Tri-Jets: TriStars, DC-10s and MD-11s (Osprey Civil Aircraft)
by: Robbie Shaw (Author)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Publication Date: May 15, 1996
Language: English
Print Length: 128 pages
ISBN-10: 1855325926
ISBN-13: 9781855325920
Book Description
Three-engined jetliners were in vogue in the fuel-conscious early 1970s, and for a whilethree lumps instead of four looked like the way ahead for wide-body jetliners, particularly as far as McDonell Douglas and Lockheed were conceed. However, the advent of more fuel-efficient powerplants has seen operators opt for either two- or four-engined designs, and today only the MD-11 remains in production, giving its manufacturer a toe-hold in the worlds widebody jetliner business.
Three-engined jetliners were in vogue in the fuel-conscious early 1970s, and for a whilethree lumps instead of four looked like the way ahead for wide-body jetliners, particularly as far as McDonell Douglas and Lockheed were conceed. However, the advent of more fuel-efficient powerplants has seen operators opt for either two- or four-engined designs, and today only the MD-11 remains in production, giving its manufacturer a toe-hold in the worlds widebody jetliner business. Read more