Originally Posted by
Metro man
MD10 is very unforgiving of a messed up landing. An arrival that would have you waiting until the passengers had all got off until you left the flight deck on most other aircraft, could have you cartwheeling in flames on this type.
If the MD10 had 4 engines instead of 3 they would have gone the way of the B742 years ago.
The MD10 is a DC10 with a updated flight deck. It was never considered a difficult aircraft to land and in fact has good landing characteristics. Perhaps you are confused and are thinking MD11.