GothamSpotter From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 586 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 16345 times:
Boeing has delivered Aeroflot's first MD-11 Boeing Converted Freighter to their facility at Frankfurt, Germany.
Boeing press release:
Boeing and Aeroflot Cargo Commemorate MD-11BCF Service
FRANKFURT, Germany, July 24, 2008 - The first MD-11 Boeing Converted Freighter to enter service with Aeroflot Cargo was the center of attention today at the carrier's facility at Frankfurt-Hahn airport. The airplane represents the efforts of both Boeing Capital Corp., in the structuring of the leasing arrangement, and Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, which provided engineering support and conducted the modification work at subcontractor facilities in Europe.
Aeroflot Cargo, which operates four DC-10 freighters, is leasing the three MD-11BCFs on a multi-year basis and also has committed to acquire three additional MD-11 airplanes to undergo freighter conversion with Boeing's help.
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10471 posts, RR: 20 Reply 2, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 16163 times:
Quoting Scbriml (Reply 1): Ooh, that's a sharp looking plane!
Teme82 From Finland, joined Mar 2007, 1149 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 15650 times:
Quoting SAAB900 (Reply 5): I remember seeing a photo of it at Helsinki. But I'm not sure if was just there for maintenance/repainting or if it was an ex Finnair aircraft?
It was there for maintenance
Next year some AY MD11's will be converted to freighter model and SU will operate them.
btw. AY maintenance has nice deal with to maintenance those SU birds
TrijetsRMissed From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 2099 posts, RR: 6 Reply 7, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 15551 times:
Quoting Scbriml (Reply 1): Ooh, that's a sharp looking plane!
It is, but I would be much happier to see it with windows.
GothamSpotter From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 586 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 15433 times:
Quoting DALCA (Reply 3): Where did they get the plane from?
CX flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56 Reply 9, posted (4 years 10 months 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 14373 times:
I've been seeing VP-BDQ fly into HKG for several weeks now!! Not really brand new news despite the date of that article! First saw it on June 16th on a regular cargo run, replacing a DC10F.
Quoting Teme82 (Reply 6): Next year some AY MD11's will be converted to freighter model and SU will operate them.
SU will get two MD-11's from AY, the first one in November 2008 and other one in July 2009. These two are the last ones in AY's ownership. All AY's seven MD-11's will be gone by the spring 2010. All will be converted to freighters I guess.
SeaBosDca From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 4277 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (4 years 10 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 12621 times:
Looks like a typical MD-11 landing: the plane flashes by followed by an enormous cloud of tire smoke.
Most gorgeous aircraft: Tu-204-300, 757-200, A330-200, 777-200LR, 787-8
Stickers From South Africa, joined Sep 2007, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (4 years 10 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 10708 times:
Personally, i think it looks stunning. Although i think it would have provided a nicer flow if the flag on the tail also went over the engine. Not sure why they stopped it there. The titles could also be a little bigger but those are personal tastes and minor issues on a beautiful looking aircraft.
A funny little detail to notice is the trick the camera plays in terms of the angle and the obstruction of the far engine by the fuselage. The far engine gives the impression that it is much bigger than the near one.
DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16824 posts, RR: 57 Reply 18, posted (4 years 10 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 9224 times:
Vasu From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 3761 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (4 years 10 months 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 7351 times:
Quoting YVRLTN (Reply 13): The winglets look a bit strange though - maybe its the light, but they appear to be a diiferent red than the tail, far too bright.
I think the winglets may be bright orange, similar to on SU's Airbii
Mysterzip From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 157 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (4 years 10 months 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 5865 times:
It's so puuuuurty. Aeroflot's livery looks great with tail-mounted engines.
YWG747 From Canada, joined Feb 2008, 245 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (4 years 10 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3926 times:
Now that is a nice looking plane!
Very sharp!
25 SAAB900: Taking another look at the photo that red on the winglets looks very much like the shade of red that TAM use on their MD11's? Is that where it's come
26 A388: Correct. I asked a question about the first MD11F for SU a long time ago after seeing that photo uploaded a few months ago. Is this that same aircraf
27 Pylon101: Really? Probably so. Aeroflot Web-site is vague about this point. Well, eventually it would reflect the updated SU policy: to be nice to both - A & B
28 Aeroflot777: The winglets aren't supposed to have the same red as in the Russian flag. Aeroflot's corporate colors are Orange and Blue. The winglet's reflect thos
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