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MD-11 Combis - Only Used By Alitalia?  
User currently offlineTR From UK - England, joined May 2001, 952 posts, RR: 0
Posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1043 times:

The MD-11 Combi - the variant with the side cargo door in the rear part of the fuselage - is to my knowledge only used by Alitalia. Why is this? Is the type uneconomical or simply not designed good enough to take advantage of both passengers and cargo (read: too few passenger seats and not enough cargo space).

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User currently offlineKeesje From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1013 times:

Martinair Cargo ...


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User currently offlineTR From UK - England, joined May 2001, 952 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1008 times:

Keesje: Martinair does not use the variant that Alitalia has in service. Martinair and World Airways uses the CF-version which has the side cargo door in the forward part of the fuselage. Just like the old DC-10-30CF´s used by SABENA in both cargo and passenger configuration. Alitalia´s MD-11 have the SCD to the rear of the fuselage and the cargo pallets behind the passenger cabin as on the B747 Combi. You can see the difference in these pics:


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User currently offline22886 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 392 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 965 times:

How many passengers can the MD-11combi seat, I'm thinking not many as the forward two sections of the aircraft are quite short. Is it less than the A310?

And yes i think is only Alitalia that uses it, I can't think of any other airline

User currently offlineAirblue From San Marino, joined May 2001, 1825 posts, RR: 14
Reply 4, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 947 times:

In Alitalia cabin layout, the MDD-11 combi could carry 204 pax (30 Magnifica in 2+2+2 abreast in 55" pitch and 174 Economy).
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