{"id":9,"date":"2013-12-28T19:46:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-28T19:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/aviation\/comparison\/index\/"},"modified":"2014-05-27T16:43:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T20:43:27","slug":"comparison","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/aviation\/world\/comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"MD-11 \/ DC-10 comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve occasionally been asked how to tell the DC-10 and MD-11 apart. This photo guide using World Airways DC-10&#8217;s and MD-11&#8217;s might prove helpful. World operated DC-10-30&#8217;s and MD-11&#8217;s in both passenger and freight configuration. World had 2 liveries in its fleet that appeared on both DC-10s and MD-11s, one all white (the old one), and one with the blue tail and red curved stripe (the new one). There were never any DC-10F&#8217;s in the new livery. Below are side-by-side comparisons in similar poses of DC-10F&#8217;s and MD-11F&#8217;s in the old livery, as well as DC-10 and MD-11 passenger airplanes in both the old and new livery. Note that World had other liveries prior to the MD-11 era, which aren&#8217;t pictured below.<\/p>\n<p>See if you can spot some of the visible differences between the two aircraft:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The DC-10 is shorter than the MD-11 by roughly 20 feet (depends on the variant).<\/li>\n<li>The MD-11 has winglets (the &#8216;tipped up&#8217; parts at the ends of the wings). \u00a0The DC-10 does not.<\/li>\n<li>The DC-10&#8217;s horizontal stabilizer (tail) is larger than the MD-11&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>The DC-10&#8217;s tailcone is rounded, the MD-11&#8217;s is squared off (like a flathead screwdriver).<\/li>\n<li>The DC-10&#8217;s lower aft cargo door on the right side is in the wing root fairing. \u00a0The MD-11&#8217;s is aft of the faired area.<\/li>\n<li>The #2 engine inlet on the MD-11 is larger than on the DC-10.<\/li>\n<li>DC-10-10 series aircraft (not shown here) do not have center gear. \u00a0DC-10-30 series and MD-11 aircraft do have center gear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;text-align: left\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h2>This column contains DC-10&#8217;s.<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h2>This column contains MD-11&#8217;s<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 365px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dc10fa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nDC-10F on final<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 353px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/md11fa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nMD-11F on final<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Removed prior to public publication per Wim Callaert<br \/>\nDC-10F taking off<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 359px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/md11fa-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nMD-11F taking off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 369px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dc10pa-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nDC-10 Passenger on final<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 366px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/md11pa-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nMD-11 Passenger on final<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 329px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dc10pa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nDC-10 Passenger taxiing<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 328px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/md11pa-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nMD-11 Passenger taxiing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 332px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dc10pb-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nDC-10 Passenger new livery on final<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 330px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/md11pb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nMD-11 Passenger new livery on final<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 331px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dc10pb-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nDC-10 Passenger new livery on the ground<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 329px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/md11pb-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nMD-11 Passenger new livery on the ground<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8230;<br \/>\nand just for fun, here&#8217;s a set of pictures of various World aircraft<br \/>\ncrossing the same bridge in Leipzig, Germany. \u00a0Included below is<br \/>\nN801DE, a former Delta MD-11 in partial Delta colors. \u00a0It has<br \/>\nsince been sold to UPS.<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left;width: 100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 328px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/bridge1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 329px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/bridge2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 360px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/bridge3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 480px;height: 329px\" src=\"http:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/bridge4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>All of these photos are copyright jetphotos.net and are available in higher resolution versions at jetphotos.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve occasionally been asked how to tell the DC-10 and MD-11 apart. This photo guide using World Airways DC-10&#8217;s and MD-11&#8217;s might prove helpful. World operated DC-10-30&#8217;s and MD-11&#8217;s in both passenger and freight configuration. 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