I looked though all the manuals this morning, and I may have missed it.  But, what is the range of the PMDG MD11 when fully loaded?  How far can it fly?

 

Thank you,

 

 

looked though all the manuals this morning, and I may have missed it.

 

You missed it because the range is not in the manuals.

 

 

 

But, what is the range of the PMDG MD11 when fully loaded?

 

The range is about 6800 nm fully loaded. The range for the freighter is about 4000 nm.

...but this all depends on weight, wind, pressure, temperature, what shade the color of the sky is, and so on.

LOL, okay thank you sir!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-11#Specifications

 

and this is the great MD11 dedicated website http://www.md-11.org/history.html

The distance an MD11 can travel with full fuel tanks would be different if all your passengers are Andre the Giant with massive suitcases packed with gold and silver treasures dug up from the Carribbean, than if all your passengers are Peter Dinklage carrying a weekend bag with a change of clothes and a toothbrush.

 

We're talking hundreds of miles difference.

 

 

what is the range of the PMDG MD11 when fully loaded? How far can it fly?

 

The longest flight I have done in the PMDG MD-11F was KLAX-RCTP. TOPCAT indicates it was 6195 nm. It was fully loaded with fuel and about 55-60% cargo. Not a money maker. The headwinds averaged about 35 kts. I had enough reserve for two landing attempts at RCTP and divert to an alternate in China and try one landing attempt and then it was probably going to be “brace for impact”.

 

Michael Cubine

 

 

It was fully loaded with fuel and about 55-60% cargo. Not a money maker.

 

...don't let yourself get deceived there.  % Load != % profit.

 

I could have contracted the carrier to ship some animals for me.  You can't stack those and they take up a lot of space without allowing much else to be carried.  You're gonna pay for that because you're taking away the opportunity for that space to be used more efficiently, and they're not likely to simply take a loss on that.

Some things you can't easily ship on a - well... ship either.

 

Fresh food with 3-4 day delivery times is one thing.

 

Race horses going from one race to another in different countries/continents.

 

Costs more, but not getting there at all may be the only other option. No point going to the Melbourne Cup with your winning stallion and getting there a week late after all.

 

Taking up lots of space on the plane? pay lots of $$ for the privelage.

Speaking of shipping food.  FedEx was just awarded another contract with Air Mobility Command which could keep their 3 holers busy.  With Hawaii, Guam and Alaska in the mix, an MD-11F is likely.

 

From the Department of Defense website:

 

Incidentally, FedEx won a second defense contract for itself Friday, this being a $49.8 million option-year exercise hiring FedEx to perform "overpacking" and transportation of perishable substances for the Defense Commissary Agency and Defense Logistics Agency.

This contract, which specifically concerns the delivery of "primarily fresh fruits and vegetables," continues FedEx's contract to deliver such produce from the U.S. West Coast to Defense Department locations in Japan, Korea, Guam, and Alaska.

You can comfortably fly 7000 nm.

 

From Boeing website:

 

The nonstop range of the standard MD-11 operating at a maximum takeoff weight of 602,500 pounds (273,290 kg) is approximately 7,630 statute miles (12,270 km; 6630 nm) with 285 passengers and their bags. The extended-range version of the MD-11, equipped with an auxiliary fuel tank and operating at a higher maximum takeoff weight of 630,500 pounds (285,990 kg), has a range of approximately 8,225 statute miles (13,230 km; 7,147 nm).

 

In other words, the MD-11 is not quite the gas guzzler everyone seems to think she is. ^_^ 

 

In fact, she compares favorably against the 747-400 for fuel economy vs. payload. Freight companies can't buy enough of them (and that is saying something!).

 

Best regards,

Robin.