Re: [MBZ] OT - MD-11 Retirements

2023-04-14 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
That's the wind generator to power all the electronics --- On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 1:30 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The new electric airliner > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Apr 14, 2023, at 12:20 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] OT - MD-11 Retirements

2023-04-14 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
The new electric airliner --FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 14, 2023, at 12:20 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Interesting aircraft sighted on final at Flagstaff today: > > https://tinyurl.com/yckt4bd9 > > Couldn’t tell if they had anything mounted on the pylon for test. > > -D >

Re: [MBZ] OT - MD-11 Retirements

2023-04-14 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Interesting aircraft sighted on final at Flagstaff today: https://tinyurl.com/yckt4bd9 Couldn’t tell if they had anything mounted on the pylon for test. -D On Apr 14, 2023, at 11:28 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: Looks like both UPS

[MBZ] OT - MD-11 Retirements

2023-04-14 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Looks like both UPS and FedEx are retiring their MD-11 fleets: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/fedex-ups-call-time-md-11-fleets?elqTrackId=31AF1520B7FA666A83E40B0FCD9FC163=true=IwAR2ODSqGam_aooQvbOECLCUo4ZjLXL1P4ke9k2I2fSFJLovpXtAdL_Ey9fU=Zxz2cZ I had no idea that many