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FedEx Boeing MD-10 catches fire after landing at Memphis

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Bad day lately for FedEx, 727, now MD-10 :(

I'm sure this plane will be a junk............can some one sure this :)

Edited by Seth K

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Here's the info on MD10 from : http://www.aircraft-info.net/aircraft/jet_...las/DC-10_MD10/

 

The Boeing MD-10 conversion for Federal Express involves fitting DC-10s (both current freighters and "new" ex airliner freighter conversions) with a two crew Honeywell VIA 2000 EFIS flightdeck with six LCD screens. The instrument panel layout is identical to that in the MD-11, and pilots can be qualified to fly the two interchangeably. First flight was on April 4 1999, while the first of 89 MD-10 conversions for FedEx was delivered on May 9 2000 (the same day the conversion was certificated). Boeing is offering the MD-10 conversion to other DC-10 operators.

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Here's the info on MD10 from : http://www.aircraft-info.net/aircraft/jet_...las/DC-10_MD10/

 

The Boeing MD-10 conversion for Federal Express involves fitting DC-10s (both current freighters and "new" ex airliner freighter conversions) with a two crew Honeywell VIA 2000 EFIS flightdeck with six LCD screens. The instrument panel layout is identical to that in the MD-11, and pilots can be qualified to fly the two interchangeably. First flight was on April 4 1999, while the first of 89 MD-10 conversions for FedEx was delivered on May 9 2000 (the same day the conversion was certificated). Boeing is offering the MD-10 conversion to other DC-10 operators.

 

 

Thanks for informing! Good to know!

 

Anyway, the DC-10 is also an MD = McDonald Douglas... :yahoo:

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Another FedEx crash !!! :blink:

 

FedEx Cargo Aircraft Crashes In Texas

 

January 27, 2009

A cargo aircraft operated by a subcontractor of FedEx crashed on landing at an airport in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday and the two crew members who had been on board "walked away" under their own power, a FedEx spokeswoman said.

 

The ATR-42 aircraft, operated by Empire Airways, was coming from Fort Worth, Texas, with 7,300 pounds (3,311 kg) of freight on board, FedEx spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said.

 

(Reuters)

 

FedEx ATR 42 operated by Empire Airlines crashed on landing at Lubbock, Tex., early yesterday morning, leading to a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Both crewmembers survived. En route from Fort Worth Alliance, the aircraft skidded off the runway after touching down and the right wing caught fire, according to Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network. The accident occurred just after 4:30 a.m. in poor weather conditions that included "freezing drizzle and mist," ASN reported. FedEx said the two pilots escaped with only "minor injuries."

 

 

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