Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the DC-10 global, aimed to counter the risks of loss.

The MD-11X-10, based on a DC-10-30 airframe, offered a range of 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) with passengers.

FedEx still uses the Tri-Jet MD-11 for a lot of there flights still to this day and one of those routes goes to and takes off from.

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T he McDonnnell Douglas MD-11 X from PMDG and Aerosoft is the most complete and realistic simulator aircraft I have ever flown.

I cannot imagine any detail left out or overlooked by this planes designers.

McDonnell Douglas MD-11 The MD-11 was launched on December 30, 1986 by the McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company.The first flight was on January 10, 1990.

Certification occurred November 8, 1990, with first delivery on December 7.

The MD-11 is 18.6 feet (5.66 m) longer than the earlier DC-10 trijet, and carries about 50 more passengers.

The MD-11 offers a highly sophisticated flight deck and advanced automatic system controls that substantially reduces pilot workload.

It wasproduced in Long Beach, California, at the Douglas Products Division of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group before it went out of production.

Packaging PMDG which stands for Precision Manuals Development Group not Products Made Darned Good is a company based in Carson City, Nevada who has teamed up with Aerosoft GmbH, a German distributor of Flight Simulator add on products.

The MD-11 is their first collaborative effort and comes only on a CD in a shrink wrap package with two printed manuals.

One is the 74 page Introduction and Pilots Operation Guide and the other is the 81 page flight Tutorial from London, Heathrow to Zurich.

Documentation PMDGAerosoft also includes Adobe files of the MD-11 Checklists, Flight Crew Operating Manual, Flight Management Systems (FMC), Quick Reference Handbook, MD-11 Systems, as well as copies of the printed Introduction and Tutorial manuals.

The tutorial is the most thorough step-by-step guide I have seen for setting up and flying a complex aircraft including programming the FMC.

I confess to getting a chuckle out of the paragraph directed at beginners.

Aerosoft recommends on their web page that experienced simmers take on the challenges of this commercial jet simulator.

The introduction also describes a variety of failures you may add to your simulator which underscores the experience level of the target audience.

I have enough problems getting the plane in the air and on course; I didnt need any more problem scenarios but if setting it up and getting from departure to destination isnt enough, you can plan for over 175 different mechanical failures.

Installation Installation is about what you might expect from a top flight professional company.

You slide the CD into your drive and let the program run automatically.

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You will be asked for your license key which you will find on the inside of the DVD case.

The installation process is automated and as long as you havent changed the location of your FSX, all the files will be stored in their correct locations.

You will load your chosen liveries this way also and my only complaint is I couldnt translate the shorthand names for the desired airlines.