MD11 vs 744/777 etc

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Originally Posted by Capt Claret

I was told during my Douglas/Boeing 717 conversion that many of the functions available to the Boeing FMS were not available to MD due to Copywrite issues, where Boeing requested a certain function from Honeywell and then contracted that this same function not be available to other airframe manufacturers.

Whether this is true I have no way of knowing but the MD11 and B717 share much technology.

you had to pay for the upgraded loads so if your company wasn’t willing you didn’t get it…