While high wing loading benefits cruise performance and reduces turbulence sensitivity, it forces a very narrow landing ...

The heavy weight of the aircraft combined with the aircraft's design requires 12 tires on the main landing gear.

In its early marketing, McDonnell Douglas positioned the MD-11 as the long-range, fuel-efficient future of commercial aviation. Built to compete against mainly the Boeing 767, offering greater seating ...

According to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the MD-11 demonstrated the highest rate of hard landing ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal aviation officials issued an order Saturday for McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes not to be flown ...

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For generations, the James S. McDonnell Foundation has been a leader in global research support and philanthropy. Its impact has reached all corners of the world since its creation in 1950 by James ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The "Sanford N. McDonnell Tribute Exhibit" at the National Museum of Transportation includes aircraft models from the collection ...

When James Smith McDonnell decided in 1939 at the age of 40 to start his own planemaking company, scoffers told him he was foolish because the aircraft industry was “overcrowded.” He quit as chief ...