Miss Mercedes Bait

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 11/21/2018 at 21:05 • Filed to: None

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Another nice catch at KDFW today. 

Mercedes Streeter > ttyymmnn 11/21/2018 at 21:13

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Woah, I didn't know the MD-11 was still in operation outside of FedEx, UPS, and small carriers!

ttyymmnn > Mercedes Streeter 11/21/2018 at 21:24

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Yup. This one was arriving from Frankfurt. Also caught the world’s most boring livery on this Western Global Airlines MD-11.

someassemblyrequired > ttyymmnn 11/21/2018 at 21:29

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You mean

Cargo
International
Airlines

MD-11 right??

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 11/21/2018 at 21:39

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I wonder if those are ex-World birds.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 11/21/2018 at 21:42

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Yes, but it also used to belong to your company. It also belonged to Gemini Air Cargo, a company an old friend used to fly for. 

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 11/21/2018 at 21:51

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Ah, it was one was one of the lease AC we had before we bought our fleet.

someassemblyrequired > f86sabre 11/21/2018 at 21:59

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It’s surprising how short of a career the MD-11 had, especially given how long the DC-10s flew.  

f86sabre > someassemblyrequired 11/21/2018 at 22:05

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The 11 was finicky and expensive to operate. It came out at the transition from traditional avionics and the start of modern computing so those bits sucked.  It struggled to meet its range requirements. The twin jets were eating its lunch. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 11/21/2018 at 22:18

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O nly 3 years with Delta? That’s a very short time for commercial service.

OPPOsaurus WRX > ttyymmnn 11/21/2018 at 22:20

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Is that an extra landing gear or is it just happy to see you

someassemblyrequired > f86sabre 11/21/2018 at 22:25

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Yeah it was definitely a better plane on paper than it was in reality.  

ttyymmnn > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 11/21/2018 at 22:26

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See f86sabre’s comment.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 11/21/2018 at 22:27

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So once the lease is up they return a multi million dollar plane to the dealer?

ttyymmnn > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 11/21/2018 at 22:29

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Or pass it on to somebody else, I suppose. I don’t know that much about the process.

someassemblyrequired > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 11/21/2018 at 22:41

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Yep, just like a car lease.   When the lease term is up, you just turn it in.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 11/21/2018 at 22:45

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Cool. That’s unusual. 

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 11/21/2018 at 22:50

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My son and I had a few good spots these two days. I’ll have more to post when I get home to my editing software. 

Mercedes Streeter > ttyymmnn 11/22/2018 at 05:29

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I kinda dig the blank livery! I’m not sure why, but I’m quite fond of a few planes in that look, namely the DC-10/MD-11 and A320. With that said, one of my favourites hands down is Starling Aviation’s M-STAR 727-200.

See also: Full metallic paint!