My personal theories as far the current grounding of all MD-11s:
1. Boeing wants no more responsibility for these airframes. Good call by the Board.
2. MD-11 style engine arrangement is an entire design flaw in itself. You can only recover from an uncontained engine failure at V1 if two engines remain. Good luck with that since on the MD-11, engine #2's intake is in the debris field of the other two turbines.
1. Boeing wants no more responsibility for these airframes. Good call by the Board.
2. MD-11 style engine arrangement is an entire design flaw in itself. You can only recover from an uncontained engine failure at V1 if two engines remain. Good luck with that since on the MD-11, engine #2's intake is in the debris field of the other two turbines.