  (16 lbs.)  thrust

                                                    three times  47 N  (10.5 lbs.)  thrust

                          Ducted Fan:  diameter up to  135 mm  (5.3’’)

Specifications:

Span                Length               Wing Area                  Weight

MD-11        3.23 m  (127’’)     3.82 m  (150’’)     142.3 dm²  (2206 sq.in.)     21 kg  (46 lbs.)

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