Is not the first MD11 that does not remain side up...is this aircraft prone to end up upside down more than other models?
I have an old friend who was flying MD-11's for another carrier, when I asked what plane he was on these days, he replied 'The Turtle'.
Here's an article posted by Huck (I think he still flies MD's for FedEx) a while back about MD landing issues:
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/2...ml#post2764418
It it tragic that FedEx's string of hull losses continues, this time with fatal results.
As I commented here after one of the earlier FedEx MD landing mishaps:
>>by now FED EX must have one of the worst hull loss records in the industry!
Sadly, FedEx seems to have a widebody hull loss every two or three years. If they were a pax carrier there would be enormous adverse publicity and probably many casualties as well.
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/2...ml#post2746987
My addled grey cells seem to recall that a while back there was a bit of a fuss because the FAA wanted to merge DC10 and MD11 licences - despite the aircraft having distinctly different handling characteristics..
I believe it was the MD-10 (a glass cockpit, two pilot update of the DC-10) and MD-11. And, I'm not sure, did it go through?