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@thebrownblob said ↗Could be. My buddy is an American Airlines pilot and he said he would never fly a MD-11 again. He told me that the aviation community calls them the widowmakers.I’ve been told they can be tricky to fly for different reasons. Landing is said to be the most tricky part.UPS had one hull loss around 10 years ago on a runway excursion. No fatalities I believe.FredEx has had three hull losses I believe. One was in Philippines, one flipped the plane on it’s back in Newark NJ and the video here in Toyko. All were during landing with no emergency going on. The Tokyo had fatalities. .28 seconds in shows it from the rear.
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Could be. My buddy is an American Airlines pilot and he said he would never fly a MD-11 again. He told me that the aviation community calls them the widowmakers.

I’ve been told they can be tricky to fly for different reasons. Landing is said to be the most tricky part.
UPS had one hull loss around 10 years ago on a runway excursion. No fatalities I believe.
FredEx has had three hull losses I believe. One was in Philippines, one flipped the plane on it’s back in Newark NJ and the video here in Toyko. All were during landing with no emergency going on. The Tokyo had fatalities.




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Could be. My buddy is an American Airlines pilot and he said he would never fly a MD-11 again. He told me that the aviation community calls them the widowmakers.

I’ve been told they can be tricky to fly for different reasons. Landing is said to be the most tricky part.UPS had one hull loss around 10 years ago on a runway excursion. No fatalities I believe.FredEx has had three hull losses I believe. One was in Philippines, one flipped the plane on it’s back in Newark NJ and the video here in Toyko. All were during landing with no emergency going on. The Tokyo had fatalities. .28 seconds in shows it from the rear.