McDonnell Douglas MD-11

McDonnell Douglas MD-11

The MD-11F with GE engines
Type	Airliner
Configuration	Low wing aircraft, Monoplane aircraft, Retractable gear aircraft, Tricycle landing gear aircraft
Propulsion	Trijet (Jet aircraft, Three-engine aircraft)
Manufacturer	McDonnell Douglas
Author(s)	Josh Davidson (Octal450) Semir Gebran (CaptB) John Williams (tikibar) Jormapaappa1235
FDM	JSBSim
--aircraft=	MD-11-GE MD-11-PW MD-11F-GE MD-11F-PW KMD-11
Status	Advanced production
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The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is a trijet widebody commercial airliner created by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation as the successor to the DC-10. It is the only modern trijet airliner, with a full glass cockpit, automatic systems, digital flight control system, and a full flight management system.

This is an accurate and complex recreation of the MD-11. Stable versions of the aircraft are uploaded to FGAddon.

Overview

Includes:

• MD-11 (GE CF6-80C2D1F and PW4462)
• MD-11F (GE CF6-80C2D1F and PW4462)
• Bonus KMD-11 (PW4462, Fictional)
  • OPRF compatible

See the right InfoBox for the repository or download. Remember to rename the aircraft's folder to "MD-11".

Development Status

Status denotes simulated functionality. Items marked as done may still be improved upon.

• Aerodynamics: Done
• APU: Done
• Autoflight:
• Caution and Warning:
• EAD Display:
• Electrical: Done
• Exterior Model: Done
• Flight Controls: Done
• FMS and MCDU:
• Fuel:
• GE CF6 Engines and FADEC: Done
• Hydraulics: Done
• ISFD Display: Done
• IRS: Done
• Landing Gear and Brakes: Done
• LSAS, RCWS, Yaw Damper: Done
• ND Displays:
• PFD Displays:
• Pneumatics:
• Pressurization: Not done
• PW4000 Engines and FADEC: Done
• SD Display:
• Virtual Cockpit:
• Weight/Balance: Done

Development Team

• Flight Dynamics, Systems, Instruments: Josh Davidson (Octal450)
• 3D/Textures: Semir Gebran (CaptB), John Williams (tikibar), and Jormapaappa1235

Documentation

Written Documentation

Written documentation for this aircraft is available here.

Shortcut Keys

Key	Function
1	Show Captain View
2	Show First Officer View
3	Show Overhead View
4	Show Forward Pedestal View
5	Show Aft Pedestal View
6	Show Glareshield View
7	Show MCDU View
F1	Disengage/Decrease Reverse Thrust
F2	Engage/Increase Reverse Thrust
DEL	Toggle Thrust Reversers
C	Reset Current View
E	Set Throttles to Idle
F	Set Throttles to Thrust Limit
CTRL+B	Cycle Spoilers
⇧ Shift+B	Toggle Parking Brake
⇧ Shift+C	Open Checklists
CTRL+D	Autothrust Disconnect Button
⇧ Shift+D	Autoflight Disconnect Button
⇧ Shift+F	Set Throttles to Full
CTRL+G	Go Around Button
⇧ Shift+P	Open CG Applet

Development Videos

Octal450 publishes periodic videos showcasing the latest developments in a YouTube playlist.

Tutorial Videos

Tutorial video in the Polish language by SP-ROM showing a flight in the MD-11 and some explanations. The demonstration may help people who don't speak Polish. (MD-11 state as at September 2025)