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China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 was a commercial passenger flight from Shanghai, China, to Los Angeles, United States, operated by China Eastern Airlines.On April 6, 1993, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operating the flight experienced an in-flight upset due to a flight crew member inadvertently deploying the slats of the aircraft while the plane was cruising near the Aleutian Islands.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American tri-jet wide-body airliner manufactured by American manufacturer 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.
MD-11 MD-11C MD-11CF MD-11ER MD-11F a Still in operation Notes Aer Lingus: 1 Leased from World Airways. Aeroflot-Cargo: 3 Merged back into Aeroflot in 2010. Air Canada: 1 Operated by World Airways. Air Namibia: 2 AirAsia: 1 Leased from World Airways. Alitalia: 3 5 MD-11Cs were later converted to freighters. American Airlines: 19 Replaced with ...
At about 6:43 P.M. local time (10:43 UTC) on 22 August 1999, the MD-11 was making its final approach to runway 25L when Tropical Storm Sam was 50 kilometres (31 mi; 27 nmi) NE of the airport. At an altitude of 700 feet (210 m) prior to touchdown a further wind check was reported to the crew: 320 deg/28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) gusting to 36 ...
The aircraft involved, manufactured in 1991, was a seven-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and registered as HB-IWF. [3]: 21 The aircraft was powered by three Pratt & Whitney PW4462 turbofan engines and the aircraft had logged 36,041 airframe hours before the accident. [3]: 21–22 It bore the title of Vaud. [4]
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was the first aircraft with split-tip winglets in 1990. For the 737 Next Generation, third-party vendor Aviation Partners has introduced a similar design to the 737 MAX wingtip device known as the split scimitar winglet, [34] with United Airlines as the launch customer. [35]
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The 25,000 lbf (110 kN) thrust V2525-D5 for the McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30. Engine accessories are mounted on the side instead of bottom to accommodate lateral mounting. Also has an option in the cockpit to add 3,000 pounds (13 kN) additional thrust for "hot and high" conditions; The 33,000 lbf (150 kN) thrust V2533-A5 for the Airbus A321