3900!!!!!
I like how the L-1011's nose looks like a dolphin's. Tristars certainly looked better than the DC-10.
It looks like a porpoise. The Fokker 27 looks like a dolphin though
RR Darts FTW!
As for the MD-11, it is just a failure. Worse than expected fuel burn translated to airlines cancelling orders.
It wasn't quite that bad. 200 sold over 12 years, as opposed to 246 A340-300s and A340-200 sold over 20 years. The A340-300 itself (the direct competitor to the MD-11) sold only 218. When the MD-11 production ended, Airbus had only delivered 160 or so. Assuming the A340NG family didn't come out, I doubt the A340 would have surpassed 200 orders. Once the engine no.2 issue was solved, the fuel burn was on par with it's competitors, the A340-300 and 777-200. So it really isn't as bad as some would think.
