Profile image

MD - 11 SWISSAIR [HB-IWF]

9,725 AverageFedExMD11  1.6 years ago
853 downloads
No Tags
Auto Credit Based on qazedcujmyhn's DC 10 -30 China Airlines

Controls:

Ag1 - Arm Speed brakes (requires gear down)
Ag2-4 - Strobe/Landing/Cabin Lights
Ag5 - Open front left door (Requires not moving)
AG6 - Pushback
AG8 - Engines, Nav/Taxi/Beacon lights

De-activating 8 will cut power to all lights
optional: all forward 4 doors can open(just connect them to the Rotators)

Landing
Approach speed: 120-125 knots
VTOL(flaps): 100%
Trim: 25-50%
Gear: down
AG1: Activated(helps negate bouncy landings)

Cruise:
Cruise speed: mach.0.84(473 knots)-TAS
Max operating speed: Mach 0.88(507 knots) - TAS
optional:
No more than 250 knots below 10,000ft - IAS as per regulations

About MD - 11:

yes

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American tri-jet wide-body airliner manufactured by American McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and later by Boeing. Following DC-10 development studies, the MD-11 program was launched on December 30, 1986. Assembly of the first prototype began on March 9, 1988. Its maiden flight occurred on January 10, and it achieved FAA certification on November 8, 1990. The first delivery was to Finnair on December 7 and it entered service on December 20, 1990.

About Swissair:

yes

For most of its 71 years, Swissair was one of the major international airlines and known as the "Flying Bank" due to its financial stability, causing it to be regarded as a Swiss national symbol and icon. It was headquartered at Zürich Airport, Kloten.

In 1997 the Swissair Group was renamed SAirGroup (although it was again renamed Swissair Group in 2001), with four subdivisions: SAirlines (to which Swissair, regional subsidiaries Crossair and Belair, and leasing subsidiary FlightLease belonged), SAirServices, SAirLogistics, and SAirRelations.

By the late 1990s, Swissair was burdened by over-expansion as a result of the controversial "Hunter Strategy". The crash of Swissair Flight 111 in 1998, which killed all 229 people on board, generated a costly lawsuit and negative publicity for the airline. After the economic downturn following the September 11 attacks, Swissair's assets dramatically lost value, grounding the already-troubled airline in October 2001. The airline was later revived and kept alive until 31 March 2002 by the Swiss Federal government. The final Swissair flight landed in Zürich on 1 April 2002.

On 1 April 2002, a former regional subsidiary Crossair renamed itself Swiss International Air Lines and took over most of Swissair's routes, planes, and staff. Swissair Group still exists and is in the process of being liquidated. Swiss International Air Lines was taken over by the German airline Lufthansa in 2005.

About Swissair Flight 111:

yes

Swissair Flight 111 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Cointrin Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. This flight was also a codeshare flight with Delta Air Lines. On 2 September 1998, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 performing this flight, registration HB-IWF, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax Stanfield International Airport at the entrance to St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia. The crash site was 8 kilometres (5 mi; 4 nmi) from shore, roughly equidistant from the small fishing and tourist communities of Peggy's Cove and Bayswater. All 229 passengers and crew on board the MD-11 were killed, making the crash the deadliest accident in the history of Swissair and the deadliest accident involving McDonnell Douglas MD-11.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor DC 10 -30 China Airlines
  • Successors 9 airplane(s) +56 bonus
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 168.6ft (51.4m)
  • Length 210.1ft (64.1m)
  • Height 59.0ft (18.0m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 133,330lbs (60,477kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.328
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.003
  • Wing Loading 27.9lbs/ft2 (136.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,780.4ft2 (444.1m2)
  • Drag Points 10483

Parts

  • Number of Parts 544
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 3,612